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Recognize Rhyming Words

This phonics lesson gives students practice in recognizing rhyming words with short and long vowel sounds. Teacher instructions are included throughout the lesson.

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Produce Rhyming Words

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2.A

RF.K.2.A Recognize and produce rhyming words.

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(i)

K(2)(A)(i) Demonstrate phonological awareness by identifying and producing rhyming words.

This phonics lesson gives students practice in producing rhyming words with short and long vowel sounds. Teacher instructions are included throughout the lesson.

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Count Syllables

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2.B

RF.K.2.B Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(x)

K(2)(A)(x) Demonstrate phonological awareness by segmenting spoken one-syllable words into individual phonemes.

This phonics lesson gives students the opportunity to count syllables. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. For this lesson, students will need to be familiar with short and long vowel sounds.

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Blend Words

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

RF.K.2.C

RF.K.2.C Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(vii)

K(2)(A)(vii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by blending spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words.

This phonics lesson covers how to sort words into categories. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Blending is presented as word play activities in Guided Practice 1 and beyond. This lesson should focus on students’ phonological awareness, meaning they should only be listening to the words not reading them. The terms onsets and rimes were purposely not used in this lesson due to the difficulty level for kindergartners.

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Segment Words

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

RF.K.2.C

RF.K.2.C Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(vi)

K(2)(A)(vi) Demonstrate phonological awareness by segmenting multisyllabic words into syllables.

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Isolate Initial Sounds

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2.D

RF.K.2.D Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(ii)

K(2)(A)(ii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound.

This phonics lesson involves isolating the following sounds: /s/, /n/, /m/, /p/, /t/, /l/, /r/, /k/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /b/, /f/, /v/, /w/, /y/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/. This does not include CVCs ending with /1/, /r/, or /x/. In addition to the lesson, there are multiple pages of independent practice and review with questions modeled after the assessment items. Extra resources are provided.

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Isolate Initial Sounds F, V, P, B

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2.D

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(ii)

K(2)(A)(ii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound.

This phonics lesson involves isolating initial sounds in words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice isolating and pronouncing initial sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. Flashcards are provided as an extra resource.

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Isolate Initial Sounds M, N, L, R

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

RF.K.2.D

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(ii)

K(2)(A)(ii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound.

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Isolate Initial Sounds S, SH, CH, J

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

RF.K.2.D

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(ii)

K(2)(A)(ii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound.

This phonics lesson is focused on segmenting single-syllable words into phonemes. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Lesson covers the following sound /s/, /sh/, /ch/, and /j/. Flashcards for initial sounds are provided in a separate file.

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Isolate Initial Sounds T, D, K, G

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2.D

TEKS ELA: K(2)(A)(ii)

K(2)(A)(ii) Demonstrate phonological awareness by recognizing spoken alliteration or groups of words that begin with the same spoken onset or initial sound.

This Phonics lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments Please read the additional teacher instructions provided in gray throughout the lesson. Lesson covers the following sounds /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/.

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Isolate Final Sounds

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

RF.K.2.D

This phonics lesson covers the following sounds: /t/, /p/, /n/, /m/, /s/, /k/, /g/, /d/, /b/, /f/, /v/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/, /th/, /ng/. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students should practice answering questions without prompting or support. Additional teacher instructions are included throughout the lesson.

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Read High-Frequency Words

CCSS ELA: RF.K.3

RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

RF.K.3.C

RF.K.3.C Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

TEKS ELA: K(2)(B)(iv)

K(2)(B)(iv) Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by identifying and reading at least 25 high-frequency words from a research-based list.

This phonics and word recognition lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. This lesson provides mini-concepts and skill developments for 24 high-frequency words. The words have been separated into groups of 3 and the order they are taught is at the discretion of the teacher. An extra practice table of high-frequency words is available in a separate file.

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Spell Sight Words

CCSS ELA: RF.K.3.C

RF.K.3.C Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

TEKS ELA: K(2)(C)(iii)

K(2)(C)(iii) Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling high-frequency words from a research-based list.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on spelling sight words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students practice spelling sight words that must be memorized because they usually do not follow any spelling rules. In addition to the lesson, there are nine pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

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Practice the d Sound

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

This Lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy Program.

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Practice the m sound

CCSS ELA: RF.K.2

RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.

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Read Words with D and M

CCSS ELA: RF.K.3.A

RF.K.3.A Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.