11 FREE Ready-to-Teach Science of Reading Aligned Lessons
The Science of Reading
The Seesaw Early Literacy curriculum provides an evidence-based approach that makes literacy learning both engaging and effective. We combined the principles of Science of Reading with the interactive teaching & learning tools in the Seesaw platform to create an evidence-based curriculum to transform early literacy instruction. In this guide, you’ll find 11 free Ready-to-Teach lessons from the Seesaw Early Literacy curriculum.
The Science of Reading
The Science of Reading represents a systematic approach to literacy instruction. It goes beyond traditional teaching methods by focusing on explicit, structured learning that helps children develop foundational reading skills. While this body of research continues to grow, Science of Reading identifies several key areas that, when explicitly and systematically taught, can support students as they develop these 5 essential literacy skills: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
Seesaw has carefully crafted its curriculum to align with these principles. Developed in collaboration with industry learning experts and aligned with existing standards and curricula, the Seesaw Early Literacy program supports educators in delivering high-quality literacy instruction with ease.
Key Features of Seesaw Early Literacy
• Over 600 lessons for PreK-2 students
• Lessons available in both English and Spanish
• Supports whole-class, small-group, and independent learning
• Interactive digital tools that make learning engaging
• Built in Cutting Edge tools such as the Reading Fluency Assessment Tool
Seesaw has carefully crafted its curriculum to align with these principles. Developed in collaboration with industry learning experts and aligned with existing standards and curricula, the Seesaw Early Literacy program supports educators in delivering high-quality literacy instruction with ease.
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Based on the Science of Reading research from Dr. Louisa Moats and Wiley Blevins.
Developed with Speech and Language Pathologists and literacy experts.
Vetted by educators and literacy coaches across the country.
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“Not only do teachers need to understand how kids are learning to read… they must [also ] adopt instructional routines, activities, and approaches that can be used to differentiate instruction.”
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Lessons
Science of Reading Alignment
Fluency / Comprehension
Decoding
Title
The Big Rip (Short “i”)
The Cc Book “wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Word Work
Sight Word Recognition will Pair It, Read It
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Instruction
The /p/ sound What Else Begins With B?
“s” sound-spelling board
Letter Mm “ee,” “ea,” and “y” Word Analysis
Seesaw Early Literacy
PreK-2 Curriculum Package
Passage Playhouse:
The Big Rip (Short “i”)
Summary
Objective
Students will read and analyze a short passage focused on the short i sound-spelling patterns. The daily fluency, word work, and comprehension activities will help students practice their phonics skills in context and gain confidence in their ability to read and write with purpose.
I Will Statement
I will use the short i sound-spelling patterns to read and write with confidence.
Passage Statistics
• Phonics Focus: short i sound-spelling patterns
• Total Words: 36
• Target Words: 9
Resources
Materials
Grades: Kindergarten
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics
Language: English
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• Number of Lines: 6
• Number of Sentences: 7
• Lexile measure: 10L - 200L
• Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.
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• For the Day 4 Reader’s Theater activity, students will need a printed copy of the script.
Handouts
Type
The Big Rip - Passage
The Big Rip - Reader’s Theater Script
Supporting Resources
Type
“i” Sound-Spelling Board Phenomenal Phonics Lesson
“i” (-it, -ip) Sound-Spelling Board Phenomenal Phonics Lesson
Description
Print this passage for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.
Print this script for students to use for the Day 4 Reader’s Theater activity.
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Description Lesson
Preview the short i sound-spelling patterns with students through a series of word analysis activities.
Provide students with additional practice with the -it and -ip short i sound-spelling patterns through various word sorts, word building, and writing activities.
Letter and Word Book Treehouse: The Cc Book
Summary
Objective
Students will read the letter book as a class or independently to practice identifying the letter “c” and reading words that begin with the /c/ sound.
I Will Statement
Students will read the letter book as a class or independently to practice identifying the letter “c” and reading words that begin with the /c/ sound.
Grades: PK-TK - Kindergarten
Subjects: Early Literacy, Phonics
Language: English
Resources
Materials
• Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.
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• For the Day 4 Reader’s Theater activity, students will need a printed copy of the script.
Supporting Resources
Type
Spanish version
The /k/ Sound lesson
The Letter Cc lesson
“c” Sound-Spelling Board lesson
Sing & Play With Any Letter lesson
Description Lesson
Support your multilingual learners, dual immersion and bilingual Spanish programs, or those who might benefit by assigning a Spanish version of this lesson.
Use this lesson to support your students in identifying and producing this target sound.
Use this lesson to provide your students with additional opportunities to identify, hear, and write this target letter in isolation.
Use this lesson to provide your students with additional opportunities to practice this target sound-spelling pattern within words.
Use this lesson template to provide your students extra offline and multisensory exercises for practicing any letter.
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Willow’s Word Word:
“wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Word Work
Summary
Objective
Students will play with and explore words with the “wh”, “ng”, and “ph” sound-spelling patterns to deepen their awareness of how these patterns work in words.
I Will Statement
I will sort, change, and write words with the “wh”, “ng”, and “ph” sound-spelling patterns.
Resources
Handouts
Type
Sort and Activity Mats
“wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Lesson Word Sort
wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Lesson Word Ladders
Supporting Resources Type
“wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Lesson Word Analysis
Phil Takes a Breath (“wh,” “ng,” “ph”)
Grades: 2nd Grade
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Literacy, Phonics
Language: English
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Description
Print this passage for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.
All words from the “Sort” activity(ies) are available to print and use as additional support in the classroom or at home.
The word ladders from the “Change” activity are available to print and use as additional support in the classroom or at home. The last page of the file also includes an answer key.
Preview or introduce students to the focus patterns with teacher-guided word analysis opportunities.
Preview or introduce students to the focus patterns with teacher-guided word analysis opportunities.
High Frequency Words with Turtle:
will
Grades: Kindergarten1st Grade
Subjects: Early Literacy, Phonics
Language: English
Summary
Objective
Students will analyze, identify, spell, write, and use the high-frequency word “will” through multiple activities.
I Will Statement
I will analyze, find, spell, write, and use “will.”
Resources
Materials
• Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.
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• For the “Connect” activity, students will need access to books that have the high-frequency word either in the title or easily found in the first few pages. For high-frequency words that may be harder to find, it is recommended that the teacher curate a set of books that do have the word and direct students to search in them.
Handouts
Type
will” Word Card
“will” Write Card
Description
Print, cut, and share this “will” Word Card with your students to support each activity.
Print, cut, and share this “will” Write Card with your students to support the Write activity.
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High Frequency Words Review:
Pair It, Read It - Week 15
Summary
Objective
Students will identify matching highfrequency words and practice reading them.
I Will Statement
I will find matching pairs of high-frequency words and read them aloud.
Grades: Kindergarten1st Grade
Subjects: Early Literacy, Phonics
Language: English
Resources
Materials
• Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.
Assign this Lesson
• For the “Connect” activity, students will need access to books that have the high-frequency word either in the title or easily found in the first few pages. For high-frequency words that may be harder to find, it is recommended that the teacher curate a set of books that do have the word and direct students to search in them.
Supporting Resources
Type
Seesaw Early Literacy Kindergarten Scope & Sequence
High-Frequency Word Fluency Lesson
High-Frequency Words With Turtle Lesson: the
The Big Rip (Short “i”) Lesson
Description
PExplore the Seesaw Early Literacy Kindergarten Scope & Sequence resource to gain valuable implementation insights.
Support your students with additional high-frequency word fluency with this customizable Instructional Template lesson.
Deepen your students’ knowledge of high-frequency words with this sample lesson from the High-Frequency Words With Turtle collection, which includes over 100 lessons.
Assign this sample lesson from the Passages Playhouse collection to allow your students to explore high-frequency words in context.
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Fun Phonemes:
The /p/ sound
Summary
This lesson helps students understand how to hear, produce, pronounce and identify the /p/ sound through various activities.
Objective
Students will be able to hear, produce, and identify the /p/ sound.
I Will Statement
I will hear, make, and find the /p/ sound.
Grades: PK-TK - Kindergarten
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonemic Awareness
Language: English
Resources
Materials
• Most activities students can complete with minimal to no supplies.
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• For the “Connect” activity, students will need access to a stuffed animal or an object they can “talk” to.
Supporting Resources
Type
“p” Sound-Spelling Board Lesson
Description
levate your students’ phonics skills as they explore sorting, blending, segmenting, and more in this Phenomenal Phonics lesson.
Sound Review Lesson Support your students in demonstrating their understanding of a sound-spelling pattern using this Instructional Template.
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Alphabet Garden:
What Else Begins With “B?”
Summary
Objective
Students will practice associating the /b/ sound with the letter “B” by identifying it in the beginning of different words and finding an object in their environment that begins with the /b/ sound.
I Will Statement
I will decide whether different words begin with the /b/ sound and find an object that begins with the /b/ sound.
Grades: PK-TK
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts
Language: English
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Materials
• Students should be able to complete activities without any additional materials.
Supporting Resources
Type
Lowercase Letter “b” Lesson
Sing & Play With Letters: “B” Lesson
Capital Letter “B” Lesson
The Letter Bb Lesson
Description
Support your students in naming, identifying, and writing the letter “b.”
Give your students opportunities to identify the letter’s sound and engage in tactical learning experiences to practice letter formation.
Support your students in naming, identifying, and writing the letter “B.”
Support your students who are ready for more practice in recognizing and identifying letters with phonics practice lessons.
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Phenomenal Phonics: “s” Sound Spelling Board
Summary
Objective
Students will sort, blend, segment and more with the “s” sound-spelling pattern. The activities will help students practice their phonics skills and gain confidence in their ability to use the sound-spelling pattern in their reading and writing.
I Will Statement
I will use the “s” sound-spelling pattern to write and read CVC words.
Grades: Kindergarten1st Grade
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics
Language: English
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Materials
• Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.
• For the “Play” activity, students will need access to objects that have the “s” sound pattern.
• For the “Connect” activity, students will need cards or pieces of paper with words that have the “s” sound-spelling pattern.
Handouts
Type
Sort and Activity Mats
Images of Words
Supporting Resources
Description
Print these optional mats for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.
All images from the board are available to print and use as support in the classroom or at home.
The Letter Ss Lesson
Letter Review Lesson
Sound Review Lesson
Support your students to recognize and identify letters with phonics practice lessons.
Support your students to write a letter and draw or write things that begin with the sound.
Support your students to write a focus sound-spelling pattern and draw or write words that have the sound.
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Alphabet Treasures: The Letter Mm
Summary
Objective
This lesson helps students understand how to identify, hear, and write the letter “M.” Students will learn the short sound for the letter “M” and practice writing it in uppercase and lowercase form. Students will interact with letters by sorting, identifying, hearing, and writing on their own.
I Will Statement
I will identify, hear, and write the letter “M” to continue to develop my letter sounds and recognition.
Resources
Materials
• Pencil and paper
Supporting Resources
“m” Sound-Spelling Board Lesson
Grades: Kindergarten
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts
Language: English
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Support your students to sort, blend, segment, and more with phonics practice lessons.
Word Analysis Station:
“ee,” “ea,” and “y” Word Analysis
Summary
Objective
Students will analyze the sound, spelling, syllables, and meanings of words with the “ee”, “ea”, and “y” long “e” sound-spelling patterns. The activities will help students engage in conversations that deepen their understanding and gain confidence in their ability to use “ee”, “ea”, and “y” long “e” words in their reading and writing.
I Will Statement
I will analyze the sounds, spellings, syllables, and meanings of words with the “ee”, “ea”, and “y” long “e” sound-spelling patterns.
Grades: 2nd Grade
Subjects: Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics
Language: English
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Materials
• Students can complete all activities with minimal to no supplies.
Handouts
Sort and Activity Mats
Elkonin Boxes
Word Building Letters
Word Sort
Supporting Resources
“ee,” “ea,” and “y” Word Work Lesson
The Hungry Bee (“ee,” “ea,” “ie,” “y”) Lesson
Print these optional mats for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.
Print these optional mats for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.
Print these letter cards for students to use to build words with the focus pattern as extra hands-on learning support.
Print these word cards for students to use to sort the words with the focus patterns as extra hands-on learning support.
Support your students with additional word awareness opportunities with the focus patterns.
Deepen your student’s understanding of the focus soundspelling pattern with this Passages Playhouse lesson.
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