Daily  Sample  Lessons/Activities:  Phonics/Word  Study  

Kindergarten  
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Day 1 High-frequency Phonological Introduce sound Fluency with Write letter
words awareness sound-spellings
Day 2 Phonological Review past letter Fluency with Blend words with Read decodable Write letter
awareness sound-spellings sound-spellings sound book
learned
Day 3 High-frequency Phonological Review sound Blend words Fluency with Blend words with Read words with
words awareness sound-spellings sound sound
Day 4 Phonological Word sort Fluency with Blend words with Blending words Read decodable
awareness sound-spellings sound with blends book
Day 5 Review & assess Assess sound- Assess reading Dictation with
PA spelling fluency words sounds & words
 
   
Small  Group  Instruction  
Below Grade Level On Level Above Grade Level
Day 1 High-frequency words High-frequency words
Phonological awareness Phonological awareness
Review new sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling
Review past sounds Read words with sound-spelling
Day 2 High-frequency words Review new sound-spelling Read more advanced words with sound-
Phonological awareness Identify initial sound spelling
Review new sound-spelling Read words with sound-spelling
Listening for & writing sound Spell words with sound-spelling
Read decodable book Read decodable book
Review past sounds
Day 3 High-frequency words Read book (decodable or other) to work on Read book (decodable or other) to work on
Phonological awareness fluency fluency
Review new sound-spelling
Blend words with sound-spelling
Word fluency with sound-spelling
Read decodable book to build proficiency
Day 4 Phonological awareness Read book (decodable or other) to work on Read book (decodable or other) to work on
Blend words with sound-spelling fluency fluency
Read decodable book to build proficiency
Day 5 Phonological awareness Read book (decodable or other) to work on
Review sound-spellings fluency
Build fluency with letter names
Review high-frequency words
Read decodable book to build proficiency
 
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Daily  Sample  Lessons/Activities:  Phonics/Word  Study  

1st  Grade  
 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Day 1 Phonemic Introduce sound- Build fluency Blend words Dictation & Read decodable High-frequency Phoneme-
awareness spelling with past sound- with sound- spelling book words grapheme
spellings spelling mapping
Day 2 Phonemic Fluency with Blend words Build words Fluency with Fluency with Word sort with High-frequency
awareness past sound- with sound- with sound- words with decodable text sound-spellings words
spellings spelling spelling sound-spelling
Day 3 Phonemic Review sound- Fluency with Blend words Dictation & Read decodable High-frequency Phoneme-
awareness spelling past sound- with sound- spelling book words grapheme
spellings spelling mapping
Day 4 Phonemic Fluency with Blend words Build words Fluency with Fluency with Phoneme- High-frequency
awareness past sound- with sound- with sound- words with decodable book grapheme words
spellings spelling spelling sound-spelling mapping
Day 5 Review & assess Assess reading Assess reading Assess reading Assess fluency Assess spelling Assess reading
PA sound-spellings words with words on with decodable high-frequency
sound-spelling teaching chart book words
 

 
Small  Group  Instruction  
Below Grade Level On Level Above Grade Level
Day 1 Phonological awareness Review new sound-spelling
Review past sound-spellings Blend & read words with sound-spelling
Review new sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spellings
High-frequency words Read decodable book
Read decodable book
Day 2 Phonemic awareness Blend/read words w/sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling Preview more advanced sound-
Review past sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with sound-spelling spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words Make & sort words with sound-spellings Blend & read words with this sound-
Read decodable or other book spelling
Day 3 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words Make & sort words with sound-spellings
Blend words with sound-spelling Read decodable or other book
Day 4 Phonemic awareness Read decodable book Review new sound-spelling Preview more advanced sound-
Review past-sound-spellings High-frequency words Blend & read words with sound-spelling spelling
Review sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spellings Blend & read words with this sound-
Blend words with sound-spelling Read decodable or other book spelling
Read words with sound-spelling in sentences
Day 5 High-frequency words and/or read decodable book
Assess PA, phonics, and/or fluency
 
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Daily  Sample  Lessons/Activities:  Word  Recognition  &  Word  Study  

2nd  Grade  
 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Day 1 Phonemic Introduce sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Phoneme-grapheme Dictation & Review high- Read decodable
awareness spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling mapping spelling frequency book
words
Day 2 Phonemic Blend words with Build words with Word sort with Phoneme-grapheme
awareness sound-spelling sound-spelling sound-spellings mapping
Day 3 Phonemic Review sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Word sort with High- Read Phoneme-
awareness spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling sound-spellings frequency decodable grapheme
words book mapping
Day 4 Phonemic Blend words with Build words with Dictation & spelling Phoneme-grapheme
awareness sound-spelling sound-spelling mapping
Day 5 Review & Assess reading Assess reading words Assess fluency with Assess spelling
assess PA sound-spellings with sound-spelling decodable book
 

 
Small  Group  Instruction  
Below Grade Level On Level Above Grade Level
Day 1 Phonemic awareness Review new sound-spelling
Review past-sound-spellings Blend & read words with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spellings
Blend words with sound-spelling Read decodable book
High-frequency words
Read decodable book
Day 2 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with sound-spelling with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words Make & sort words with sound-spellings Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Read decodable or other book sound-spelling
Day 3 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words Make & sort words with sound-spellings
Blend words with sound-spelling Read decodable or other book
Day 4 Phonemic awareness Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Blend & read words with sound-spelling with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spellings Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Read decodable or other book sound-spelling
Read words with sound-spelling in sentences
Read decodable book
High-frequency words
Day 5 High-frequency words and/or read decodable book
Assess PA, phonics, and/or fluency
 
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Daily  Sample  Lessons/Activities:  Word  Recognition  &  Word  Study  

3rd  Grade  
 

1 2 3 4 5 6
Day 1 Phonemic Introduce sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Phoneme-grapheme Dictation & spelling
awareness spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling mapping
Day 2 Phonemic Blend words with Build words with Word sort with Phoneme-grapheme
awareness sound-spelling sound-spelling sound-spellings mapping
Day 3 Phonemic Review sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Word sort with Phoneme-
awareness spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling sound-spellings grapheme mapping
Day 4 Phonemic Blend words with Build words with Dictation & spelling Phoneme-grapheme
awareness sound-spelling sound-spelling mapping
Day 5 Review & Assess reading Assess reading words Assess fluency with Assess spelling
assess PA sound-spellings with sound-spelling decodable book
 
 

Small  Group  Instruction  

Below Grade Level On Level Above Grade Level
Day 1 Phonemic awareness
Review past-sound-spellings
Review sound-spelling
Blend words with sound-spelling
High-frequency words
Read decodable book
Day 2 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words sound-spelling Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spelling
sound-spellings
Day 3 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words sound-spelling
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with
sound-spellings
Day 4 Phonemic awareness Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Blend & read words with with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling sound-spelling Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spelling
Read words with sound-spelling in sentences sound-spellings
Read decodable book
High-frequency words
Day 5 High-frequency words and/or read decodable book
Assess PA, phonics, and/or fluency

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Daily  Sample  Lessons/Activities:  Word  Recognition  &  Word  Study  

4th  Grade  
 

1 2 3 4 5
Day 1 Introduce sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Phoneme-grapheme Dictation & spelling
spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling mapping
Day 2 Blend words with Build words with Word sort with Phoneme-grapheme
sound-spelling sound-spelling sound-spellings mapping
Day 3 Review sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Word sort with Phoneme-grapheme
spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling sound-spellings mapping
Day 4 Blend words with Build words with Dictation & spelling Phoneme-grapheme
sound-spelling sound-spelling mapping
Day 5 Assess reading Assess reading words Assess fluency with Assess spelling
sound-spellings with sound-spelling decodable book
 
 

Small  Group  Instruction  

Below Grade Level On Level Above Grade Level
Day 1 Phonemic awareness
Review past-sound-spellings
Review sound-spelling
Blend words with sound-spelling
High-frequency words
Read decodable book
Day 2 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words sound-spelling Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spelling
sound-spellings
Day 3 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words
Blend words with sound-spelling
Day 4 Phonemic awareness Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Blend & read words with with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling sound-spelling Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spelling
Read words with sound-spelling in sentences sound-spellings
Read decodable book
High-frequency words
Day 5 High-frequency words and/or read decodable book
Assess PA, phonics, and/or fluency

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Daily  Sample  Lessons/Activities:  Word  Recognition  &  Word  Study  

5th  Grade  
 

1 2 3 4 5
Day 1 Introduce sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Phoneme-grapheme Dictation & spelling
spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling mapping
Day 2 Blend words with Build words with Word sort with Phoneme-grapheme
sound-spelling sound-spelling sound-spellings mapping
Day 3 Review sound- Fluency with past Blend words with Word sort with Phoneme-grapheme
spelling sound-spellings sound-spelling sound-spellings mapping
Day 4 Blend words with Build words with Dictation & spelling Phoneme-grapheme
sound-spelling sound-spelling mapping
Day 5 Assess reading Assess reading words Assess fluency with Assess spelling
sound-spellings with sound-spelling decodable book
 
 

Small  Group  Instruction  

Below Grade Level On Level Above Grade Level
Day 1 Phonemic awareness
Review past-sound-spellings
Review sound-spelling
Blend words with sound-spelling
High-frequency words
Read decodable book
Day 2 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book Blend & read words with with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words sound-spelling Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spelling
sound-spellings
Day 3 Phonemic awareness Build words with sound-spelling
Review past-sound-spellings Read decodable book
Review sound-spelling High-frequency words
Blend words with sound-spelling
Day 4 Phonemic awareness Review new sound-spelling Read multisyllabic words
Review past-sound-spellings Blend & read words with with sound-spelling
Review sound-spelling sound-spelling Find words in books with
Blend words with sound-spelling Make & sort words with sound-spelling
Read words with sound-spelling in sentences sound-spellings
Read decodable book
High-frequency words
Day 5 High-frequency words and/or read decodable book
Assess PA, phonics, and/or fluency
 

 
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