Elementary reading & writing
Explore the sounds in spoken words, connect letters to words, and look for meaning in a sentence. These examples introduce phonics, reading comprehension, and writing activities.
Choose a short activity. Say words together when working on sounds, and use the written sentence when looking for evidence.
Say each word aloud and listen to its first sound. Focus on the sound you hear, rather than the letter's name.
Say moon. Which word starts with the same sound: mat or sun?
Mat begins with the same sound as moon. Say both words and notice how your lips come together for their first sound.
Use letter sounds instead of letter names. Say the sounds in order, then bring them together into a whole word.
Say the sounds for s, short u, and n. What word do they make?
The word is sun. Say sun, then point to each letter as you connect its sound to the word.
Read a sentence and use its words to answer a question. Point to the evidence before answering.
Kim has a green bag.
What color is Kim's bag? Which words tell you?
The bag is green. The words “green bag” give the detail. You can answer in a sentence: “Kim's bag is green.”
A complete sentence tells an idea. Begin with a capital letter and check the ending punctuation.
Use pup and naps to make a complete sentence. Read it back to check that it makes sense.
The pup naps. “The pup” tells who. “Naps” tells what happens. The sentence begins with a capital T and ends with a period.
ELA stands for English language arts. The learning paths include work with sounds, words, texts, and writing.
Beginning sounds, three-sound blending, short vowels, digraphs, consonant blends, vowel teams, and word parts.
For example, the two letters sh work together at the beginning of ship. Notice the sound they represent as you read the word.
Finding details, retelling events, main ideas, vocabulary, evidence, sentence building, written responses, and revision.
After reading, ask “What in the text helped you?” Then turn the answer into a sentence using the relevant detail.
Try describing a group of objects or explaining an addition strategy in the elementary math activities. You can also return to the subject overview.
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Keep your code private. If a code is missing or does not work, ask your teacher for help. Your progress belongs to your own learning path.