Kindergarten is such an exciting year, at the beginning of the school year students are learning all the letters and by the end of the year many are reading! There is so much to teach throughout the school year and it can be a bit overwhelming. I created this simple phonics scope and sequence to help guide myself throughout the school year. You may find it helpful in your classroom too. One of my favorite parts of thsi scope and sequence is the resource links on pages 3-4. This is a great…

Access 10 free "Big 5" comprehension passages based on a science of reading scope and sequence of skills.

Many teachers wonder what the best order is for phonics instruction, but this free scope and sequence from Learning At The Primary Pond can help! This phonics instruction sequence includes research-based information on effective phonics instruction, plus year-long, grade-level-specific phonics instruction sequences for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. For a teacher-friendly, multi-sensory phonics program for kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade, check out From Sounds To…

Ready to start implementing more of the science of reading in your literacy block? One great place to start is finding a phonics scope and sequence to use in your kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade reading groups. A phonics scope and sequence will help guide your guided reading groups, reading small groups, whole group phonics instruction, and independent intervention. I have a FREE phonics scope and sequence download for you on my blog! Grab it today to get started!

In this post, I am share 5 tips for teaching Heart Words in the classroom, a high-frequency words scope and sequence to guide you, & a Heart Word resource to help K-2 students learn their sight words!

Introducing this highly effective and engaging multi-centred products designed to align seamlessly with the science of reading. Following the UFLI lessons 69-76 scope and sequence, these activities offer a comprehensive approach to literacy development. Each with five different centres, equipped with unique and differentiated activities, students naturally enhance their skills in segmenting, blending, and building fluency.The centres incorporate the heart words/irregular words emphasized in…

Master the art of ELA planning with this comprehensive blog post on the importance of understanding and using a scope and sequence. Learn how these invaluable tools provide structure, organization, and alignment to your curriculum. Discover the benefits of effective ELA planning and optimize your instructional strategies for student success. Dive into the world of scope and sequence and revolutionize your ELA lesson planning today!

We've talked before about how we use our scope & sequence to organize our instruction - but we also use it to organize our materials! For each lesson, we pull all of the activities on the scope & sequence (notice there are activities for PA, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and orthographic awareness listed) and then put them into a different file folder for each of the lessons. For more information about how we organize our lesson materials, click here!

Looking for a manageable shift that aligns with the Science of Reading? Let's look at the difference between Heart Words vs. Flash Words, learn how to teach heart words, and find phonics scope and sequence that can work in your first, second, or third-grade classroom. These resources are all FREE and easy to implement! Click on the link to check out the post!

Are you wondering how to teach phonics? There are some important do's and don'ts to keep in mind when it comes to powerful phonics instruction.