Word Work

Kaboom!

Materials:

Popsicle sticks (about 10-20 per pair), with words or pictures glued to the end
Cups (one per pair)
Rhyming pictures or words glued to popsicle sticks and placed in cups by microphase

Late Pre-Alphabetic	Use pictures of rhyming one-syllable words that contain the vowels that have been introduced thus far. (e.g. can, pan; ham, jam)
Early Partial	Use a mix of pictures and CVC words that contain the vowels that have been introduced thus far.
Middle, and Late Partial; Early Full	Use words that match the cycle focus for each microphase. Consider including words that match the previous cycle focus for each microphase.

Fluency

Popsicle Stick Sight Words

Materials:

Late Pre-Alphabetic	Use a mix of learned upper- and lower-case letters along with the high-frequency words that have been introduced.
Early, Middle, and Late Partial; Early Full	Use high-frequency words that have been introduced up through, and including, the current cycle for each microphase.

Fluency Practice: Buddy Reading

Materials:

Directions:

Students work in pairs.

Student A reads aloud to Student B while they follow along for half the rotation time.
Then students switch roles. If a partner is not available, consider allowing students to read with a “Reading Buddy" stuffed animal or drawing.

AIR

Materials:

Directions:

Choose Book, Read

Writing

Materials:

Variety of paper (unlined, some lines and a box for an illustration, lined)
For some in the Pre-Alphabetic and Early Partial microphases, consider providing paper with a sentence starter or fill-in-the-blanks.

Directions:

Students continue writing from the modules, freewrite, and/or write to one of the following suggested prompts:

Skills Flex Video

Materials:

Directions:

Students watch the Skills Flex video assigned to their group and complete all activities as instructed by the onscreen teacher.

Microphase	Video
Late Pre-Alphabetic	Kindergarten, Module 1, Cycle 3, Lesson 19
Early Partial	Kindergarten, Module 3, Cycle 15, Lesson 79
Middle Partial	Kindergarten, Module 4, Cycle 22, Lesson 114
Late Partial	Grade 1, Module 2, Cycle 8, Lesson 44
Early Full	Grade 1, Module 3, Cycle 15, Lesson 79

Grade K, Module 1, Cycle 3, Lesson 19