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Guide to Reading Sketch Starter
Phonics
Phonetically controlled decodable words are
presented so that the students remember
the sounds of letters.
Key Words
Key words are introduced to help the
students learn level-appropriate new words.
Main Story & Story Chant Comprehension Pattern Practice
The main stories are level appropriate and The students’ understanding of the passage The students are encouraged to practice
related to interesting, relevant curriculum- is tested through basic comprehension each story’s ma or sentence pattern by
based topics. Along with attractive questions. building different sentences from it.
illustrations, cheerful story chants capture the
students’ attention and familiarize them with
their key sentence patterns.
Word Power Fun Time
A range of vocabulary activities help the Various multisensory activities allow the
students review their newly learned words. students to engage multiple senses in class
and improve their learning.
High Frequency Words
High frequency words are listed to improve
the students’ reading fluency. Learning them
develops the students’ automatic recognition
of basic words.
Let's Review Flashcards
Fun games with captivating images help Flashcards including every key word in the
students review and practice the key words book with an accompanying illustration enable
and sentence patterns that they have learned. the students to review their vocabulary.
Co n t e n t s
Unit Theme Title Page Unit Theme Title Page

01 Flowers Pretty Flowers 6 09 Size Thumbelina 40

02 Family Meet My Family 10 10 Myself A Super Boy 44

03 Feelings A New Pet 14 11 Movements Bees Are Hard Workers 48

04 Fruit Sweet Fruits 18 12 Birthdays A Birthday Card 52

05 Good Manners The Playground 22 13 Clothes Playing Dress Up 56

06 Healthy Habits Dinnertime 26 14 Sharing Thank You, Friends! 60

07 Vegetables A Wonderful Garden 30 15 Nature What Is It? 64

08 Shapes My Shape Hunt 34 16 Numbers That ’ s Not Fair 68

Let’s Review 38 Let’s Review 72

Scope & Sequence

Flashcards
01
Q What is your favorite flower?

04 05

Phonics 02
Pretty Flowers
Short Vowel
Here is my flower bed.
bed red I have a red flower.
I have a yellow flower.
Key Words 03
I have a pink flower.
I have a blue flower.
I make a flower basket.
It is for you.
flower

yellow

pink High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
I a you

blue
6 Unit 01 7
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about
a b . 1. red 2.

flowers vegetables yellow

2. I have a a b flower. 3. pink 4.

blue white blue

[Sample]
3. I make a .
a flower cake b flower basket ave a in ower.

Fun Time
Word Power Color each flower red, yellow, pink, or blue. [Sample]

Trace and circle.

1. 2.
ower in
a b a b

3. 4.
e ow ue
a b a b

8 Unit 01 9
02
Q How many people are in your family?

08 09

Phonics 06
Meet My Family
Short Vowel
Come and meet my family.
big kiss This is my dad .
This is my mom .
Key Words 07
This is my brother .
This is my baby sister.
I love them all.
I give them big kisses!
dad

mom

brother
High Frequency Words
Circle and read these words.
my this them

sister
10 Unit 02 11
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about my a b . 1. 2.
dad mom
family friends

2. I give my family big a b . 3. 4.

brother sister
hugs kisses
[Sample]
3. This is my .
a mom b baby sister
is is m a .

Fun Time
Word Power Draw and talk about your family. [Sample]

Match and trace.

1. 2. 3. 4.

a b c d

a ro er mom sis er

12 Unit 02 13
03
Q What kind of pet do you want?

12 13

Phonics 10
A New Pet
Short Vowels
We have a new pet.
pet puppy Guess what?
It is an iguana!
Key Words 11
I am happy .
I am excited.
But my sister is sad .
She is scared .
happy
She wants a puppy!

excited

sad
High Frequency Words
Circle and read these words.
am it but

scared
14 Unit 03 15
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a a b . 1. happy 2.

toy pet excited

2. I feel a b . 3. sad 4.

scared excited scared

[Sample]
3. My sister wants as a pet.
a a puppy b a kitten am sa .

Fun Time
Word Power Draw the faces and act out the feelings. [Sample]

Circle and write.

1. 2.
masade ofexcited

happy excited
sa exci e

3. 4.
pscareda elhappy
sad scared

scare a
16 Unit 03 17
04
Q What is your favorite fruit?

16 17

Phonics 14
Sweet Fruits
Short Vowel
I love fruit.
apple I eat an apple.
I eat an orange .
Key Words 15
I eat a mango .
I eat a pear .
Yum! They are sweet.
I eat a lemon .
orange
Yuck! It is sour!

mango

High Frequency Words

pear
Circle and read these words.
an eat love

lemon
18 Unit 04 19
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a b . 1. an apple 2.

fruit sweets an orange

2. I eat a b . 3. a mango 4.

grapes an orange a pear

[Sample]
3. The lemon is .
a sweet b sour ea an a e.

Fun Time
Word Power Sing and dance. 18

Check the words.

1. 2. Apple, apple, it’s sweet.
orange banana
Mango, mango, it’s sweet.
apple mango
Apple, mango, they’re yummy.
Apple, mango in my tummy.

3. 4. Fruits, fruits, they’re sweet.

pear lemon
peach melon Fruits, fruits, fun to eat!

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Q What can you see at the playground?

21 22

Phonics 19
The Playground
Short Vowels
I am at the playground.
spring fun There is a slide .
There is a seesaw .
Key Words 20
There is a swing .
There is a spring horse .
I wait my turn.
Oh, now it is my turn.
slide
Yippee! It is fun!

seesaw

swing
High Frequency Words
Circle and read these words.
there is now

spring horse
22 Unit 05 23
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. I am at the a b . 1. slide 2.

playground classroom seesaw

2. I see a
a b at the playground. 3. swing 4.

jungle gym slide spring horse

[Sample]
3. I feel at the playground.
a excited b sad ere is a swin .

Fun Time
Word Power Stick and do the actions.
Match and trace.
1. 2. 3. 4.

a b c d

swin si e seesaw s rin orse

24 Unit 05 25
06
Q When do you brush your teeth?

25 26

Phonics 23
Dinnertime
Short Vowels
It is time for dinner.
hand dinner I wash my hands.
Look! My hands are clean.
Key Words 24
I eat my dinner.
Look! My dishes are clean.
I brush my teeth .
Look! My teeth are clean.
wash

clean

dish High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
are look time
teeth
26 Unit 06 27
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. It is time for a b . 1. hands 2.

lunch dinner dishes

2. I wash my a b before eating. 3. teeth 4.

hands dishes feet

[Sample]
3. My teeth are now.
a clean b dirty
an s are c ean.

Fun Time
Word Power Listen and do the actions. Then stick. 27

Circle and write.

1. 2.
scleane epwash 2

c ean was
1
3

3. 4.
wteeth adishor

ee is
28 Unit 06 29
07
Q What vegetable do you want to grow?

30 31

Phonics 28
A Wonderful Garden
Short Vowel
This is a vegetable garden.
well vegetable There are carrots.
There are onions .
Key Words 29
There are potatoes .
There are tomatoes .
They grow well.
carrot Oh, a caterpillar! It eats the leaves.
It grows well too.
What a wonderful garden!
onion

potato
High Frequency Words
Circle and read these words.
the what too

tomato
30 Unit 07 31
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a a b garden. 1. carrots 2.

flower vegetable onions

2. A caterpillar eats the a b . 3. potatoes 4.

leaves snacks tomatoes

[Sample]
3. What a garden!
a wonderful b bad ere are onions.

Fun Time
Word Power Draw and talk about your vegetable face. [Sample]

Trace and circle.

1. 2.
onion o a o
a b a b

3. 4.
carro oma o
a b a b

32 Unit 07 33
08
Q How many sides does a triangle have?

34 35

Phonics 32
My Shape Hunt
Short Vowels
I am a photographer.
click hunt I go on a shape hunt.
I see a circle. Click!
Key Words 33
I see a triangle . Click!
I see a diamond . Click!
I see a heart . Click!
I make a shape book!
circle

triangle

diamond High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
go see make

heart
34 Unit 08 35
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a b . 1. circle 2.

shapes colors triangle

2. I am a a b . 3. diamond 4.

painter photographer heart

[Sample]
3. I make a shape .
a book b card
see a rian e.

Fun Time
Word Power Sing and make the shapes with your fingers. 36

Trace and match.

1. 2. 3. 4. We are shapes. You can see us everywhere.
I’m a circle. I’m a circle.
rian e iamon circ e ear
You can see me everywhere.
I’m a round, round shape.
I’m a circle, circle, circle.
a b c d

triangle diamond heart

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 Let’s
Review

She is (happy / scared). I eat an apple .

I see a triangle . There are carrot s.

I have a red flower. My teeth are clean.

There is a swing . This is my (brother / sister).

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09
Q What does Thumbelina look like?

39 40

Phonics 37
Thumbelina
Short Vowel
There is a very little girl.
bag mat Her name is Thumbelina.
She has a tiny dress .
Key Words 38
She has a tiny bag.
She has a tiny mat.
She has a tiny bed .
It is a tiny walnut shell.
girl

tiny

dress High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
has name little
bed
40 Unit 09 41
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a b . 1. dress 2.

Thumbelina Mr. Toad bag

2. Thumbelina has a a b bed. 3. mat 4.

balloon walnut shell bed

[Sample]
3. Thumbelina is a girl.
a big b tiny e as a in e .

Fun Time
Word Power Find the hidden pictures.
Check the words.
1. 2.
boy pants
girl dress

3. 4.
bed tiny
bag big

dress, hat, bag , bed, chair

42 Unit 09 43
10
Q What can you do well?

43 44

Phonics 41
A Super Boy
Short Vowel
I know a super boy.
run He can run well.
He can swim well.
Key Words 42
He can sing well.
He can dance well.
People love this boy.
Who is he? He is me!
swim
I am the super boy!

sing

dance High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
he can well

love
44 Unit 10 45
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a a b boy. 1. run 2.

shy super swim

2. The boy can a b well. 3. sing 4.

swim skate dance

[Sample]
3. People the boy.
a hate b love e can sin we .

Fun Time
Word Power Rank what you can do well. Then stick. [Sample]

Match and trace.

1. 2. 3. 4.

a b c d

ance ove sin swim run swim sing dance

46 Unit 10 47
11
Q Do you like bees?

47 48

Phonics 45
Bees Are Hard Workers
Short Vowel
Buzz! Bees are on the flowers.
back They are very busy.
They fly up .
Key Words 46
They fly down.
They fly left.
They fly right.
They fly back home.
up
Buzz! They make sweet honey!

down

left High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
they fly very
right

48 Unit 11 49
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a b . 1. up 2.

butterflies bees down

2. Bees fly back a b . 3. left 4.

home to the hole right

[Sample]
3. Bees make sweet .
a honey b candy e e .

Fun Time
Word Power Pretend that you are a bee. Listen and do the actions. 49

Circle and write. 1. 2.

1. 2.
downed alefte

own e
3. 4.
3. 4.
rightan stupow

ri u
50 Unit 11 51
12
Q What do you do on your birthday?

52 53

Phonics 50
A Birthday Card
Short Vowels
Here is a birthday card for Tom.
let Tom Let’s draw a cake .
Let’s draw candles .
Key Words 51
Let’s draw presents .
Let’s draw balloons .
Let’s draw our faces.
One more thing!
cake
Let’s write, “Happy Birthday, Tom!”

candle

present
High Frequency Words
Circle and read these words.
one our draw

balloon
52 Unit 12 53
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about a birthday a b . 1. cake 2.

card party candle

2. We draw
a b on the card. 3. present 4.

a cake party hats balloon

[Sample]
3. We write “ , Tom!” on the card.
a Happy New Year b Happy Birthday e s raw a ca e.

Fun Time
Word Power Sing and draw. 54

Check the words.

1. 2.
candle card
candy cake

3. 4.
balloon party
birthday present

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13
Q Do you like to play dress up?

57 58

Phonics 55
Playing Dress Up
Short Vowels
I wear a jacket .
hat pop I wear a tie .
I wear a hat.
Key Words 56
Abracadabra! I am a magician.
My sister wears a skirt .
She wears a necklace.
She wears sunglasses .
jacket
Ta-da! She is a pop star.

tie

skirt High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
she my sister
sunglasses
56 Unit 13 57
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about playing a b . 1. a jacket 2.

chess dress up a tie

2. I wear a
a b . 3. a skirt 4.

jacket skirt sunglasses

[Sample]
3. My sister is a .
a magician b pop star wear a ac e .

Fun Time
Word Power Look and stick. Then say what they are wearing. [Sample]
Match and trace.
1. 2. 3. 4.

a b c d

s ir ie ac e sun asses

58 Unit 13 59
14
Q What do you usually eat for lunch?

61 62

Phonics 59
Thank You, Friends!
Short Vowels
Oh no! I don’t have my lunch!
Sam lunch Sam shares his ham .
Pam shares her jam .
Key Words 60
Teddy shares his bread .
Betty shares her salad .
Now I can eat lunch.
Thank you, friends!
ham

jam

High Frequency Words

bread
Circle and read these words.
no his her

salad
60 Unit 14 61
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. It is time for
a b . 1. He / his ham 2.

lunch class He / his jam

2. Teddy shares his

a b . 3. She / her bread 4.

bread salad She / her salad

[Sample]
3. Thanks to my , I can eat lunch.
a teachers b friends e s ares is am.

Fun Time
Word Power Stick and make you own lunch. [Sample]

Circle and write.

1. 2.
drsalad okjamb

sa a am

3. 4.
cbreads bjhame

rea am
62 Unit 14 63
15
Q Who do you look like?

65 66

Phonics 63
What Is It?
Short Vowel
Look at this starfish .
sun It looks like a star .
Look at this seahorse .
Key Words 64
It looks like a horse .
Look at this flower.
It looks like the sun.
starfish
Do you know what it is?

star

seahorse High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
like at do

horse
64 Unit 15 65
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. She is
a b . 1. 2. 3.

outside at home

2. A starfish looks like

a b .
a b c
a star the sun a star a horse the sun
3. The name of the flower is “ .”
a sunflower b rose oo s i e a orse.
[Sample]

Fun Time
Word Power Find five differences between the two pictures.
Check the words.
1. 2.
star sun
moon starfish

3. 4.
sea horse
seahorse cow

66 Unit 15 67
16
Q How high can you count?

69 70

Phonics 67
That’s Not Fair
Short Vowels
There are ten cookies .
ten Jill Jack takes seven. Jill takes three .
“That’s not fair.”
Key Words 68
Jack takes four. Jill takes six.
“That’s not fair.”
Jack takes five. Jill takes five.
“That’s fair.”
cookie

three

four High Frequency Words

Circle and read these words.
not that take

five
68 Unit 16 69
 Comprehension Pattern Practice

Choose and circle. Match and write.

1. This story is about Jack and a b . 1. three 2.

his brother Jill four

2. There are ten a b . 3. five 4.

cookies candies seven

[Sample]
3. Jack takes five. Jill takes .
a six b five ac a es ive.

Fun Time
Word Power Sing and count with your fingers. 71

Trace and circle.

One sweet, two sweet, three sweet cookies.
1. 2.
coo ie our Four sweet, five sweet, six sweet cookies.
a b a b
Seven sweet, eight sweet, nine sweet cookies.
Ten yummy, sweet cookies.

3. 4.
ive ree
a b a b

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 Let’s
Review
Go 2
Ahead ca k e
Sam shares his bread.
h or s e
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f ly u
p .
an
He c g) well.
(r u n / sin Go
Start! Back 4

Follow e s f i ve
.
t ak
the Arrow Ja c k
She has a tiny dress .
n
three / seve left / right
.
ja c ket
e a ra
I w

s w i m Finish
Follow It looks lik
e a s ta r .
ham s k ir t
/ ja m the Arrow Let ’s d r a w a b a ll o o n .
g i r l
1. Place your token on “Start.”
2. On your turn, roll the die and move your token.
3. Say the words or sentences that your token
lands on. If you can’t, you lose a turn.
4. If you arrive at “Finish” first, you win the game.

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 Scope & Sequence A: Auditory | V: Visual | K: Kinesthetic-tactile

Word Count High Frequence Multisensory

Unit Theme Title Phonics Key Words Sentence Pattern
/ Lexile Words Activities

01 Flowers Pretty Flowers 34 / 0L bed, red flower, yellow, pink, blue I, a, you I have a red flower. V, K

02 Family Meet My Family 31 / -70L big, kiss dad, mom, brother, sister my, this, them This is my dad. A, V, K

03 Feelings A New Pet 29 / -140L pet, puppy happy, excited, sad, scared am, it, but I am happy. V, K

04 Fruit Sweet Fruits 31 / 0L apple orange, mango, pear, lemon an, eat, love I eat an apple. A, V, K

05 Good Manners The Playground 36 / -20L spring, fun slide, seesaw, swing, spring horse there, is, now There is a slide. V, K

06 Healthy Habits Dinnertime 32 / 30L hand, dinner wash, clean, dish, teeth are, look, time My hands are clean. A, V, K

07 Vegetables A Wonderful Garden 35 / -90L well, vegetable carrot, onion, potato, tomato the, what, too There are carrots. A, V, K

08 Shapes My Shape Hunt 35 / 90L click, hunt circle, triangle, diamond, heart go, see, make I see a circle. A, V, K

09 Size Thumbelina 36 / 90L bag, mat girl, tiny, dress, bed has, name, little She has a tiny dress. V, K

10 Myself A Super Boy 36 / -140L run swim, sing, dance, love he, can, well He can swim well. V, K

11 Movements Bees Are Hard Workers 31 / -10L back up, down, left, right they, fly, very They fly up. A, V, K

12 Birthdays A Birthday Card 32 / 140L let, Tom cake, candle, present, balloon one, our, draw Let’s draw a cake. A, V, K

13 Clothes Playing Dress Up 35 / 100L hat, pop jacket, tie, skirt, sunglasses she, my, sister I wear a jacket. A, V, K

14 Sharing Thank You, Friends! 31 / 100L Sam, lunch ham, jam, bread, salad no, his, her He shares his ham. V, K

15 Nature What Is It? 33 / 0L sun starfish, star, seahorse, horse like, at, do It looks like a star. V, K

16 Numbers That’s Not Fair 30 / -80L ten, Jill cookie, three, four, five not, that, take Jack takes three. A, V, K

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blue pink yellow flower

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sister brother mom dad

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scared sad excited happy

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lemon pear mango orange

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spring
swing seesaw slide
horse
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teeth dish clean wash

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tomato potato onion carrot

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heart diamond triangle circle

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bed dress tiny girl

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love dance sing swim

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right left down up

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balloon present candle cake

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sunglasses skirt tie jacket

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salad bread jam ham

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horse seahorse star starfish

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five four three cookie