| A.1 | How Books Work: Pages, Words & Letters | Per student: a picture book with large print; a craft stick or "pointer finger" puppet; 10 blank paper squares. Coach: a big book or enlarged sentence strip: "I see a big red dog."; a sticky note for each student. |
| B.1 | Phonological Awareness: Rhyming Words | Per student: a thumbs-up/thumbs-down card or just thumbs; 6 picture cards (cat, hat, sun, bun, dog, log) or drawings. Coach: a soft ball or bean bag for a rhyme toss; a list of rhyming pairs. |
| C.1 | Letter Names & Sounds: m, s, a, t | Per student: whiteboard and marker (or paper and crayon); letter cards for Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt; a small tray of sand, salt, or shaving cream for tracing (optional). Coach: picture cards or drawings: moon, mop, sun, sock, apple, ant, top, tiger. |
| B.2 | Phonological Awareness: Clapping Syllables | Per student: 4 counters or cubes; a drum, pot lid, or just hands. Coach: picture cards or drawings: cat, apple, banana, dog, rabbit, elephant, sun, pencil. |
| C.2 | Letter Names & Sounds: p, i, n, c | Per student: whiteboard and marker; letter cards Pp, Ii, Nn, Cc plus last week's Mm, Ss, Aa, Tt. Coach: picture cards or drawings: pig, pan, igloo, itch, nest, nut, cat, cup. |
| D.1 | Comprehension: Characters, Setting & Retelling | Per student: a retelling glove or three sticky dots labeled First, Next, Last; crayons and folded paper (3 boxes). Coach: 3 picture cards for a familiar story (or quick drawings); a favorite short picture book. |
| B.3 | Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds | Per student: letter cards m, s, a, t, p, i, n, c; a mirror (optional) to watch their mouth. Coach: a "mystery bag" with small objects or pictures (sock, cup, pen, ant toy, mop picture, top, nut, map). |
| E.1 | High-Frequency Words: I, a, the, see, can | Per student: snap word cards: I, a, the, see, can (two sets); whiteboard and marker. Coach: sentence strips: "I see a cat." "I can run." "The dog can see."; picture cards (cat, dog, sun, bus). |
| B.4 | Blending: Onset-Rime & First CVC Words | Per student: letter cards m, s, a, t, p, i, n, c; three-box sound mat (three boxes drawn on paper); 3 counters. Coach: picture cards or drawings: cat, map, pin, sun, pig, mat; a toy car for "driving" through sounds (optional). |
| C.3 | Letter Names & Sounds: o, d, g, f | Per student: whiteboard and marker (or paper and crayon); letter cards Oo, Dd, Gg, Ff plus last term's m, s, a, t, p, i, n, c. Coach: picture cards or drawings: octopus, otter, dog, duck, goat, gum, fan, fish; a small bag for a "mystery picture" game. |
| F.1 | Informational Text: Main Topic & Key Details | Per student: 3 sticky notes or paper squares; crayons. Coach: a nonfiction picture book about an animal (any library book works) or the slides' "All About Frogs" text; a large paper "umbrella" shape (main topic on top, details underneath). |
| G.1 | Writing: Draw, Tell & Write About One Event | Per student: paper folded into 3 boxes (First, Next, Last); crayons; pencil. Coach: a sample 3-box story about the coach's own morning; letter cards for sounding out words. |
| C.4 | Letter Names & Sounds: e, h, r, l, b | Per student: whiteboard and marker; letter cards Ee, Hh, Rr, Ll, Bb plus all letters learned so far (m, s, a, t, p, i, n, c, o, d, g, f). Coach: picture cards or drawings: egg, elephant, hat, hen, rug, rabbit, lip, log, bat, bed. |
| D.2 | Comprehension: Asking Questions & Unknown Words | Per student: a "question hand" (trace a hand on paper and write who, what, where, when, why on the fingers; the coach can pre-make these); crayons. Coach: the story "Lulu's Lost Mitten" on the slides; a real mitten or a drawing of one. |
| B.5 | Phonemic Awareness: Segmenting & Final Sounds | Per student: a three-box sound mat; 3 counters; a rubber band or a stretchy "slinky" motion with hands; whiteboard and marker. Coach: picture cards or drawings: sun, map, bed, dog, fish, cup, hat, pig; letter cards for spelling. |
| D.3 | Authors, Illustrators & Pictures | Per student: paper folded into a little 4-page book; crayons; pencil. Coach: 2 or 3 picture books with the author and illustrator named on the cover; sticky notes labeled "Author" and "Illustrator." |
| G.2 | Writing: Opinion, I Like... Because... | Per student: paper with the frame "I like ___ because ___."; crayons; pencil. Coach: two pictures to choose between (for example, cats and dogs, or pizza and tacos); thumbs-up / thumbs-down cards. |
| K.1 | Review & Mid-Year Checkpoint | Per student: letter cards for all 17 letters learned (m, s, a, t, p, i, n, c, o, d, g, f, e, h, r, l, b); three-box sound mat; 3 counters; whiteboard and marker. Coach: a checklist with each student's name to mark letters, sounds, and snap words they know; stickers or stamps to celebrate. |
| C.5 | Letter Names & Sounds: u, k, w, j, v | Per student: letter cards u, k, w, j, v; a whiteboard and marker; 5 counters. Coach: picture cards (umbrella, up, kite, key, wagon, web, jam, jet, van, vest); a small bag for the "mystery picture" game. |
| E.2 | High-Frequency Words & Emergent Readers | Per student: snap word cards (I, a, the, see, can, like, we, my, is, go); a short emergent reader (a 6-page "I see..." or "I can..." book); a pointer finger puppet or craft stick. Coach: large snap word cards; a pocket chart or table to build sentences. |
| C.6 | Short Vowels & Changing Sounds | Per student: letter tiles or magnetic letters (a, e, i, o, u, b, c, d, g, h, m, p, s, t, n); a 3-box sound mat; whiteboard. Coach: picture cards (cat, hat, bat, cot, cut, pin, pan, pen, pig, dig, dog). |
| F.2 | Informational Text: Connections & Reasons | Per student: a connection strip (two boxes joined by a paper chain link); crayons. Coach: a short informational read-aloud about plants or animals with photos; picture cards (seed, sprout, flower; rain, puddle; egg, chick). |
| C.7 | Letter Sounds x, y, z, qu & Long and Short Vowels | Per student: letter cards x, y, z, qu; a two-column mat labeled "short" and "long"; whiteboard. Coach: picture cards (fox, box, yo-yo, yarn, zip, zebra, queen, quilt, cap, cape, kit, kite, cub, cube). |
| G.3 | Writing: Informative, All About... | Per student: a 3-page "All About" booklet (cover, two fact pages); crayons; pencil. Coach: a model "All About Dogs" book; picture cards for topics (dogs, rain, apples, trucks); a short information book on one topic for shared research. |
| H.1 | Grammar: Nouns, Verbs & Plurals | Per student: noun and verb sorting mat (a "person, place, thing" box and an "action" box); word-picture cards; whiteboard. Coach: picture cards (dog, girl, park, ball, run, jump, eat, sleep; cat/cats, box/boxes, bus/buses). |
| D.4 | Comprehension: Comparing Characters' Adventures | Per student: a two-circle (Venn) mat drawn on paper; crayons. Coach: two short read-aloud stories (provided below); character picture cards (a bunny, a turtle). |
| K.2 | Review & Mid-Spring Checkpoint | Per student: letter cards (u, k, w, j, v, x, y, z, qu); snap word cards; whiteboard. Coach: picture cards from Weeks 19-26; a "Gold Star" chart to mark each skill shown. |
| F.3 | Informational Text: Two Texts, One Topic | Per student: a two-column chart ("Book 1" / "Book 2") with a "Both" row at the bottom; crayons. Coach: the two short texts below about bees (or two library books on one topic); a bee picture card. |
| H.2 | Conventions: Capitals, End Marks & Spelling by Sound | Per student: whiteboard and marker; a "sentence checklist" card (capital, spaces, end mark); 3 end-mark cards (. ? !). Coach: 6 sentences on strips with mistakes to fix; sound boxes. |
| I.1 | Vocabulary: Sorting, Opposites & Shades of Meaning | Per student: picture cards to sort (fruits, animals, clothes); opposite pair cards (big/small, hot/cold, up/down, happy/sad, fast/slow). Coach: a "shades" strip (walk, march, stomp; nibble, eat, gobble); real objects in the room to label. |
| H.3 | Grammar: Position Words & Word Endings | Per student: a small toy or teddy bear; a paper cup; position word cards (in, on, under, over, next to, behind, in front of). Coach: ending cards (-s, -ed, -ing); a base word card "jump." |
| D.5 | Poetry & Types of Texts | Per student: 3 sorting cards (Poem, Story, Facts); crayons. Coach: one short poem, one short story, and one short fact page (provided below); a rhythm drum or table to tap. |
| G.4 | Writing: Adding Details & Publishing Digitally | Per student: a piece of writing from an earlier week (All About book or a sentence picture); colored pencil for adding details; sticky notes. Coach: a tablet or computer with a simple drawing or typing app (or a photo of student work to share); a plain model sentence ("I have a dog."). |
| J.1 | Speaking & Listening: Conversations & Clear Speech | Per student: a "talking stick" or small object to pass; a picture card to describe. Coach: a "Listening Body" poster (eyes watching, ears listening, mouth quiet, body still); question starter cards (Who, What, Where, Why, How). |
| K.3 | Reading Celebration: Read Your Books Aloud | Per student: a favorite emergent reader or the class-made book from this term; a reader's certificate; a bookmark. Coach: a "reading stage" spot (a special chair or rug); snap word cards for warm-up. |
| K.4 | Year-End Review & Benchmark | Per student: letter cards; snap word cards; whiteboard; a "Ready for First Grade" certificate. Coach: the year's anchor charts or picture cards; a short story and a short fact page (below). |
