Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 11 (Grade PreK ELA): Reasons that Support Points PreK opinion and evidence unit: students learn to use pictures and simple text to give reasons for their ideas, saying “I think/like ___ because ___.” They practice pointing to visual evidence and asking or answering clarifying questions to build comprehension and communication skills.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 10 (Grade PreK ELA): Launching Opinion Speaking PreK opinion writing unit: students practice saying “I like ___ because ___” to express preferences with clear reasons, learning complete-sentence sharing, polite listening, and partner turn-taking to build confidence in early communication skills.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 9 (Grade PreK ELA): Phonological Awareness II – Onset–Rime PreK phonological awareness unit: students play with word parts by blending and segmenting onset–rime patterns, sorting words into rime families like -at and -og, and using fun, hands-on games to build early decoding and sound awareness skills.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 8 (Grade PreK ELA): Oral Storytelling with Pictures PreK narrative writing unit: students turn small life moments into oral stories, using drawings and dictation to show who, where, and what happened. They learn sequencing words—first, then, next, last—to tell clear, detailed stories with feelings.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 7 (Grade PreK ELA): Informative Beginnings – Labels that Teach PreK informational writing unit: students become “kid scientists,” creating topic pictures with labels and parts-of diagrams to teach others. They name topics, identify parts, add first-sound labels, and explain their diagrams using clear, complete sentences.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 6 (Grade PreK ELA): Letters & Sounds I – Names and Consonant Sounds PreK phonics unit: students learn to recognize and name the letters in their names, match uppercase and lowercase forms, and produce common consonant sounds through playful tracing, building, and sound–picture routines that build early alphabet mastery.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 5 (Grade PreK ELA): Phonological Awareness I – Rhyme & Syllables PreK phonological awareness unit: students explore rhyme and syllables through songs, poems, and movement—learning to hear, make, and clap word sounds while using new vocabulary like rhyme, beat, and syllable in joyful, hands-on literacy play.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 4 (Grade PreK ELA): Concepts of Print & Book Handling PreK print-awareness unit: students learn book parts, print direction, and how to spot letters, words, and spaces—building essential pre-reading habits through interactive book-handling, partner talk, and playful literacy centers.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 3 (Grade PreK ELA): Characters, Settings, and Major Events PreK story comprehension unit: students describe who is in the story, where it happens, and what takes place using words and pictures, building early vocabulary, sentence skills, and visual storytelling confidence.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 2 (Grade PreK ELA): Asking & Answering Questions About Stories PreK comprehension unit: students learn to ask and answer who, what, where, and when questions, use picture clues to understand stories, and retell familiar tales in order—building early narrative and speaking skills through visual storytelling.
Paid-members only Grade PreK ELA Units Unit Plan 1 (Grade PreK ELA): Launching Our Reading–Writing Community PreK literacy launch unit: students learn classroom reading routines, explore books with care, practice partner talk and sharing, and begin expressing ideas through drawing and dictation—building joyful habits that spark a lifelong love of reading.