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Lesson
Classroom Organization
Introduction
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To give classroom organization guidelines before the first day of school.
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Calander Time
To give a detailed guideline on how to organize the daily routine for Calendar Time.
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The First Day of School
To give general guidelines for teaching students about the daily routines of the classroom.
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Resource Section
Alphabet Resource Packet
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Resource Section
Student Activity Pad and Handwriting Booklet
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Resource Section
Recommended Music Selections
Resource Section
Recipies for Clay/Dough/Paint
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Unit 1
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Recognize first name. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Introduce
manners and respect.
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Recognize/name the color red. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Listen to a color riddle for enrichment, vocabulary building, and color discrimination. Use large motor muscles in a series
of activities.
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Recognize/name a circle. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen
to a poem about circles (for pleasure), vocabulary building, and shape discrimination. Use small-motor muscles to cut
and paste. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name the color blue. Recognize color and shape. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to poems about colors (for enrichment), vocabulary building, and color discrimination.
Use small-motor muscles to cut lines on paper. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name a square. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Listen to a poem about shapes and color (for enrichment), vocabulary building, and shape/color discrimination. Use
small-motor muscles to cut lines on a paper. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name the color yellow. Recognize colors and shapes. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a story about color (for enrichment), vocabulary building, and color
discrimination. Use small-motor muscles to draw lollipops with sticks to develop writing strokes. Use large-motor
muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name a rectangle. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Listen to a poem about shapes and a story about color (for enrichment), vocabulary building, and shape/color
discrimination. Use small-motor muscles to draw lollipops and balloons in the shape of circles and lines. Practice
speaking and acting correctly in different situations and to different age groups by role playing. Recite and act out a poem
about manners.
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Recognize/name the color green. Recognize colors and shapes. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a poem that names and uses different colors. Draw smiley faces to develop
writing strokes. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name the color orange. Recognize different colors. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to poems, vocabulary building, and color discrimination. Draw a combination of
shapes to develop writing strokes. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name a triangle. Recognize colors and shapes. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to the poems about triangles, vocabulary building, and shape discrimination. Develop
following directions and spatial perception by tracing, cutting, and gluing the six parts of a six-part man. Use listening and
illustrating activities to expand students’ vocabulary building and shape discrimination.
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Recognize/name the color purple. Recognize colors and shapes. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to poems that name and use the color purple. Develop following directions and
spatial perception by tracing and gluing the six parts of a six-part man, a simple house with windows and a door, a tree,
and a sun. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name the color brown. Recognize colors. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to poems that name and use the colors and shapes. Develop following directions and
spatial perception by tracing and gluing the six parts of a six-part man. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name the colors black and white. Distinguish colors. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a story and then answer comprehension questions about the story. Develop
following directions and spatial perception by free-drawing a house scene. Use large-motor muscles in a series of
activities.
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Recognize/name the color pink. Recognize colors. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a story and then draw a picture about the story. Develop following directions and
spatial perception by tracing and gluing. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize/name the color gray. Recognize colors. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a poem and make ladybug and ant hats. Develop following directions and spatial
perception by free-drawing kites and a boat scene Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize likeness/difference-visual discrimination. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a poem and dramatize it. Develop following directions and spatial perception by
tracing and gluing umbrellas, clouds, flowers, raindrops, and fence. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize likeness/difference-visual discrimination. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a poem and begin making student books of the poem. Develop following directions
and spatial perception by free-drawing umbrellas, flowers, raindrops, fences, etc. Use large-motor muscles, follow
directions, develop balance and eye-hand coordination.
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Recognize likeness/difference-visual discrimination. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Dramatize poem and read student-made books for an audience. Develop following directions
and spatial perception by free-drawing a house with lots of extras. Review the parts of the body and illustrate/dramatize
story about caring.
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Unit 2
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Recognize left and right. Recognize likeness/difference in shapes and figures. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Listen to a poem about left and right for enjoyment and information.
Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use a combination of small/large motor skills to develop dexterity
and eye-hand coordination.
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Recognize last name. Recognize likeness/difference in shapes and figures. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Aa and the “a” sound through various activities. Listen to
a poem about last names for enjoyment and information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use a
combination of small/large motor skills to develop dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
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Recognize/name the four seasons. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters Bb and the “b” sound through various activities. Listen to a story about the four different
seasons to reinforce the characteristics of each. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large motor
skills.
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Recognize/name the season called autumn. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Listen to a story/poem that reinforces the characteristics of autumn. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Recognize/name the season called winter. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters Cc and the “c” sound through various activities. Listen to a story/poem that reinforces
the characteristics of winter. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use a large motor skill.
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Recognize/name the season called spring. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters sounds through various activities. Listen to a story that reinforces the characteristics of
spring. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use a large motor skill.
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Recognize/name the season called summer. Answer comprehension questions in an oral story. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Dd and the “d” sound
through various activities. Listen to a story that reinforces the characteristics of summer. Develop fine-motor skills and
eye-hand coordination. Use a large motor skill.
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Recognize/name the four seasons. Recognize and express through art, the characteristics of the four seasons.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds
through various activities. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large motor skills.
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Recognize the colors pink/gray/brown and the shapes rectangle/triangle/square/circle. Recognize shapes and colors.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Ee and the
“e” sound through various activities. Listen to a story that names and uses different colors. Develop fine-motor skills and
eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Understand the meaning of the word “opposites” and recognize examples of opposites. Recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities.
Listen to a story about opposites. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “under” and “over.” Recognize “under” and “over” as directional words
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Ff and the
“f” sound through various activities. Listen to a story and retell it. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “top” and “bottom.” Recognize “top” and “bottom” as directional words.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds
through various activities. Listen to a story and retell it. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use largemotor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “above” and “below.” Recognize “above” and “below” as directional words.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Gg and the
“g” sound through various activities. Listen and discuss a poem with the words “above” and “below.” Develop fine-motor
skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “in” and “out.” Recognize “in” and “out” as directional words. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through
various activities. Listen to a story and poem and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “before” and “after.” Recognize “before” and “after” as directional words.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Hh and the
“h” sound through various activities. Recite parts of a story orally. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “on” and “off.” Recognize “on” and “off” as directional words. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through
various activities. Listen to a nursery rhyme and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “high” and “low.” Recognize “high” and “low” as directional words. Recognize
the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Ii and the “i” sound
through various activities. Listen to a story and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “up” and “down.” Recognize “up” and “down” as directional words. Recognize
the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through
various activities. Listen to a nursery rhyme and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the opposites, “near” and “far.” Recognize “near” and “far” as directional words. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Jj and the “j” sound
through various activities. Listen to a poem and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the word, “beside.” Recognize “beside” as a directional word. Recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities.
Listen to a story and demonstrate space perception. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use largemotor skills.
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Show an understanding of the word, “between.” Recognize “between” as a directional word. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Kk and the “k” sound
through various activities Listen to a story and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Show an understanding of the word, “pair.” Recognize “pair” as a directional word. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to
a poem and respond in different ways. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Ll and the
“l” sound through various activities Identify and draw the characters in a story. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand
coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Recognize that things are grouped. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Listen to a story to recognize the letter and sound of Ll. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Use large-motor skills.
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Sort items and pictures into groups. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters Mm and the “m” sound through various activities. Listen to a story and recognize the
letter and sound of Mm. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use a large-motor skill.
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Recognize that there are four food groups. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters sounds through various activities. Listen to a story and recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use a large-motor skill.
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Identify items in the meat and nuts group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters Nn and the “n” sound through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and
information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use fingerplay.
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Identify items in the milk and cheese group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to a nursery rhyme for enjoyment and
information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify items in the bread and cereal group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters Oo and the “o” sound through various activities. Listen to a nursery rhyme for
enjoyment and information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify items in the fruits and vegetables group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment
and information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Choose a balanced meal instead of junk food. Recognize the items in a balanced meal. Recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Pp and the “p” sound through various
activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use
large-motor skills.
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Identify different kinds of toys. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information. Develop
fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Share their favorite toys. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the letters Qq and the “q” sound through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information.
Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Play kickball and house. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information. Develop
fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify different places and name people/things that would be found there. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Rr and the “r” sound through various activities. Listen to
a story for enjoyment and information, and be able to describe/express and experience. Develop fine-motor skills and
eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify different places and name people/things that would be found there. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to a story
for enjoyment and information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify different places and name people/things that would be found there. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Ss and the “s” sound through various activities. Listen to
a story for enjoyment and recognize the sound of the letter Ss. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use
large-motor skills.
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Identify different rooms in a house and name things that would be found there. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen
to a story for enjoyment and information. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Sort household items into the rooms in which they belong. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Tt and the “t” sound through various activities. Listen to a story and
identify the letter Tt and its sound. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify household items and sort them into containers according to how they are used. Recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities.
Listen to a story for enjoyment. Develop fine-motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Use large-motor skills.
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Identify household items and sort them into containers according to how they are used. Recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Uu and the “u” sound through various
activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information.
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Sort classroom items into containers according to how they are used. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and
recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Vv and the “v” sound through various activities. Listen to a
poem and respond in different ways.
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Find pairs of things that go together. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the letters Ww and the “w” sound through various activities. Listen to a story and respond in
different ways.
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Talk about pairs of things that go together. Find other groups from the pairs. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the letters Xx and the “x” sound through various activities.
Listen, memorize, and recite a poem with the letter Xx.
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Find groups within a group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the letters Yy and the “y” sound through various activities Listen to a poem/story for enjoyment and
information.
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Find groups within a group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the letters Zz and the “z” sound through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information.
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Find groups within a group. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the letters and sounds through various activities. Listen to a story for enjoyment and information.
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Recognize/spell first and last name. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the “m” and “b” sounds. Listen to a poem about the five senses. Write the capital letter L. Recite
from memory a poem about lines and recognize straight, vertical lines.
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Tie shoes. Review spelling first and last name. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “m” and “b” sounds. Listen to a poem about the five senses. Write the capital
letter F. Recite from memory a poem about lines and recognize straight, horizontal lines.
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Memorize student address. Review tying shoes. Review spelling the first and last name. Recognize the letters/sounds
of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “m” and “b” sounds. Listen to a poem about the
five senses. Write the capital letter E. Recite a poem about lines.
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Memorize student’s phone number. Review spelling first and last name, tying shoes, memorizing address. Recognize
the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “m” and “b” sounds. Listen to a
poem about the five senses. Write the capital letter H. Recite from memory a poem about lines and recognize slanted
lines.
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Memorize student’s age and birthday. Review tying shoes, memorizing address, and memorizing phone number. Review
spelling first and last name.. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “m” and “b” sounds. Listen to a poem about the five senses. Write the capital letter K. Use large-motor
muscles in a series of activities.
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Review spelling first and last name, tying shoes, memorizing address, memorizing phone number, and memorizing
student’s age and birthday. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Recognize the “t” and “p” sounds. Listen to a story about the five senses. Write the capital letter U. Use large-motor
muscles in a series of activities.
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Learn about people of different cultures. Play games from other cultures. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “t” and “p” sounds. To recognize and respect people of different of
cultures. Write the capital letter P. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Learn about community helpers: fire fighter and police officer. Make police officer badges. Recognize the letters/sounds
of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “t” and “p” sounds. Listen to a story and draw a
picture. Write the capital letter B. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Learn about community helpers: doctor, dentist, and nurse. Make doctor/nurse hats. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “t” and “p” sounds. Listen to “Doctor” and “Nurse”
poems. Write the capital letter R. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Learn about community helpers: farmer, grocer, and restaurant worker. Role-play farming, operating a restaurant, and
operating a grocery store. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “m”, “b”, “t”, and “p” sounds. Write a class story. Write the capital letter D. Use large-motor muscles in a
series of activities.
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Learn about community helpers: banker, teacher, and mayor. Role-play banker/mayor/teacher. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the “n” and “d” sounds. Listen to a
poem or story about community helpers. Write the capital letter N. Sing a song about community helpers and role-play
jobs.
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Learn about community helpers: barber, hairdresser, and retail worker. Role-play barber/hairdresser/retail worker.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “n” and “d” sounds.
Listen to a book or poem about community helpers. Write the capital letter M. Listen to a story about families and sing a
song.
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Go on a field trip to various businesses that have been studied. Write and illustrate a class story or write thank-you letters
to some of the places visited. Listen to a story about families and sing a song.
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Learn about transportation. Sort pictures and toys into land, water, and air vehicles. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “n” and “d” sounds. Listen to a story and draw on the
mural. Write the capital letter V. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
Learn about transportation. Make train cars out of rectangles . Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “n” and “d” sounds. Listen to a story or poem and draw on the mural. Write
the capital letter W. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Learn about transportation. Make transportation booklets. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “n”, “d”, “t”, and “p” sounds Listen to a story or poem and draw on the mural. Fly
paper airplanes. Write the capital letter X. Listen to a story and sing a song about families.
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Learn about transportation. Sort vehicles into land, water, or air. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the “f” and “v” sounds. Listen to a story or poem and draw on the mural.
Write the capital letter Y. Listen to a story and sing a song about families.
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Learn about rhyming words. Match pictures of things that rhyme. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “f” and “v” sounds. Learn nursery rhymes. Write the capital letter Z. Sing a
song and recognize body parts.
Talk about rhyming words. Identify rhyming things. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “f” and “v” sounds. Learn nursery rhymes. Write the capital letter T. Use largemotor muscles in a series of activities.
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Give examples of rhyming words. Write a class poem that rhymes. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and
recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “f” and “v” sounds. Learn nursery rhymes. Write the capital letter I.
Listen to a song using motions.
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Give examples of rhyming words. Illustrate a poem. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “n”,“d”,”f”, and “v” sounds. Learn nursery rhymes. Write the capital letter J. Use
large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Give examples of rhyming words. Participate with each other to write and illustrate a class poem. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Introduce the “l” and “r” sounds. Learn nursery
rhymes. Write the capital letter A. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize animals that are tame. Identify animal characteristics. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite
the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “l” and “r” sounds. Enjoy stories about animals. Write the capital letter O.
Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize animals that live in the zoo. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Review the “l” and “r” sounds. Listen to books about zoo animals for fun. Write the capital letter Q. Have an
animal parade and sing animal songs.
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Recognize animals that live in the forest. Create animal art. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “l” and “r” sounds. Recognize “l” and “r” sounds. Enjoy fiction books about forest
animals. Write the capital letter C. Use large-motor muscles in a series of activities.
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Recognize animals that live in or near water. Create a fish or sea animal. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “f”,“v”,”l”, and “r” sounds. Listen to stories about animals that live in
or near the water. Write the capital letter G. Sing songs about water animals.
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Recognize animals that are insects and spiders. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “m” , “b”, “n”, and “d” sounds. Listen to fiction stories about insects and/or
spiders. Write the capital letter S. Sing songs about insects and spiders.
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Learn basic English terminology and the noun jingle. Reinforce the importance of English using fine motor skills.
Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the “h” and “w”
sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension questions. Write all of the capital letters. Use
large motor skills.
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Learn what a sentence is. Listen to a story about words, answering questions for reinforcement. Recognize the
letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “h” and “w” sounds. Experience
classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension questions Write all of the capital letters. Use large motor skills.
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Listen to a story and recognize what a sentence is. Use fine motor skills. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “h” and “w” sounds. Recognize the “h” and “w” sounds.
Experience classic storytelling/sequence story details. Write the small letter l. Use large motor skills.
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Recognize sentence rules. Celebrate sentences using fine motor skills. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and
recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “h” and “w” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story
details. Write the small letter t. Use large motor skills.
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Recognize sentence rules. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “l,” “r,” “h,” and “w” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and dramatize the story. Write the small letter k.
Use large motor skills.
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Learn about a noun. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Introduce
the “y” and “z” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension questions. Write the small letter
b. Use large motor skills.
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Learn the verb jingle. Play a game with nouns. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds
in sequence. Review the “y” and “z” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details. Write the small
letter h. Use large motor skills.
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Recognize a sentence and a noun. Reinforce recognition of a noun through play activity. Recognize the letters/sounds of
the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “y” and “z” sounds. Experience classic storytelling
and sequence story details. Write the small letter o. Use large motor skills.
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Review sentences and sentence fragments, nouns, and listen to a story about verbs. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “y” and “z” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and
answer basic comprehension questions. Write the small letter a. Use large motor skills.
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Learn what a verb is. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the
“h”, “w”, “y”, and “z” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and dramatize the story. Write the small letter d. Use large
motor skills.
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Learn how nouns and verbs go together. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Recognize the “k” and “s” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension
questions. Write the small letter g. Use large motor skills.
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Review subject nouns and verbs. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “k” and “s” sounds. Recognize the “c” sound as the “k” sound. Experience classic storytelling and sequence
story details. Write the small letter q. Use large motor skills.
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Learn the sentence jingle. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “k”, “s”, and the hard “c” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension questions.
Write the small letter c. Use large motor skills.
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Review subject nouns and verbs. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “k,” “s,” and “c” sounds Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details. Write the small letter s.
Use large motor skills.
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Learn about describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “k,” “s,” “c,” and “y” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and dramatize the story. Write the small letter i.
Use large motor skills.
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Practice/recognize describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in
sequence. Review the “k”, “s”, “c”, and “z” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension
questions. Write the small letter j. Use large motor skills.
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Review subject nouns, verbs, and describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Recognize the “g” and “j” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details.
Write the small letter u. Use large motor skills.
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Review subject nouns, verbs, and describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the
letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “g” and “j” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details.
Write the small letter r. Use large motor skills.
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Practice describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “g” and “j” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details. Write the small letter n. Use
large motor skills.
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Practice describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “g” and “j” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and dramatize the story. Write the small letter m. Use
large motor skills.
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Practice describing words. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “c,” “s,” “j,” and “g” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer basic comprehension questions. Write
the small letter p. Use large motor skills.
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Review the parts of a sentence. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence.
Review the “m,” “b,” “n,” and “d” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details. Write the small
letter v. Use large motor skills.
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Learn the difference between telling sentences and asking sentences. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and
recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “t,” “p,” “l,” and “r” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and sequence
story details. Write the small letter w. Use large motor skills.
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Practice telling sentences, asking sentences, capital letters, and end marks. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet
and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “f,” “v,” “h,” and “w” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and
dramatize the story. Write the small letter x. Use large motor skills.
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Practice telling and asking sentences, capital letters and end marks. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and
recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “y,” “z,” “g,” and “j” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer
basic comprehension questions. Write the small letter y. Use large motor skills.
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Practice telling and asking sentences, capital letters and end marks. Recognize the letters/sounds of the alphabet and
recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “k,” “c,” and “s” sounds. Experience classic storytelling and answer
basic comprehension questions. Experience classic storytelling and sequence story details. Write the small letter e. Use
large motor skills.
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Identify the parts of a sentence, the two kinds of sentences, and simple punctuation. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “l,” “r,” “h,” and “w” sounds. Experience classic
storytelling and sequence story details. Write the small letter z. Use large motor skills.
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Identify the parts of a sentence, the two kinds of sentences, and simple punctuation. Recognize the letters/sounds of the
alphabet and recite the letters/sounds in sequence. Review the “k,” “g,” “j,” and “f” sounds. Experience classic
storytelling and dramatize the story. Write the small letter f. Use large motor skills.
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Read a Big Book. Write all of the small letters.
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Read a Big Book. Begin making student books. Write all of the small letters.
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Read a Big Book. Continue making student books. Write words.
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Read a Big Book. Continue making student books. Write first and last name and a sentence.
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Read a Big Book. Rewrite the Big Book story as a class. Use lowercase letters to write several words.
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Make a Big Book. Write first and last name and a sentence.
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Read a Big Book. Begin making student books.
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Read a Big Book. Continue making student books.
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Make a Big Book.
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Read a Big Book. Rewrite the Big Book story as a class.
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