The hinge of the term. She hears a word, breaks it into sounds, and lays the letters out — spelling before writing, which is the correct order.
You need: Moveable alphabet + the word-building sheet
Say "sat" slowly. She finds /s/, then /a/, then /t/ and lays them left to right. She is not reading yet — she is spelling, which comes first and is easier.
You need: A real pin, a real pot, a real mat
She builds the word, then fetches the thing. The word points at an object she can hold, so it means something.
You need: Nothing
Do not drop it now that letters have arrived. The ear work is what makes the letters work.
Laying the table for everyone. Counting, one-to-one correspondence, and a job that visibly matters.
Digging, carrying buckets, planting. Hands in the dirt.
Optional. Long — use a chunk of it, not the whole thing.
The least important part of this week by a distance. Skip it without guilt.
Press ⌘P — only the sheets below print, never this plan. A4, no scaling.
Say the word slowly, stretching every sound. She finds each letter and lays it in a box — left to right.
The faint word on the right is for you to check against, not for her to copy.
Cut along the dashed lines. Keep them in an envelope.
You will need doubles of a, t, s and o. Print whenever the box looks thin.
Week 6 — Building words with the moveable alphabet. One line a day is plenty. Write what she did, not what she got right.
| What she did | Repeat / move on | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | ||
| Tue | ||
| Wed | ||
| Thu | ||
| Fri | ||
| Sat | ||
| Sun |
Week 6 — Building words with the moveable alphabet