LITTLE MOMENTS, BIG MINDS · TEACHER LIBRARY
This Teacher Library is free to use. Choose a grade and teaching week—no payment or account is needed. Pair the lesson guide with a book, conversation, and hands-on practice.
Reading Studio Teacher Edition
Open a week, teach through four short days, and print its student practice page.
Kindergarten · Week 3 · m, s, a, t
Parent teaching note: Teach /m/ /s/ /ă/ /t/. Blend orally before pointing to letters.
Use the week numbers for sequence, not deadlines. Repeat a skill when your reader needs more practice. Pair these focused texts with varied library books.
Show and think aloud
Say the target sounds or pattern. Model how to listen, point, blend, and write. Let the reader echo and try two examples with you.
Try: sat · mat · Sam
Work with words
Build or write the words below. Change one sound or spelling at a time when possible. Dictate two words without picture clues.
Words: sat · mat · Sam · am · at
Read and talk
Preview any untaught support word, then read the short text together. Prompt the reader to look through the whole word and reread the sentence after a correction.
Ask: Where did Sam sit?
Write and check
Mix the word list, reread the text, dictate the sentence, and ask what happened. Note which pattern to revisit.
Write: Sam sat.
Kindergarten · Week 3
My name: _________________________ Date: ____________
1. Word work · m, s, a, t
Say each sound, read each word, then write it without looking.
sat · mat · Sam · am · at
2. Read and think
Sam sat. Sam sat at a mat.
Question: Where did Sam sit?
3. Write
Sam sat.
Parent check-in
□ Reads or explains target words □ Understands the text □ Responds with growing independence
One success: _________________________________________________
Next practice: ________________________________________________
These observations guide your next lesson; they are not a diagnosis or grade-level placement. The private Parent Teaching Desk can hold your lesson, attendance, and grade records when available to your account.