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Written by Elizabeth Leigh Scagel and Rebecca Shivone Smith Teacher Instructions by Megan Schmitt A special thanks to the classroom teachers, reading specialists, special education teachers and our children for their valuable input and contributions to the writing of this curriculum. Classical School Solutions©2023 Classical School Solutions|classicalschoolsolutions.com All rights reserved

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IINTRODUCTION1HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE3READERS IN RHYME SCOPE AND SEQUENCE4PHONOGRAM LIST8LESSON 1: Lowercase Clock Letters c, o, g, d•Teacher Notes Lesson 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D10•Read Aloud: The Little House11•Nursery Rhyme: “Once I Saw a Little Bird”16•Picture Study: Time For Dessert21LESSON 2: Lowercase Clock Letters a, s, f, q•Teacher Notes Lesson 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D22•Read Aloud: Frog and Toad are Friends 23•Nursery Rhyme: “Little Boy Blue”30•Picture Study:3 Walk the Dog37LESSON 3: Lowercase Short Line Letters i, r, n, m•Teacher Notes Lesson 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D38•Read Aloud: Frog and Toad Together39•Nursery Rhyme: “Humpty Dumpty”46•Picture Study: Apple Picking53LESSON 4: Lowercase Short Line Letters u, y, j, p•Teacher Notes Lesson 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D54•Read Aloud: Frog and Toad All Year55•Nursery Rhyme: “Little Bo Peep”62•Picture Study: Rain Rain Go Away Blanche Fisher Wright69LESSON 5: Lowercase Dash Line Letters e, z, Lowercase Top Line Letters l, t•Teacher Notes Lesson 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D70•Read Aloud: Little Bear71•Nursery Rhyme: “Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son”78•Picture Study: Such a Splendid Bath Harry B. Neilson85

IILESSON 6: Lowercase Top Line Letters b, h, k, Lowercase Slant Stroke Letter v•Teacher Notes Lesson 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D86•Read Aloud: Father Bear Comes Home87•Nursery Rhyme: “Simple Simon”94•Picture Study: Butterfly School-Anne Anderson101LESSON 7: Lowercase Slant Stroke Letter w, x, Uppercase Clock Letters C, O•Teacher Notes Lesson 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D102•Read Aloud: Little Bear's Friend103•Nursery Rhyme: “Little Girl, Little Girl Where Have You Been?”110•Picture Study: Playtime With Mother- Edith F. Butler117LESSON 8: Uppercase Clock Letter G, S, Uppercase Top Line Letters D, A•Teacher Notes Lesson 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D118•Read Aloud: The Little Island119•Nursery Rhyme: “Jack and Jill”126•Picture Study: Goose Girl-Elizabeth Curtis133LESSON 9: Uppercase Top Line Letters F, I, R, N•Teacher Notes Lesson 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D134•Read Aloud: Blueberries For Sal135•Nursery Rhyme: “Curlylocks, Curlylocks”142•Picture Study: Forest Reading-Nina K. Brisley149LESSON 10: Uppercase Top Line Letters M, U, Y, J•Teacher Notes Lesson 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D150•Read Aloud: Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel151•Nursery Rhyme: “Hey Diddle-Diddle”158•Picture Study: Fall is in the Air165LESSON 11: Uppercase Top Line Letters P, E, Z, L•Teacher Notes Lesson 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D166•Read Aloud: Ox Cart Man167•Nursery Rhyme: “Sing a Song of Sixpence”174•Picture Study: Ride Away Rocking Horse-Blanche Fischer Wright181LESSON 12: Uppercase Top Line Letters T, B, H, K•Teacher Notes Lesson 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D182•Read Aloud: Chanticleer & Fox183•Nursery Rhyme: “Old Mother Hubbard”190•Picture Study: Wandering Minstrels Margaret Tarrant197

IIILESSON 13: Uppercase Top Line Letters V, W, X, Phonogram QU•Teacher Notes Lesson 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D198•Read Aloud: The Thanksgiving Story199•Nursery Rhyme: “Doodle Doodle Doo”206•Picture Study: Breakfast by the Sea Edna Cooke213LESSON 14: Vowel O Reader Suggestion: Hot Dot, Top Dog•Teacher Notes Lesson 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D214•Read Aloud: The Gingerbread Boy215•Nursery Rhyme: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”222•Picture Study: Build A Snowman229LESSON 15: Vowel A Reader Suggestion: Fat Cat, Bad Tad•Teacher Notes Lesson 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D230•Read Aloud: Cinderella by Marcia Brown231•Nursery Rhyme: “Little Jack Horner”238•Picture Study: Christmas Dolls Edna Cooke245LESSON 16: Vowel I Reader Suggestion: Big Pig, Will the Pill•Teacher Notes Lesson 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D246•Read Aloud: The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier247•Nursery Rhyme: “The North Wind”254•Picture Study: Holy Night261LESSON 17: Vowel U Reader Suggestion: Run Sun, Fun Cub•Teacher Notes Lesson 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D262•Read Aloud: Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene ZIon263•Nursery Rhyme: “Mistress Mary”270•Picture Study: Little Robin-Anne Anderson277LESSON 18: Vowel E Reader Suggestion: Peg Egg, Wet Pet•Teacher Notes Lesson 18A, 18B, 18C, 18D278•Read Aloud: Harry and the Lady Next Door279•Nursery Rhyme: "Daffy Down Dilly”286•Picture Study: Girl With a Cat Jessie Wilcox Smith293

TEACHER’S NOTESLesson 1A, 1B,1C, 1D©2023 Classical School Solutions10Sandpaper letters • Have the child use their index (pointer) finger to trace the letters in the exact motions used to write on paper String • Have the child create the letters using a piece of yarn (red or dark blue) – 3-6” in length Sandbox • Create a sand tray or sand box using colored sand with a different colored tray or box (white tray/blue sand) • Demonstrate to the child using their index finger to create the letters or words in the sand. Create the letters as you would on paper (same strokes). Jump and Clap Game • Show a card with the letter of the alphabet. Have the children jump and clap, saying the sound out loud. Playdough • Demonstrate to the child creating the letters with playdough. Say the sound as they roll the dough into “snakes” Allow the child “free writing” with paper. They will begin to create the letters on their own. Mistakes are ok! They are absorbing the knowledge and learning how to use it. Practice makes progress! Chalkboard (small is fine). The texture forces the child to write slowly. NotesIf a child is already reading beyond the first lesson, offer the practice sheets anyway. The review is helpful and boosts their self-esteem!•Worksheets •Letter TilesTo PrintPhonograms we are working on this week: c, o, g, d Handwriting: Clock Letters Read Aloud•The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

Lesson 1©2023 Classical School Solutions11Read Aloud • The read aloud book this week is: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton • As you read, allow your students to enjoy the illustrations. • You may wish to stop and discuss the characters or have your student retell parts of the story. • Color the picture below.

Lesson 1A©2023 Classical School Solutions12PhonicsDo not be concerned with the student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter C and say: This letter says /k/ /s/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /k/ /s/.Each day you will have the student point to the phonograms and practice saying all their sounds.Have the student circle all the items that start with C /k/ sound.Have the student do something hands on and fun to help with learning the letter sounds. Have them trace the letter in a sand tray or shape it out of playdough. Have them repeat the sounds the letter makes when doing the activity.

Lesson 1A©2023 Classical School Solutions13cogdasfHandwritingClock LettersHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines. Read to the student: Today we will learn the first of the clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. The first clock letter is C it says /k/ /s/. First finger trace the clock below. Then trace the letter C’s below starting on the blue dot. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.

Lesson 1B©2023 Classical School Solutions14PhonicsDo not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. This letter is a vowel. It is very special. Point to the letter O and say: This letter says /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/.o71Items needed: "Number Slider" (from the Acvity Packet), "Swat the Fly" game (from the Acvity Packet), y swaer, a penny, a nickel, a dime, scissorsoPracce leers and sounds using the Leer Flip Book M–S. oHave the child trace the lowercase Qs. Make sure the child holds the pencil correctly and follows the numbers and arrows.oHave the child pracce numbers using the "Number Slider" (from the Acvity Packet).oSay a shape name and have the child point to the shape. Do this several mes for each shape. Then, give the child a penny, a nickel, and a dime. Ask the child how many cents each coin is worth. Read to the child: Put the penny on the circle. Put the nickel on the rectangle. Put the dime on the square. Put the penny on the diamond. Put the nickel on the triangle. Put the dime on the circle. Put the penny on the star. Put the nickel on the square. Put the dime on the triangle. Put the penny on the rectangle.oHave the child play “Swat the Fly” (from the Acvity Packet). Lay out each of the six cut-out sets of leers in random order. Say a leer name, and then have the child swat that leer with a y swaer. Repeat for all leers in random order. Then, say a leer sound and have the child swat the leer with that sound. Repeat for all leers in random order.Point to the shapes below and name them. Then ask the student which shape looks like /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/

Lesson 1B©2023 Classical School Solutions15cogdasfHandwritingClock LettersHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines. Read to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letter is O. O is a vowel and says /o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/ Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.Drawn a ball of yarn for the cat. Color the picture.

Lesson 1B©2023 Classical School Solutions16Nursery Rhyme Oral Exercise — What was the little bird doing? What did the girl say to the bird? Have the student repeat the rhyme after you. Ask the student, “Can you tell which word rhymes with hop?” Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop; So I cried, "Little bird, Will you stop, stop, stop?" Say the poem together daily and have the students learn by heart for recitation. Recitation Is recommended for the end of the week. Have the students recite the poem chorally and a few students can be selected to present the poem in a small group or individually.

Lesson 1C©2023 Classical School Solutions17PhonicsDo not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter G and say: This letter says /g/ /j/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /g/ /j/.Have the student circle all the items that start with G /g/ sound.

Lesson 1C©2023 Classical School Solutions18cogdasfClock Letters HandwritingHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.Read to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letters are O /o/ /O/ /oo/ and G. G says /g/ /j/ Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.Trace the cats tail. What does it remind you of?

Lesson 1D©2023 Classical School Solutions19PhonicsDo not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning the sounds the letters make.Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter D and say: This letter D says /d/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /d/.Say to the student: What animal do you see in the picture? What is the animal doing? Have the student color the picture.

Lesson 1D©2023 Classical School Solutions20cogdasfClock LettersHandwritingHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.Read to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letters are G /g/ /j/ and D /d/. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write. Trace the bone and color the picture.

Lesson 1D©2023 Classical School Solutions21Picture StudyRead to the student: Let’s explore this picture. What are the children doing? Are they eating dinner or dessert? Is the older girl being nice? Point to something yellow. Point to something red. Point to the cat. What is the cat playing with? What do you think the children’s names are?

TEACHER’S NOTESLesson 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D©2023 Classical School Solutions22Sandpaper letters • Have the child use their index (pointer) finger to trace the letters in the exact motions used to write on paper String • Have the child create the letters using a piece of yarn (red or dark blue) – 3-6” in length Sandbox • Create a sand tray or sand box using colored sand with a different colored tray or box (white tray/blue sand) • Demonstrate to the child using their index finger to create the letters or words in the sand. Create the letters as you would on paper (same strokes). Jump and Clap Game • Show a card with the letter of the alphabet. Have the children jump and clap, saying the sound out loud. Playdough • Demonstrate to the child creating the letters with playdough. Say the sound as they roll the dough into “snakes” Allow the child “free writing” with paper. They will begin to create the letters on their own. Mistakes are ok! They are absorbing the knowledge and learning how to use it. Practice makes progress! Chalkboard (small is fine). The texture forces the child to write slowly. NotesIf a child is already reading beyond the first lesson, offer the practice sheets anyway. The review is helpful and boosts their self-esteem!•Worksheets •Letter TilesTo PrintPhonograms we are working on this week: a, s, f, q Handwriting: Clock Letters Read Aloud•Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Lesson 2©2023 Classical School Solutions23Read Aloud • The read aloud book is Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel. • You may wish to stop and discuss the characters or have your student retell parts of the story. • Have your student color the picture below.

Lesson 2A©2023 Classical School Solutions24PhonicsSay to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. This letter is a vowel. It is very special. Point to the letter A and say: This letter says /a/ /A/ /ah/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /a/ /A/ /ah/.Ask the student: What color is the Alligator? What color are the shoes? How many animals are there? Are the shoes over or under the alligator? Do not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning all the sounds the letters make.Have the student circle all the items that start with first sound of A /a/.

Lesson 2A©2023 Classical School Solutions252 3a2a2a2a2aColor by Sounds of A. Have the student say each sound as they color. /a/ /A/ /ah/Phonics

Lesson 2A©2023 Classical School Solutions26HandwritingcogdasfClock LettersRead to the student: Today we will practice more clock letters. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letter is A. A is a vowel and says /a/ /A/ /ah/. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.Handwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines. Drawn an apple for the hedgehog to eat. Color the picture.

Lesson 2B©2023 Classical School Solutions27PhonicsDo not be concerned with your students learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning all the sounds the letters make.Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter S and say: This letter says /s/ /z/. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /s/ /z/.Have the student circle all the items that start with S /s/ /z/ sound.

Lesson 2B©2023 Classical School Solutions28Point to the sounds in the bubble and read the sounds to the student. Have the student match the sounds with each letter. The first one has been completed as an example.gosdac/a/ /A/ /ah//g/ /j//s/ /z//k/ /s//d//o/ /O/ /oo/ /u/Phonics

Lesson 2B©2023 Classical School Solutions29HandwritingcogdasfClock LettersHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines. Read to the student: Today we will practice another clock letter. This letter starts at 2 o’clock but then curves back like a snake. Today’s clock letter is /s/ /z/ like “snake” or “sun”. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write.Trace the sun and give him a face. Color the picture.

Lesson 2B©2023 Classical School Solutions30Nursery Rhyme Oral Exercise — Where is Little Boy Blue? Why do you think he fell asleep? Have the student repeat the rhyme after you. Ask the student “Can you tell which word rhymes with horn? What word rhymes with sheep?” Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep's in the meadow; the cow's in the corn. Where is the little boy, that looks after the sheep? He's under the haystack, fast asleep. Say the poem together daily and have the students learn by heart for recitation. Recitation Is recommended for the end of the week. Have the students recite the poem chorally and a few students can be selected to present the poem in a small group or individually.

Lesson 2C©2023 Classical School Solutions31PhonicsDo not be concerned with your student learning the letter name. Some students may know the name already. We are more concerned with them learning all the sounds the letters make.Say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound. Point to the letter F and say: This letter says /f/ as in fun. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sounds /f/.Have the student circle all the items that start with the /f/ sound.Have the student do something hands on and fun to help with learning the letter sounds. Have them trace the letter in a sand tray or shape it out of playdough. Have them repeat the sounds the letter makes when doing the activity.

Lesson 2C©2023 Classical School Solutions32Read to the student: The Fantastic Fun Time Frogs have lost their shadows. Can you help them find their shadows? Match each frog with his shadow.

Lesson 2C©2023 Classical School Solutions33HandwritingcogdasfClock LettersHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.Read to the student: Today we will practice another clock letter. Clock letters all start at 2 O’clock and go around the clock. Today’s clock letter is /f/. Remember to practice the sounds out loud as you write. Draw a lily pad for the frog to sit on. Color the picture.

Lesson 2D©2023 Classical School Solutions34PhonicsWe will not be working with multi letter phonograms until later. This exercise is just to introduce the student to the concept that Q is always followed by U.Point to the single letter Q and say to the student: This is a letter. It is a picture of a sound. Sometimes a letter has more than one sound.Sometimes letters have to be together to say a sound. This is the letter Q. The letter Q is very shy, he only speaks when he has his best friend U by his side. Point to the phonogram QU and say: This phonogram says /kw/ as in quit. Now it’s your turn. Have the student repeat the sound /kw/.Have the student circle all the items that start with /kw/ sound.Ask the student: What is the queen wearing on her head? What is the heaviest thing in the picture? Have the student practice letter recognition for 10 minutes. (Ideas in the resources tab in Google Classroom.)

Lesson 2D©2023 Classical School Solutions35Have the student circle the beginning sound of each picture. Make sure they practice saying all the sounds of each vowel [A /a/ /A/ /ah/ and O /o/ /O/ /oo/]Phonics

Lesson 2D©2023 Classical School Solutions36HandwritingcogdasfClock LettersHandwriting warm up. Trace the dashed lines.Read to the student: Today we will practice another clock letter. Our letter today is Q. It only speaks when it is with U and then it says /kw/ as in “queen” or “quail”.Trace the quail. Color the picture.

Lesson 2D©2023 Classical School Solutions37Picture StudyRead to the students: Let’s explore this picture. How many children are in the picture? What are the children doing? Do you think it is hot or cold outside? What kind of animal is in the picture? [dog] What sound does that start with? [/d/] point to the fence and ask: what is this? [fence] What sound does that start with? [/f/] Point to the grass and ask: what is this? [grass] What sound does that start with [/g/ /j/]. Point to something green. Point to something pink.