1. Year 1 - Term 4, Day 25
Assessment

2. Today is ________________.
Block 1: Opening
Daily Review
You will need to type the date each day in the PowerPoint or write it on the board. As the program progresses, consider having students write or contribute to the daily message.
Topic Suggestions: Teacher says; students repeat.
Weather: “It is hot today.”
Activities taught yesterday: “We learned the letter ____ yesterday.”
Activities for today: “Today, we will write our names.”
Teacher Note
Use "Frere Jacques“ melody to sing:
Today is _______. Today is _______. All day long, all day long. Yesterday was ______. Tomorrow will be _______. Oh what fun! Oh what fun!
Activity: Daily Message Chant
Today is ________________.
Students, this is our daily message. It tells us the date. Please follow along as I read the sentence.
“Today is ____________ (day of the week, day of the month, month of the year and year.)”
Message
What is today’s date?
“Today is _______________.”
Tell your partner the date.
Checking for Understanding

3. Block 1: Opening Click here to hear the sounds. Daily Review
Review different letter sounds and letter patterns. Select a poster to review.
R-Controlled Letter Pattern Poster
Consonant Blend Poster (beginning and ending blends)
Letter Pattern Poster (with /ow/: ow/ou & /oi/: oi/oy)
Short and Long oo Poster
Silent Letter Poster
The Letters C and G Poster
Double Consonant Poster
Digraph & Trigraph Poster
Long Vowel Poster (Remind the students that the long u has two sounds: long u and /oo/. )
Teacher Note: Method of Delivery

4. thank then much help day long first before after know tell which full
Block 1: Opening
Daily Review
High-Frequency Words
thank
then
much
help
day
long
first
before
after
know
tell
which
full
also of
than
once
has an
from
every
Teacher selects five or more high-frequency words to review. Select the words based on student needs and time.
Consider creating a word wall with all the high-frequency words taught up to term 3.
Teacher first reads a High-Frequency Word.
Students chorally read the High-Frequency Word.
CFU options:
1. Teacher asks for non-volunteers to read the word he is pointing to aloud.
2. Teacher asks students to put their finger on the word ________.
3. Teacher asks students to whisper the word he is pointing to.
4. Teacher asks students to read the word she is pointing to in a squeaky voice.
Teacher Note: Method of Delivery

5. Assessment
Assessment #1