WEEKLY PLANNING

Whole Group Time

Component
:
Song

Purpose:
Build
Community

Activity/
experience

Promote
phonological
awareness

Activity or
Game

Read Aloud:
Predictable
Text

Integrate
movement
with literacy
or math

Focus on
math content
(number,
shape, pattern,
measurement,
etc)

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Song
Good Morning to You
Purpose: This song builds
community by showing each child
that we are happy that they are at
school today (before we begin
whole group)

Song
Good Morning to You
Purpose: This song builds
community by showing each child
that we are happy that they are at
school today. (before we begin
whole group)

Song
Good Morning to You
Purpose: This song builds
community by showing each child
that we are happy that they are at
school today.(before we begin
whole group)

Reference:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/
goodmorn.htm

Reference:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/g
oodmorn.htm

Reference:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/g
oodmorn.htm

Lyrics:
Good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Our day is beginning, there's so much to
do
So, good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good Morning, good morning to you.
We're all in our places
With sunshiny faces,
and this is the way
to start a new day!
Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Our day is beginning
There's so much to do.
So good morning, good morning, good
morning to you!

What to do:
I will use this song to transition
into our whole group time. Today
we will begin with a song to
welcome everyone. I will begin
singing the song encouraging
them to join and sing along. I will
then thank the children for their
attention. Its great to see our
friends with us today. The next
activity I have for us today will be
a poem lets find out what it is.
Activity/ experience
Poem

Now We are Six

Poet: A.A Milne

Lyrics:
Good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Our day is beginning, there's so much to
do
So, good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good Morning, good morning to you.
We're all in our places
With sunshiny faces,
and this is the way
to start a new day!
Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Our day is beginning
There's so much to do.
So good morning, good morning, good
morning to you!

What to do:
I will use this song to transition
into our whole group time. Today
we will start with a song. I think
that you will be able to sing along
because you may remember it
from yesterday, but today there is
a little bit more added I will then
sing the song encouraging the
children to sing along. When done
I will thank the children for their
attention and participating. Now
that we have used our listening
skills lets move onto our poem.
Activity/experience
Poem

Lyrics:
Good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Our day is beginning, there's so much to
do
So, good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good Morning, good morning to you.
We're all in our places
With sunshiny faces,
and this is the way
to start a new day!
Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Our day is beginning
There's so much to do.
So good morning, good morning, good
morning to you!

What to do:
I will use this song to transition
into our whole group time. Today
we will start with a song. I think
that you will be able to sing along
because you may remember it
from yesterday, but today there
are some actions that go along
with it. Lets listen as we try to
do the actions along with the
song, I will then sing the songs
as model the actions that go
along with it. I will encourage the
children to join in with both the
actions and singing the song. Now
that we have listened lets move
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Purpose:
This poem will help children with
language because they can think
what rhymes with it it/ predict what
the next
Words:
When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever.

line is.
Reference: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/now-we-aresix-by-a-a-milne

What to do:
This poem is called Now We Are
Six and it has a lot of rhyming.
Lets listen to find some of the
rhyming words. I will begin to read
the poem. I will read it twice.
When finished I will ask the
children what words did you
noticed that rhymed? I will wait
for the children to respond. I will
acknowledge what words rhyme. I
will thank the children for helping
me find the words that rhyme.
What we will be doing next needs
us to move, lets find out what we
will have to do
Activity or Game
Act Out the Alphabet
Purpose: This promotes literacy
because its repetitive and it has a lot
of alliteration.
Refrence:http://www.songsforteaching.com/alphabetsongs/actoutthe
alphabet.htm

Move your body like a monster

Chomp your arms like a shark
Pump it up like a body builder

Now We are Six

Poet: A.A Milne

Purpose:
This poem will help children with
language because they can think
what rhymes with it it/ predict what
the next
Words:
When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever.

line is.

Reference: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/now-we-aresix-by-a-a-milne

What to do:
Our poem is called Now We Are
Six, and you may remember that
it has some rhyming words in it.
Today we will be adding on some
more to it, listen and help me find
the new words that rhyme. I will
read the poem and then read it
again. When finished will ask the
children What words did you
notice that rhymed? I will then
wait for the children to respond. I
will acknowledge the rhyming
words. I will thank the children for
helping me find the words that
rhyme. Our next activity
requires us to move, lets do it
Activity or Game
Act Out the Alphabet
Purpose: This promotes literacy
because its repetitive and it has a lot
of alliteration.
Refrence:http://www.songsforteaching.com/alphabetsongs/actoutthe
alphabet.htm

Move your body like a monster

on to our poem.

Activity/ experience
Poem

Now We are Six

Poet: A.A Milne

Purpose:
This poem will help children with
language because they can think
what rhymes with it it/ predict what
the next
Words:
When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever.

line is.

Reference: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/now-we-aresix-by-a-a-milne

What to do:
This poem is called Now We Are
Six and it has a lot of rhyming.
Remember we have already found
some of its rhyming words. Today
there is more added lets see if we
can fill in what word we think will
come next (what will be the
rhyming words). I will read the
poem pausing at the spots where
the children will predict the
missing (rhyming) word. (the
words from the days before) When
done reading, I will ask the
children what words we saw that
rhymed. When finished I will thank
the children for helping me fill the
missing/rhyming words. Our
next activity is one where we
move around, lets move on
Activity or Game

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Take a bow like youre a star

Heres your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g goose, goose
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Lets have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle
U says u u under, under
V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag
X says x x like in box, like in box
Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag

What to do:

Our movement activity is called

Act out the Alphabet. We will be
doing some actions that we think
will go with the word for each
letter Lets listen to see what we
can come up with I will begin
reciting it. I will say each letter
and the word putting emphasis on
the letter we are on. I will
encourage the children to act out
the way they portray the word
(how they think an alligator would
move or how they would act cold)
When finished will ask the
children what letters they noticed.
I will wait for children to respond.
Acknowledge the children. I will
then thank the children for

Chomp your arms like a shark

Pump it up like a body builder
Take a bow like youre a star
Heres your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g gooey, gooey
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Lets have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle
U says u u under, under
V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag
X says x x like in box, like in box
Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag

What to do:

Our movement activity is called

Act out the Alphabet. You may
remember from yesterday but we
will be doing actions that we think
will go with the word for each
letter There is more added on so
lets listen to what we can come
up with . I will say each letter
and the word putting emphasis on
the letter we are on. I will
encourage the children to act out
the way they portray the word.
When finished will ask the
children what letters they noticed.
I will wait for children to respond.
Acknowledge the children. I will

Act Out the Alphabet

Purpose: This promotes literacy
because its repetitive and it has a lot
of alliteration.
Refrence:http://www.songsforteaching.com/alphabetsongs/actoutthe
alphabet.htm

Move your body like a monster

Chomp your arms like a shark
Pump it up like a body builder
Take a bow like youre a star
Heres your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g gooey, gooey
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Lets have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle
U says u u under, under
V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag
X says x x like in box, like in box
Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag
What to do:

Our movement activity is called

Act out the Alphabet. You may
remember from yesterday but
there will be more added on.
Remember we will be doing
actions that we think will go with
the word for each letter so lets
listen to what we can come up
with. I will say each letter and
the word putting emphasis on the
letter we are on. I will encourage
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participating. Next we will be

reading a book that has to do with
a brown bear, lets find out what
its about.

then thank the children for

participating. Those were some
great actions/movements, now
lets move on to our book.

Title: The Very Busy Spider

Author: Eric Carle
Math Purpose: The children can
count the animals as well as
remember the sequence.

Read Aloud: Predictable Text

Title: The Very Busy Spider
Author: Eric Carle
Math Purpose: The children can
count the animals as well as
remember the sequence.

Read Aloud: Predictable Text

What to do:
Our book is called The Very Busy
Spider While I read lets look for
all the different animals we come
across. I will then begin to read
the book. When fished with the
book I will ask the children the
name of animals that we saw
while reading. I will wait for the
children to respond.Acknowledge
the children. I will thank the
children for helping me with
remember the different animals. I
will then tell the children that its
time to move on and transition
them into the next routine activity.

What to do:
Our book is called Brown Bear,
Brown Bear, What Do You See?
You may remember this book from
yesterday but while I read today,
listen for the animals we come
across and try to remember the
order we saw them. I will then
continue by reading the story.
When finished I will ask the
children what animals they
noticed as I read. I will wait for
children to respond. Then ask if
they can name the order in which
we saw the animals. After the
children respond, I will thank them
their help on remembering the
animals. I will tell the children that
it is time to move on. Then
transition them into the next
routine activity.

the children to act out the way

they portray the word. When
finished will ask the children what
letters they noticed. I will wait for
children to respond. Acknowledge
the children. I will then thank the
children for participating. Now
lets move on to our book.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
Title: The Very Busy Spider
Author: Eric Carle
Math Purpose: The children can
count the animals as well as
remember the sequence.
What to do:
Today I will be reading Brown
Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See? again .You may remember
this book but today while I read
really pay attention to the order in
which we see the animals. I will
then proceed to read the book.
When finished I will ask the
children what animals we saw and
what order in which we saw them.
I will give the children time to
respond. When done, I will back
through the book and go over the
sequence of the animals. After I
will thank them their help on
remembering the order of the
animals. I will tell the children that
it is time to move on. I will then
transition them into the next
routine activity.

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Learning
Outcomes:

Observable,
measurable
concepts or
skills to
support ALL
components
(Refer to SC
Early Learning
Standards)

Song
SE4. Children will form healthy social
relationships
Activity/experience
4.C.ECb With teacher assistance,
recognize and match words that
rhyme.
Activity or Game
ELA-3K-3.13 Recognize a few letters.
PD-3K-1.1
Move with some balance and control
while walking, running, jumping,
marching and hopping.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
4.D.ECb With teacher assistance,
demonstrate understanding of the
one-to-one correspondence of letters
and sounds

Song
SE4. Children will form healthy social
relationships
Activity/experience
4.C.ECb With teacher assistance,
recognize and match words that
rhyme.
Activity or Game
ELA-3K-3.13 Recognize a few letters.
PD-3K-1.1
Move with some balance and control
while walking, running, jumping,
marching and hopping.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
4.D.ECb With teacher assistance,
demonstrate understanding of the
one-to-one correspondence of letters
and sounds

Song
SE4. Children will form healthy social
relationships
Activity/experience
4.C.ECb With teacher assistance,
recognize and match words that
rhyme.
Activity or Game
ELA-3K-3.13 Recognize a few letters.
PD-3K-1.1
Move with some balance and control
while walking, running, jumping,
marching and hopping.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
4.D.ECb With teacher assistance,
demonstrate understanding of the
one-to-one correspondence of letters
and sounds

**Clear explanation of intent for ALL components

**Words and references for all SPF must be included

WEEKLY PLANNING
Large Group Time
Component
:
Song

Purpose:
Build
Community

Activity/
experience

Promote
phonological
awareness

Activity or
Game

Read Aloud:
Predictable
Text

Integrate
movement
with literacy
or math
Focus on
math content
(number,
shape, pattern,
measurement,
etc)

Day Four
Song
Good Morning to You
Purpose: This song builds
community by showing each child
that we are happy that they are at
school today. (before we begin
whole group)
Reference:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/go
odmorn.htm

Lyrics:
Good morning, good morning, good morning
to you
Good morning, good morning, good morning
to you
Our day is beginning, there's so much to do
So, good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good Morning, good morning to you.
We're all in our places
With sunshiny faces,
and this is the way
to start a new day!
Good morning to you

Day Five
Song
Good Morning to You
Purpose: This song builds community
by showing each child that we are
happy that they are at school today.
(before we begin whole group)
Reference:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/good
morn.htm

Lyrics:
Good morning, good morning, good morning to
you
Good morning, good morning, good morning to
you
Our day is beginning, there's so much to do
So, good morning, good morning, good
morning to you
Good Morning, good morning to you.
We're all in our places
With sunshiny faces,
and this is the way
to start a new day!
Good morning to you
Good morning to you

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Good morning to you

Our day is beginning
There's so much to do.
So good morning, good morning, good
morning to you!

Our day is beginning

There's so much to do.
So good morning, good morning, good morning
to you!

What to do:
I will use this song to transition into our
whole group time. Today we will start
with a song. Lets all sing along and do
the actions that we learned yesterday.
Today we have added some more onto
our song, lets listen as we try to follow
along. I will then sing the songs as
model the actions that go along with it.
I will encourage the children to join in
with both the actions and singing the
song. When we are finished, I will thank
the children for participating.
Activity/experience

I will use this song to transition into our

whole group time. Today we will start
with a song. You may remember all the
words and actions from yesterday. We
have added more actions to go along with
the rest of our song lets listen as we try
to follow along. I will then sing the
songs as model the actions that go along
with it. I will encourage the children to
join in with both the actions and singing
the song. When we are finished, I will
thank the children for participating.
Activity/ experience

What to do:

Poem

Poem

Now We are Six

Poet: A.A Milne

Purpose:
This poem will help children with
language because they can think what
rhymes with it it/ predict what the next

Now We are Six

Purpose:
This poem will help children with
language because they can think what
rhymes with it it/ predict what the next
Words:
When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever.

line is.
Reference: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/now-we-are-sixby-a-a-milne

What to do:

Our poem is called Now We Are

Six and you may remember there
is a lot of rhyming. Remember we
have already found some of its
rhyming words. Today there is a

Poet: A.A Milne

Words:
When I was one,
I had just begun.
When I was two,
I was nearly new.
When I was three,
I was hardly me.
When I was four,
I was not much more.
When I was five,
I was just alive.
But now I am six,
I'm as clever as clever.
So I think I'll be six
now and forever.

line is.
Reference: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/now-we-are-six-by-aa-milne

What to do:

Our poem is called Now We Are Six

and you may remember there is a lot
of rhyming. Remember we have
already found some of its rhyming
words. Today there is a little bit more
added lets see if we can fill in what
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little bit more added lets see if we

can predict what word we think will
come next (what will be the
rhyming words). I will read the
poem pausing at the spots where
the children will predict the missing
(rhyming) word. (Only pause on the
new words) When done reading, I
will ask the children what words we
saw that rhymed. When finished I
will thank the children for helping
me predict the missing/rhyming
words. Our next activity is one
where we move around, lets move
on.
Activity or Game
Act Out the Alphabet
Purpose: This promotes literacy
because its repetitive and it has a lot of
alliteration.
Refrence:http://www.songsforteaching.com/alphabetsongs/actoutthealp
habet.htm

Move your body like a monster

Chomp your arms like a shark
Pump it up like a body builder
Take a bow like youre a star
Heres your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g gooey, gooey
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Lets have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle

word we think will come next (what

will be the rhyming words). I will read
the poem pausing at the spots where
the children will predict the missing
(rhyming) word. (Pause where the
rhyming words would be, all of them)
When done reading, I will ask the
children what words we saw that
rhymed. When finished I will thank
the children for helping me fill in the
missing/rhyming words. Our next
activity is one where we move
around, lets move on.
Activity or Game
Act Out the Alphabet
Purpose: This promotes literacy because
its repetitive and it has a lot of
alliteration.
Refrence:http://www.songsforteaching.com/alphabetsongs/actoutthealphab
et.htm

Move your body like a monster

Chomp your arms like a shark
Pump it up like a body builder
Take a bow like youre a star
Heres your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g gooey, gooey
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Lets have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle
U says u u under, under
V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag

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U says u u under, under

V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag
X says x x like in box, like in box
Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag

What to do:
Today our movement activity is
called Act out the Alphabet. You
may remember from yesterday but
there will be more added on.
Remember we will be doing actions
that we think will go with the word
for each letter,so lets listen to what
we can come up with. I will say
each letter and the word putting
emphasis on the letter we are on. I
will encourage the children to act
out the way they portray the word.
When finished will ask the children
what letters they noticed. I will wait
for children to respond. I will ask
the children what other words we
could use for the new letters (Q-U).
Acknowledge the children. I will
then thank the children for
participating.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
Title: Title: The Very Busy Spider
Author: Eric Carle
Math Purpose: The children can
count the animals as well as
remember the sequence.
What to do:
Our book is called The Very Busy
Spider. You may remember this
book but today while I read I would
like to really pay attention to the
order in which we see the animals.
I will then proceed to read the book.
When finished I will ask the children
the animals we saw and what order
in which we saw them. I will ask the

X says x x like in box, like in box

Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag

What to do:
Our movement activity is called Act
out the Alphabet. You may
remember from yesterday but today
we will be doing the whole alphabet.
Remember we will be doing actions
that we think will go with the word for
each letter, so lets listen to what we
can come up with. I will say each
letter and the word putting emphasis
on the letter we are on. I will
encourage the children to act out the
way they portray the word. When
finished will ask the children what
new letters they noticed. I will wait
for children to respond. I will ask the
children what other words we could
use for the new letters (VZ).Acknowledge the children. I will
then thank the children for
participating.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
Title: The Very Busy Spider
Author: Eric Carle
Math Purpose: The children can count
the animals as well as remember the
sequence.
What to do:
Today we will be reading The Very
Busy Spider again. While I read, I
want you to pay close attention to
the order in which we see the
animals. I will read the book, not
spending too much time on the
details. When I finish reading, I will
split up the class into small groups
(one/two per animal depending on
class size). I will ask the children to
work together and put the animals in
the correct order. After I will thank
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Learning
Outcomes:

Observable,
measurable
concepts or
skills to
support ALL
components
(Refer to SC
Early Learning
Standards)

children to work together while

using the props(felt pieces of the
animals) to put the animals in the
correct order. When done, I will
back through the book and go over
the sequence of the animals. After I
will thank them their help on
remembering the order of the
animals. I will tell the children that
it is time to move on. I will then
transition them into the next
routine activity.

them their help on remembering the

order of the animals. I will tell the
children that it is time to move on. I
will then transition them into the next
routine activity.

Song
SE4. Children will form healthy social
relationships
Activity/experience
4.C.ECb With teacher assistance,
recognize and match words that rhyme.
Activity or Game
ELA-3K-3.13 Recognize a few letters.
PD-3K-1.1
Move with some balance and control
while walking, running, jumping,
marching and hopping.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
4.D.ECb With teacher assistance,
demonstrate understanding of the oneto-one correspondence of letters and
sounds

Song
SE4. Children will form healthy social
relationships
Activity/experience
4.C.ECb With teacher assistance,
recognize and match words that rhyme.
Activity or Game
ELA-3K-3.13 Recognize a few letters.
PD-3K-1.1
Move with some balance and control
while walking, running, jumping,
marching and hopping.
Read Aloud: Predictable Text
4.D.ECb With teacher assistance,
demonstrate understanding of the one-toone correspondence of letters and sounds

**Clear explanation of intent for ALL components

**Words and references for all SPF must be include

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