I will provide a full curriculum geared toward Kindergarten students. In the first 9-weeks, students will be taught a keyword and motion for each letter of the alphabet to solidify letter name/letter sound connection and memorization. Students will learn basic techniques for blending letters together to make words. Students will work on letter sound automaticity as well as letter name automaticity. Students will work on rhyme and word families. Students will work on correct articulation for letter sounds. 

The class will be structured following Phonics First. I have been trained in this curriculum and will use materials from this. The focus will be on automaticity, as well as many connections to establish a solid memory of letter name and letter sound. We will begin blending very early on, helping students to understand the reason for learning letters. We will engage in learning games, lots of repetition, and songs. My teaching style is to have very high expectations, while providing very much support as needed. I do believe that students learn through fun and will be silly with them to promote engagement and high levels of learning. No prior experience is needed, as we will start with Layer 1 of the curriculum and will slowly build. It is important for students to come ready to engage and expect to be actively participating throughout the entire class. 

Week 1:
Day 1: Intro to ABC keywords and motions. Explicit introduction to letter O with multi sensory connection. Articulation of letter sound. Phonemic awareness activity with short vowel /o/. Letter formation practice. 
Day 2: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review of letter O name and sound. Recall multi sensory connection. Practice articulation of sound and letter formation. 
Day 3: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Take turns brainstorming words that have short /o/ sound and practice writing letter O for each word that has that sound. LOTS of repetition this day. 
Day 4: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Phonemic awareness activities with short vowel /o/. Letter O ID games. 

Week 2:
Day 1: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Explicit introduction to letter A with multi sensory connection. Articulation of letter sound. Phonemic awareness activity with short vowel /a/. Letter formation practice.
Day 2: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review of letter A name and sound. Recall multi sensory connection. Practice articulation of sound and letter formation. 
Day 3: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Take turns brainstorming words that have short /a/ sound and practice writing letter A for each word that has that sound. LOTS of repetition this day. 
Day 4: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Phonemic awareness activities with short vowel /a/. Letter Aa ID games. 

Week 3: 
Day 1: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Explicit introduction to letter D with multi sensory connection. Articulation of letter sound. Phonemic awareness activity with /d/ sound. Letter formation practice.
Day 2: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review of letter Dd name and sound. Recall multi sensory connection. Practice articulation of sound and letter formation. Brainstorm words that start with /d/ and write Dd each time a word is thought of. 
Day 3: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Introduction to blending VC (rime). "od" and "ad". as well as blending a "coda" such as "da" and "do" and think of words that start/end with those rimes/codas.
Day 4: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review blending technique. Phonemic awareness activities with /d/. Letter Dd ID games. 

Week 4:
Day 1: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Explicit introduction to letter Gg with multi sensory connection. Articulation of letter sound. Phonemic awareness activity with /g/ sound. Letter formation practice.
Day 2: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review of letter Gg name and sound. Recall multi sensory connection. Practice articulation of sound and letter formation. Brainstorm words that start with /g/ and write Gg each time a word is thought of. 
Day 3: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Practice blending VC. "od", "ad", "go", "ag", as well as blending a "coda" such as "ga" and "go" and think of words that start/end with those rimes/codas.
Day 4: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review blending technique. Introduction to blending CVC words "dog", "gad", etc. Phonemic awareness activities with /g/. Letter Gg ID games. 

Week 5:
Day 1: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Explicit introduction to letter Cc with multi sensory connection. Articulation of letter sound. Phonemic awareness activity with /c/ sound. Letter formation practice. Brainstorm words that start with /c/ and write Cc each time. Quick intro to C/K rule.
Day 2: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review of letter Cc name and sound. Recall multi sensory connection. Practice articulation of sound and letter formation. Introduction to first "red word" (high frequency word): a
Day 3: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Practice blending technique and blending words (VC and CVC). Intro to blending phrases.
Day 4: Review of ABC Keywords and motions. Review blending. Phonemic awareness activities with /c/. Letter Cc ID games. Red word review.

Weeks 6-9:
Follows same format with the following letters: Tt, Mm, Ll, and Hh and red words: the, for, and, & is.

Each day's review consists of the "3-part drill" off phonics first: visual drill (letter sound automaticity) , auditory drill (writing what sound(s) you hear), and blending drill.