11 Free Ready-to-Teach Science of Reading Aligned Lessons

11 FREE Ready-to-Teach Science of Reading Aligned Lessons

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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

Ready-to-assign, engaging components of reading thro opportunities for students.

The Science of Reading represents a systematic approach to literacy instruction.

It goes beyond traditional teaching methods by focusing on explicit, structured learningpractice that helps children develop the fu and capture 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

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.

Delivered on the platform built for student agency and creation.

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• 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.

“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.”

- Dr. Louisa Moats *Full access available with Seesaw Early Literacy

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Lessons Science of Reading Alignment

Title

Fluency / Comprehension

The Big Rip (Short “i”)

Decoding

Sight Word Recognition

Phonemic Awareness

The Cc Book “wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Word Work will Pair It, Read It The /p/ sound What Else Begins With B?

“s” sound-spelling board Phonemic Instruction

Letter Mm “ee,” “ea,” and “y” Word Analysis

Seesaw Early Literacy

PreK-2 Curriculum Package

Passage Playhouse: The Big Rip (Short “i”)

Grades:

Kindergarten

Subjects:

Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics

Language:

English

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.

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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

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Number of Lines: 6 Number of Sentences: 7 Lexile measure: 10L - 200L

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Materials • Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.

• For the Day 4 Reader’s Theater activity, students will need a printed copy of the script.

Handouts Type

Description

The Big Rip - Passage

Print this passage for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.

The Big Rip - Reader’s Theater Script

Print this script for students to use for the Day 4 Reader’s Theater activity.

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Description

“i” Sound-Spelling Board Phenomenal Phonics Lesson

Preview the short i sound-spelling patterns with students through a series of word analysis activities.

“i” (-it, -ip) Sound-Spell- Provide students with additional practice with the -it and -ip ing Board Phenomenal short i sound-spelling patterns through various word sorts, Phonics Lesson word building, and writing activities.

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Letter and Word Book Treehouse: The Cc Book

Grades:

PK-TK - Kindergarten

Subjects:

Early Literacy, Phonics

Language:

English

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.

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Materials • Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.

• For the Day 4 Reader’s Theater activity, students will need a printed copy of the script.

Supporting Resources Type

Description

Spanish version

Support your multilingual learners, dual immersion and bilingual Spanish programs, or those who might benefit by assigning a Spanish version of this lesson.

The /k/ Sound lesson

Use this lesson to support your students in identifying and producing this target sound.

The Letter Cc lesson

Use this lesson to provide your students with additional opportunities to identify, hear, and write this target letter in isolation.

“c” Sound-Spelling Board lesson

Use this lesson to provide your students with additional opportunities to practice this target sound-spelling pattern within words.

Sing & Play With Any Letter lesson

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

Grades:

2nd Grade

Subjects:

Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Literacy, Phonics

Language:

English

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.

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Handouts Type

Description

Sort and Activity Mats

Print this passage for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.

“wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Lesson Word Sort

All words from the “Sort” activity(ies) are available to print and use as additional support in the classroom or at home.

wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Lesson Word Ladders

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.

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Supporting Resources Type

Description

“wh,” “ng,” and “ph” Lesson Word Analysis

Preview or introduce students to the focus patterns with teacher-guided word analysis opportunities.

Phil Takes a Breath (“wh,” “ng,” “ph”)

Preview or introduce students to the focus patterns with teacher-guided word analysis opportunities.

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High Frequency Words with Turtle: will

Grades:

Kindergarten 1st 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.”

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Materials • Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.

• 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

Description

will” Word Card

Print, cut, and share this “will” Word Card with your students to support each activity.

“will” Write Card

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

Grades:

Kindergarten 1st Grade

Subjects:

Early Literacy, Phonics

Language:

English

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.

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Materials • Students can complete most activities with minimal to no supplies.

• 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

Description

Seesaw Early Literacy Kindergarten Scope & Sequence

PExplore the Seesaw Early Literacy Kindergarten Scope & Sequence resource to gain valuable implementation insights.

High-Frequency Word Fluency Lesson

Support your students with additional high-frequency word fluency with this customizable Instructional Template lesson.

High-Frequency Words With Turtle Lesson: the

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.

The Big Rip (Short “i”) Lesson

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

Grades:

PK-TK - Kindergarten

Subjects:

Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonemic Awareness

Language:

English

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.

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Materials • Most activities students can complete with minimal to no supplies.

• For the “Connect” activity, students will need access to a stuffed animal or an object they can “talk” to.

Supporting Resources Type

Description

“p” Sound-Spelling Board Lesson

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?”

Grades:

PK-TK

Subjects:

Early Literacy, English Language Arts

Language:

English

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.

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Materials • Students should be able to complete activities without any additional materials.

Supporting Resources Type

Description

Lowercase Letter “b” Lesson

Support your students in naming, identifying, and writing the letter “b.”

Sing & Play With Letters: “B” Lesson

Give your students opportunities to identify the letter’s sound and engage in tactical learning experiences to practice letter formation.

Capital Letter “B” Lesson

Support your students in naming, identifying, and writing the letter “B.”

The Letter Bb Lesson

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

Grades:

Kindergarten 1st Grade

Subjects:

Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics

Language:

English

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.

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I Will Statement I will use the “s” sound-spelling pattern to write and read CVC words.

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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

Description

Sort and Activity Mats

Print these optional mats for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.

Images of Words

All images from the board are available to print and use as support in the classroom or at home.

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Supporting Resources Type

Description

The Letter Ss Lesson

Support your students to recognize and identify letters with phonics practice lessons.

Letter Review Lesson

Support your students to write a letter and draw or write things that begin with the sound.

Sound Review Lesson

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

Grades: Subjects:

Kindergarten Early Literacy, English Language Arts

Language:

English

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.

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I Will Statement I will identify, hear, and write the letter “M” to continue to develop my letter sounds and recognition.

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Materials • Pencil and paper

Supporting Resources Type

Description

“m” Sound-Spelling Board Lesson

Support your students to sort, blend, segment, and more with phonics practice lessons.

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Word Analysis Station: “ee,” “ea,” and “y” Word Analysis

Grades:

2nd Grade

Subjects:

Early Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics

Language:

English

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.

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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.

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Materials • Students can complete all activities with minimal to no supplies.

Handouts Type

Description

Sort and Activity Mats

Print these optional mats for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.

Elkonin Boxes

Print these optional mats for students to use in the classroom as extra hands-on learning support.

Word Building Letters

Print these letter cards for students to use to build words with the focus pattern as extra hands-on learning support.

Word Sort

Print these word cards for students to use to sort the words with the focus patterns as extra hands-on learning support.

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Supporting Resources Type

Description

“ee,” “ea,” and “y” Word Work Lesson

Support your students with additional word awareness opportunities with the focus patterns.

The Hungry Bee (“ee,” “ea,” “ie,” “y”) Lesson

Deepen your student’s understanding of the focus soundspelling pattern with this Passages Playhouse lesson.

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