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Pre Reading Lesson Plans

Build early reading foundations with letter sounds, rhyming, shared reading and print awareness. Choose ready-to-teach sequences, book companions or broader literacy guides.

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The Road to Reading B - Beginning Sounds teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsRhyming & word building

The Road to Reading B - Beginning Sounds

Part 2 (Unit 2: Beginning Sounds) of the 12-part 'Road to Reading' foundational reading-intervention program, teaching students to connect letter names to the sounds at the beginning of words.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–5
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Last Week of School ELA Activities | No-Prep Pack for Kindergarten teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsRhyming & word building

Last Week of School ELA Activities | No-Prep Pack for Kindergarten

A no-prep, 5-day Kindergarten end-of-school-year ELA packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining literacy skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery Rhyme teaching resource preview
Rhyming & word buildingShared reading

Itsy Bitsy Spider Nursery Rhyme

A nursery-rhyme literacy kit teaching phonemic awareness, story structure, retelling skills, vocabulary, and sequencing through the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' rhyme.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–3
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I Need a Hug: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsRhyming & word building

I Need a Hug: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Provide speech-language and early-literacy support activities (vocabulary, phonemic awareness, comprehension, retell) built around a shared reading of the picture book 'I Need a Hug' by Aaron Blabey, themed around forest animals.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–2
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Guided Word Building - Systematic, Sequential Phonics Lessons teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsRhyming & word building

Guided Word Building - Systematic, Sequential Phonics Lessons

A systematic, sequential 82-lesson hands-on phonics program ("Guided Word Building" by Joan Westley, published by Rainbow Horizons Publishing/Primary Concepts) that teaches phonics patterns and phonemic awareness through building words with letter tiles across 8 skill sections.

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PDF
Length
113 pages
Level
Pre-K–2
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Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsRhyming & word building

Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

Provide a speech-language/early-literacy companion packet to accompany a shared reading of 'Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie' (by Kimberly & James Dean), targeting AAC/core vocabulary use, letter/phonemic awareness, comprehension, and vocabulary for early literacy learners including special education/speech-language populations

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–2
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"Corduroy" | Picture Book Study teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsShared reading

"Corduroy" | Picture Book Study

Provide a no-prep picture book study unit for the story 'Corduroy' (by Don Freeman), supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary, fine motor, and craft activities tied to the book.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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Meet Clifford! Week-Long Lesson Plan Template teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsShared reading

Meet Clifford! Week-Long Lesson Plan Template

An editable week-long lesson plan template themed around Clifford the Big Red Dog, helping preschool teachers plan a week of Clifford-related activities across learning centers.

Editable
File
Microsoft Word
Level
Pre-K–K
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Stego the Dinosaur Gr. K-2 teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsShared reading

Stego the Dinosaur Gr. K-2

Provide an educator's guide for building an interactive big book about Stegosaurus that reinforces phonics/letter recognition through a clapping activity.

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PDF
Length
24 pages
Level
1
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The Pirates Next Door: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet teaching resource preview
Letters & soundsRhyming & word building

The Pirates Next Door: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

A speech-language/early-literacy book companion for the picture book 'The Pirates Next Door: Starring the Jolley-Rogers' by Jonny Duddle, providing shared-reading, AAC/core-vocabulary, letter, rhyming, and comprehension supports for students with emerging language skills or complex communication needs.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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