Language
Build literacy through spoken language, phonemic awareness, sandpaper letters, moveable alphabet, and reading progression.
250 activities in this unit
- Classified Pictures: Vocabulary Building
- Story Time and Discussion
- Conversation and Discussion
- Sound Games: I Spy Beginning Sounds
- Sound Games: Segmenting Words
- Sound Games: Blending
- Sandpaper Letters
- Metal Insets
- Sand Tray: Letter Formation
- Moveable Alphabet: Encoding Words
- Beginning Handwriting
- Object Box: Reading CVC Words
- Phonetic Reading: Short Vowel Books
- Sight Words (Puzzle Words)
- Introduction to Nouns
- Introduction to Verbs (Action Words)
- Introduction to Adjectives
- Phonogram Work: Long Vowels
- Compound Words
- Prefixes and Suffixes Introduction
- Object Box: Initial Sounds
- Rhyming Activities
- Sandpaper Letters: Consonants
- Metal Insets
- Moveable Alphabet: Word Building
- Pink, Blue, Green Reading Series
- Function of Words: Grammar Introduction
- Poetry Reading and Writing
- Compound Words
- Dictation
- Oral Storytelling and Retelling
- Classified Nomenclature Cards: Animals
- Phonogram Booklets
- Moveable Alphabet: Sentence Building
- Silent Reading with Comprehension Cards
- Introduction to Articles
- Letter Sound Scavenger Hunt
- Writing Center: Free Choice Journaling
- Introduction to Prepositions
- Cursive Handwriting Introduction
- Treasure Chest Word Building
- Conjunction Introduction: Joining Sentences
- Classified Pictures: Action Words
- Green Series Reading: Long Vowel Words
- Listening Games: Following Multi-Step Directions
- Word Family Sorting
- Parts of Speech: Adverb Introduction
- Environmental Print Reading
- Sandpaper Letter Pairs: Similar Sounds
- Book Making: My Own Story
- Question of the Day: Oral Discussion
- Phonogram Double Letter Introduction
- Sentence Building with the Farm
- Alphabet Sequencing and Letter Knowledge
- Preposition Work: Language of Position
- Classified Picture Cards: Opposites
- Moveable Alphabet: Sentence Construction
- Reading Classification: Real vs Fantasy
- Word Building with Phonetic Objects
- Introduction to Articles: A, An, The
- Syllable Clapping and Sorting
- Chalkboard Cursive Practice
- Nomenclature Cards: Parts of Animals
- Story Sequencing Cards
- Verb Tense Introduction: Past, Present, Future
- Listening to and Reciting Poetry
- Plural Formation: S, ES, IES
- Descriptive Writing: Using the Five Senses
- Label Reading in the Environment
- Contraction Introduction
- Oral Storytelling: Personal Narratives
- Question Formulation Games
- Rhyming and Poetry Recitation
- Giving and Following Multi-Step Directions
- Describing with Adjectives
- Retelling Stories with Props
- Vocabulary Categories: Odd One Out
- Telephone Game: Listening Accuracy
- Vocabulary Enrichment: Synonyms and Antonyms
- Show and Tell: Formal Presentation
- Opposites Song and Movement
- Compound Word Discovery
- Sound Sorting Baskets
- Syllable Clapping
- Sound Deletion Games
- Onset and Rime Blending
- Sound Substitution: Change the Sound
- Phoneme Counting with Tokens
- Ending Sound Isolation
- Medial Vowel Sound Discrimination
- Chalkboard Letter Practice
- Finger Painting Letters
- Playdough Letter Construction
- Tracing Insets: Curved and Straight Lines
- Pin Punching for Writing Readiness
- Moveable Alphabet: Building Sentences
- Journal Writing: Daily Recording
- Label Making: Classroom and Home
- Story Writing with Illustrations
- Letter Writing: Notes and Messages
- Dictation: Sounds to Writing
- Copy Work: Beautiful Sentences
- List Writing: Organizing Information
- Writing Invitations and Cards
- Descriptive Writing: Five Senses
- Phonetic Object Box: Level 1 CVC
- Phonetic Object Box: Level 2 Blends
- Puzzle Words: High-Frequency Sight Words
- Phonogram Reading: Double Letters
- Phonogram Reading: Vowel Teams
- Sentence Reading with Action Commands
- Reading Classification: Sorting Word Cards
- Booklet Reading: Pink Series
- Booklet Reading: Blue Series
- Booklet Reading: Green Series
- Partner Reading: Buddy System
- Reading Comprehension: Story Maps
- Reading for Information: Non-Fiction
- Silent Sustained Reading
- Poetry Reading and Appreciation
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Noun
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Article
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Adjective
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Verb
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Adverb
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Preposition
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Conjunction
- Sentence Analysis: Subject and Predicate
- Sentence Building with Grammar Symbols
- Plural Nouns: Regular and Irregular
- Word Families: Building Word Walls
- Prefix Exploration: Un-, Re-, Pre-
- Suffix Exploration: -ful, -less, -ness
- Homophone Pairs: Same Sound, Different Meaning
- Root Word Investigation
- Spelling Pattern: Silent E
- Spelling Pattern: Consonant Doubling
- Dictionary Skills: Alphabetical Order
- Word Origins: Borrowed Words
- Spelling Investigations: Why Is It Spelled That Way?
- Riddle Making and Solving
- Dramatic Play: Role-Playing Scenarios
- Simile Introduction: As ___ as ___
- Alliteration Fun: Tongue Twisters
- Sequence Retelling: First, Next, Then, Finally
- Cause and Effect Discussion
- Compare and Contrast Discussion
- Expressing Feelings with Words
- Phonogram Reading: R-Controlled Vowels
- Reading Response: Drawing and Writing
- Sight Word Phrases and Fluency Practice
- Making Predictions: Before and During Reading
- Text-to-Self Connections
- Readers Theater: Fluency Through Performance
- Main Idea and Supporting Details
- Author's Purpose: Inform, Persuade, Entertain
- How-To Writing: Procedural Text
- Opinion Writing: I Think... Because...
- Editing and Revising: Making Writing Better
- Writing About Science: Observation Records
- Writing Poetry: Acrostic and Cinquain
- Spelling Pattern: -igh Words
- Spelling Pattern: -tion and -sion Endings
- Multiple Meaning Words
- Abbreviation and Acronym Discovery
- Pronoun Introduction: He, She, They, It
- Verb Tenses: Past, Present, Future
- Punctuation: Question Marks and Exclamation Points
- Sentence Types: Statement, Question, Command, Exclamation
- Possessive Nouns: Apostrophe S
- I Spy Sound Game
- Sandpaper Letters
- Large Moveable Alphabet
- Metal Insets
- Pink Series — Phonetic Object Boxes
- Blue Series — Phonogram Words
- Green Series — Phonograms
- Grammar Symbols: Introduction to the Noun
- Function of Words: The Verb
- Sentence Analysis: The Simple Sentence
- Classified Cards — Animals of the Farm
- Grammar Symbols: The Adjective
- Function of Words: The Preposition
- Function of Words: The Pronoun
- Function of Words: The Adverb
- Function of Words: The Conjunction
- Function of Words: The Interjection
- Word Study: Prefixes
- Word Study: Suffixes
- Poetry Study — Rhyme, Rhythm, and Imagery
- Grammar Box 1 — The Article
- Grammar Box 2 — The Adjective with Noun and Article
- Detective Adjective Game
- Verb Tense Chart — Past, Present, Future
- Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Sentence Analysis — Second Stage (Direct Object)
- Word Study — Latin and Greek Roots
- Word Study — Compound Words
- Figurative Language — Simile, Metaphor, Personification
- Formal Letter Writing
- Grammar Box 3 — Logical Adjective Game
- Grammar Box 4 — The Conjunction
- Grammar Box 5 — The Preposition
- Grammar Box 6 — The Verb
- Grammar Box 7 — The Adverb
- Phonograms — Diphthongs (oi, oy, ow, ou)
- Introduction to Cursive Writing
- Dictation Exercise — Listening and Transcribing
- Essay Writing — Introduction, Body, Conclusion
- Creative Story Writing — Plot Structure
- Grammar Box 1 — The Noun with Full Presentation
- Grammar Box 2 — Article and Adjective with Full Presentation
- Grammar Box 8 — The Pronoun
- Grammar Box 9 — The Interjection (Complete Set)
- Sentence Analysis Stage 1 — Subject, Predicate, Direct Object
- Sentence Analysis Stage 2 — Indirect Object & Adverbial Phrases
- Word Study — Prefixes (un-, re-, pre-, dis-, in-, mis-)
- Word Study — Latin Roots (ped, port, scrib, spect, dict)
- Etymology Cards — Tracing Word Origins
- Research Report — From Question to Published Paper
- Grammar Box 3 — Detective Adjective Game
- Grammar Box 5 — Preposition with Miniature Environments
- Sentence Analysis — Subordinate Clauses
- Word Study — Suffixes (-tion, -able, -ness, -ly)
- Word Study — Greek Roots (bio, geo, auto, tele, phono)
- Figurative Language — Simile
- Figurative Language — Metaphor
- Figurative Language — Personification
- Comparative Research Report — Two-Subject Study
- Poetry — Form, Meter, and Original Composition
- Grammar Box 6 — The Verb with Full Presentation
- Grammar Box 7 — The Adverb
- Logical Agreement — Subject-Verb
- Active vs Passive Voice
- Word Study — Compound Words
- Word Study — Homophones
- Figurative Language — Hyperbole and Understatement
- Alliteration and Assonance
- Reading Comprehension Strategies — SQ3R
- Book Report — Structured Analysis
- Punctuation Master Class
- Verb Tenses — Past, Present, Future
- Writing Dialogue
- Idiomatic Expressions
- Rhetorical Devices
- Essay Structure — Five-Paragraph Form
- Reading Fluency — Rate and Prosody
- Critical Reading — Analyzing Arguments
- Oral Storytelling
- Etymology Project — Word Origin Deep Dive