Unit 1 Before I Can Read
Lesson 1 All about Me
I Am Special
1. Ask the pupils to fill out the All about Me poster.
2. Assist those who need help in filling out the poster.
3. Encourage phonetic spelling but write down the correct spelling in fine print
underneath the poster.
4. Encourage the pupils to decorate their posters and share their outputs in class.
All about me.
This is me.
My name is:
Letters in my name
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z
I am
My favorite color is
____________
years old.
When I grow up, I want to be
I love
Lesson 2 The Sounds I Can Hear
Let Us Make Music!
1. Write the words loud and soft on the board.
2. Play upbeat music as background music for this activity. Make sure that the
music’s volume is on low so as not to disturb other classes.
3. Let the pupils play musical instruments or sing along with the music.
4. Tell them to play the musical instruments loud when you point to the word loud
on the board, and play the musical instrument softer when you point to the
word soft.
Lesson 3 I Spy with My Little Eye
Missing Body Parts
1. Show the pictures of bodies with missing parts to the class.
2. Discuss with the class what is missing in each picture.
3. Ask, “What might happen if you are missing your ear? Nose?” Then, tell the
pupils, “It might be hard to have a missing body part but people with missing
body parts can still do everyday activities on their own.”
4. Let the pupils draw the missing parts of the bodies.
Lesson 4 Clap and Rhyme Time
Fruit Shake
1. Show the chart of food to the class.
pineapple watermelon
banana rice
broccoli orange
grapes strawberry
kiwi papaya
potato cabbage
tomato carrots
2. Discuss with the pupils how good food keeps the body healthy.
3. Ask them to count the syllables of each name of food by shaking their hips
instead of clapping.
Lesson 5 Books Are for Everyone
Make Your Own Cover Page
1. Ask each pupil to think of a story they want to tell. Let them decorate the front
cover of a book based on their story.
2. Have the pupils decorate also the back cover of the book.
3. Let the pupils share their outputs in class.
Unit 2 Fun with Letters
Lesson 1 Getting to Know Mm, Ss, Ll, Ff, Jj, and Ww
Guess the Letter
1. Show each flash card of objects to the pupils.
2. Let them guess if the object begins with Mm, Ss, Ll, Ff, Jj, or Ww.
Ff Is for Family
1. Ask the pupils to draw their family members inside the heart shape.
2. Let them show their outputs in class.
Lesson 2 Getting to Know Tt, Hh, Cc, Rr, Nn, and Yy
Letter Count
1. Ask the pupils to count each letter inside the box.
2. Let them write the number of each letter in the appropriate box.
t h C r N T C
c R n N R T h H
c r n T t N R
Tt Cc Hh Rr Nn
Lesson 3 Getting to Know Bb, Gg, Pp, Dd, Zz, and Yy
Letters Dance
1. Play a popular upbeat song to the pupils.
2. Show pictures of objects (gorilla, bell, popsicle, diamond, pencil, doctor, ghost,
and bubbles) one at a time.
3. Let the pupils form the beginning letter of the name of each object using their
bodies.
Lesson 4 Amazing Aa
Read and Color
1. Review the –ap, –at, and –am family words with the pupils.
2. Ask them to color red the boxes with –ap words, blue for –at words, and yellow
for –am words.
ham cat tap
map dam mat
yam nap fat
Pam Pat Rap
rat lap ram
Lesson 5 Exciting Ee
Adding Letters
1. Tell the pupils that they will learn about math and reading for the day because
they will be adding letters for the activity.
2. Write the letters h, e, and m on the board. Put a plus sign between the letters.
3. Ask the pupils to produce the sound of each letter.
4. Combine the letter sounds to form the word.
5. Do the same steps for the succeeding words.
h + e + m = 1.
w + e + b = 2.
g + e + m = 3.
p + e + t = 4.
Lesson 6 Interesting Ii
Fill the Pit
1. Ask the pupils to prepare crayons for the activity.
2. Have them pair up or form groups of threes.
3. Review the different /i/ family words with the pupils.
4. Draw a pit on the board.
5. Call on pairs/groups to fill the pit with short /i/ words.
Unit 3 Fun with Words
Lesson 1 Outstanding Oo
Letter Hop
1. Prepare a large sign with the letter Oo written on the left and the letter Aa on the
right.
2. Play upbeat music as background music for the activity.
3. Review the short /o/ and short /a/ sounds with the pupils.
4. Read to the pupils the following words one at a time:
• map
• pot
• hop
• nap
• wag
• rot
• bag
• dog
• fog
• rag
5. Have the pupils hop to the right of the sign if the word has a short /a/ sound
and hop to the left if it has a short /o/ sound.
Lesson 2 Useful Uu
How Many Are the Short /u/ Words?
1. Prepare a chart with the following sentences:
Number
of Short
Sentence
/u/
Words
1. The fat pup is in the tub.
2. The cub and pup play
in the mud.
3. Pam cut the rug in the
hut.
4. The big bug is on the
log.
5. Kim and Kat hug in the
hut.
2. Ask the pupils to read each sentence.
3. Let them identify and count the short /u/ words in each sentence.
4. Have the pupils write the number of short /u/ words in each sentence in the
box.
Lesson 3 Blast with L Blends
Bingo!
1. Play Bingo with the class. Distribute Bingo cards with L-blend words in them to
each pupil.
2. Read some L-blend words.
3. If a pupil’s Bingo card has the word that you just read, let him or her color the
box.
4. Make different patterns for the Bingo game for the pupils to enjoy.
Sample Bingo card:
B I N G O
clam plant flip glass slim
clip plug flag Glen slacks
club plus flower glad sled
clap plan flap glam slam
Lesson 4 Refreshing R and S Blends
Spot the Picture
1. Ask the pupils to look at the following pictures.
2. Let them identify the objects that have R blends and S blends.
3. Have the pupils write the correct blend to complete the names of the objects.
4. Tell them to write br-, dr-, cr-, gr-, -st on the blanks.
____ ill
ne ____
ve ____
fore ____
____ ab
____ ush
____ ass
____ um
Lesson 5 Built to Blend -lt and -nd Blends
Crossword Puzzle
1. Print the crossword puzzle below.
2. Ask the pupils to identify the picture in Down number 1 (pond). Point at the
corresponding boxes for the word pond.
3. Let the pupils spell out the word pond. Then, write the letters in its appropriate
boxes.
4. Do the same steps for the remaining pictures of the crossword puzzle.
Down Across
1
3
4
2
5
4
Lesson 6 Hunt and Craft -ft and -nt Blends
Planting Words
1. Draw the pots of plants on the board. You can also print them and put them on
the board.
2. Ask the pupils to help the plants grow by drawing more stems and leaves.
3. Let them write words that end with -ft and -nt blends on the stems and leaves
they drew.
-nt
-ft
Unit 4 Becoming a Good Reader
Lesson 1 Catch and Pick Words Ending in -ck, -tch, and -dge
Artist’s Sketch
1. Review some words ending in -ck, -tch, and -dge with the pupils.
2. Ask the pupils to pick a word that has the ending sound indicated on each
canvas.
3. Then, have them draw their chosen word on the canvas.
-ck
-tch
-dge
Lesson 2 Long Vowel Friends
Follow the Path
1. Review the long vowel sounds with the pupils.
2. Ask them to draw a path from the fireman to the house by finding and coloring
the boxes with words that have long vowel sounds.
game rake take bake
bit bot but cave
cat kit cot cut nap pine
lobe lime time side dive bite
hope ham hem him hum hop
cone fit tube cute mule
robe fume fat fan fab
Lesson 3 Story Fun
I Am an Illustrator
1. Review the skills of a good reader with the pupils.
2. Read the story with the class. Make sure to model what a good reader does.
3. Ask the pupils to create a title and draw an illustration for the front cover of the
story.
_____________________
(Title)
Splash! Mike and Clem
dive down. They see so many
creatures! They wave at the
turtle and say hello to the fish.
They play with the dolphins
and collect lots of shells. They
also shake hands with the
octopus.
Soon, they make their way
back to their boat.
