The Foundational Skills learning activities focus on a mixture of learning high-frequency words, phonological awareness, and phonics.

To prepare for the lesson:

• Download the Week 1, Day 1 teaching slides: Foundational Skills (1.1) Day 1 PowerPoint.
• Download the Week 1 Practice Handouts.
• You will find detailed instructions to assist with daily teaching slides in the notes section of the PowerPoint; download the Week 1, Day 1 slide notes for reference.

Now, go through the daily teaching slides for Day 1 with your student.

SLIDE ACTIVITIES

• Part 1: Go through the High-Frequency Words on slides 4-15. After slide 15, complete the Words to Know, page 4 worksheet.
• Part 2: Play the Phonological Awareness video on slide 16 and practice blending spoken sounds together to hear words.
• Part 3: In Phonics, slides 17-32, learn about consonants and words with the short a or i sounds. For additional help, search for Sound-Spelling cards a, e, i, o, u in your online textbook under Learning Cards/Sound-Spelling Cards. Use an Articulation Video, in your online textbook under Multimedia, to show children how to articulate the /ă/ sound.
  • Sound-Spelling card alligator (slide 19): Articulation Video
  • Sound-Spelling card igloo (slide 20): Articulation Video

EXTENDED LEARNING

For extended learning, please complete the following:

• Review the Week 1 Word List that contains your high-frequency and spelling words.
• Reading: In a Jam (online textbook: Foundational Skills).  Be sure you log into your textbook, first, before you use the link.