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SecondEdition!Read Me Firsta Curriculum OverviewKindergarten, the Starfall Way. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Lesson Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Scope and Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Progress Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Recommended Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Daily Routines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Classroom Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Preparation and Classroom Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Starfall Standards and Benchmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . 21English Language Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Starfall Education Foundation P.O. Box 359, Boulder, CO 80306 U.S.A.Phone: 1-888-857-8990 or 303-417-6414
Begin with free reading and math activities for computers and mobile devices.Discover even more interactive activities with a Starfall membership!Shop at store.starfall.com for curricula and educational products.Starfall Education Foundation P.O. Box 359, Boulder, CO 80306 U.S.A.Email: helpdesk@starfall.comPhone: 1-888-857-8990 or 303-417-6414Fax: 1-800-943-6666 or 303-417-6434Copyright 2017 by Starfall Education. All rights reserved. Starfall and Starfall.com are registered trademarks in the US, the European Union, and various other countries.
Kindergarten, the Starfall WayA Reading and Language Arts curriculum thatis magical, creative, sequential, integrated, andcombines content area instruction in Reading,Social Studies, and Science, all supported withonline stories and activities at Starfall.com—that’s kindergarten, the Starfall way.MotivationThe Starfall Kindergarten Program’s cooperativeclassroom environment features imaginativeplush characters, stimulating interactive onlineactivities, engaging content driven instruction,and hands-on experiences.Starfall.com creates enthusiasm for learning thatpervades the classroom and provides opportunitiesfor children to interact with Backpack Bear, andenjoy the animated stories introduced in class.For parents who have access to the Internet, itprovides a window into their children’s learning.Children are also provided with practice materials soskills may be practiced at home.Built-In Professional DevelopmentStarfall KindergartenOur Teacher’s Guide gives educators the informationand confidence they need to create a dynamicbalance between teacher-directed instruction andchild-directed learning. The scripted whole andsmall group lesson plans clearly demonstrate howto preview and formally introduce skills, then createopportunities for children to apply, integrate, andpractice these skills as they move toward mastery byyear’s end.The curriculum allocates time for ongoing progressmonitoring and assessment. The assessments attuneteachers to the skills each child has mastered andwhich skills to revisit. Starfall teachers become keenobservers. They understand the progression of eachstudent, and they know when and how to modifylessons or topics to meet the needs of the momentor the group.Our Teacher’s Guide develops teachers who adeptlysequence, pace, and tailor instruction to ensureall children succeed.Kindergarten Skills and StrategiesPhonological Awareness & PhonicsOur short, daily phonemic awareness exercises laythe foundation for effective phonics instruction.Teachers deliver sound and spelling relationships andhigh frequency words systematically, sequentially,and explicitly. Their children: identify and discriminate speech sounds connect speech sounds to graphemes apply this knowledge daily to read and writewords and sentences in print and onlineObserveSome sounds in spokenoken English& Modifyare new or difficult too pronounce fornative speakers of other languages.When these sounds are introduced in the lessonplans, you’ll find English Language Learner (ELL)tips for a variety of languages.The lesson plans explicitly demonstrate how todeliver instruction in small segments, with pauses forinquiry and response to verify the childrenunderstand what they are being asked to do.Starfall teachers needn’t struggle to squeeze inSocial Studies and Science, because these are oftenthe tools for instruction. The plans illustrate how tocapitalize on our companion website, Starfall.com,and recommend activities to parallel each day’sinstruction.Overview 3
VocabularyWritingOur explicit vocabulary instruction helps teachersbroaden their students’ knowledge and ensure thechildren become inquisitive readers and imaginativewriters by:Writing demonstrates a child’s proficiency andcomprehension. During writing sessions, Starfallteachers move about the room, interacting withchildren one-on-one, and informally assessing howwell each child has integrated phonics, vocabulary,and comprehension skills and strategies. creating curiosity about words and theirmeanings comparing different words with the sameor similar meaningsThe lesson plans ensure opportunities for children toshare and discuss their own writing with their peers. discussing words that sound the same buthave different meanings depending on contextor spellingComprehensionUltimately, the purpose of writing and speakingand reading and listening is to communicate andto understand. Starfall teachers honecomprehension skills and strategies throughout theday via direct instruction, teacher modeling (“thinkaloud”), and guided practice. targeting academic language, or words used todirect or explain modeling how to recognize unknown words, andmonitor understanding of what you read and hearChildren work cooperatively to apply thesestrategies and skills to the texts and topics theyencounter, and interpret meaning through peerto-peer or symposium-style group discussion. Thecurriculum encourages teachers to facilitate, ratherthan lead, the conversation.FluencyStarfall teachers model prosody, expression, andintonation when reading aloud to their students.The lesson plans ensure teachers reread texts,demonstrating the value of revisiting selections inorder to gain greater fluency and comprehension.The practice activities encourage learners to repeat,dramatize, and retell in whole-group and peer-topeer scenarios. With a simple click, Starfall.comoffers audio examples of fluent reading for allof the children’s practice materials.A B C DE G HF4OverviewI
Lesson FormatOur easy-to-follow lesson plans include whole group, small group, and independentpractice activities.Days 1-4 ScheduleThe marginscontain helpfulhints, reminders,and Standards anBenchmarksd10 Minutes Magic Writing Moment5 Minutes Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Warm-Up1230 MinutesSession 1, Whole Group60 MinutesSession 2, Small GroupTeachers divide their classes into two groups. Group 1 attends the small groupsession with the teacher. Group 2 divides again; half work independently atclassroom computers; the other half completes a practice activity independentlyor with the help of a paraprofessional or parent volunteer.Group 2 Practice Activity and Computer Rotations are described in a green boxlike this one.Required materialsAfter 15 minutes the two halves of Group 2 switch.At the end of the first 30 minutes, Group 1 divides and rotates between thecomputer or activity, and Group 2 attends the small group session.3are pictured foreasy reference.30 MinutesSession 3, Whole GroupDay 5 Review and Progress Monitoring ScheduleDay five is reserved for review and progress monitoring.10 Minutes Magic Writing Moment5 Minutes Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Warm-Up1220 MinutesSession 1, Whole Group20 MinutesSession 2, Whole GroupThese timeallotmentsinclude theintegrationof Scienceand SocialStudies. See pages23-26 fora list ofScience and SocialStudies standards.90 MinutesTeacher administers individual assessments while children work independentlyin six Learning Center rotations of 12-15 minutes each.Overview 5
AaScope & ecodable Bookbelongsto:Listening & WritingImportant!spokenaloud by This is a listening bookbe distraan adult. Childrcted by.enguessing Children canthen focus must hear thepicturenames.name ofSee instru on the soundeach picturctions inside s in words,and will ecover.notLevel-KBook 12Learning About RulesAaaAforis1–Bb is for Ball2–Initial/Final /b/3–Aa is for Apple3TimeTtPpanattheThe4–Tt is for Tiger5–Initial/Final /t/6–Pp is for Pizza7–Initial/Final /p/4Seasons & WeatherSsMmIamyou8–Review B, A, T, P9–Rhyming Words10–Ss is for Snake11–Initial/Final /s/12–Mm is for Moon13–Initial/Final /m/5ColorsOoCcbecanheshewe14–Oo is for Ostrich15–Cc is for Cat16–Initial /k/ spelled c17–Review S, M, O, C6Our FamiliesRrLlandarelikelikes18–Rhyming Words19–Rr is for Rainbow20–Initial/Final /r/21–Ll is for Lips22–Initial/Final /l/7Our CommunityUuNnbutdownnotonupus23–Uu is for Umbrella24–Nn is for Nest25–Initial/Final /n/26–Review R, L, U, N27–Rhyming Words8How Our CommunityWorksIiGgbiggoinitlittle28–Ii is for Igloo29–Gg is for Goat30–Initial/Final /g/31–Cumulative Review9How Our CountryWorksDdFfcomesaidwithto32–Dd is for Dinosaur33–Initial/Final /d/34–Ff is for Fish35–Initial/Final /f/36–Rhyming Words10 Our Country, Our LandHhWwashaswant37–Hh is for Horse38–Initial /h/39–Rhyming Words40–Ww is for Wolf41–Initial /w/4Doing Our Part!UnitMaking FriendsHF Words3Working TogetherUnit1Phonics2Things ChangeUnitTheme FocusintListeningWritingThis bookWBlock PrBackpackOverviewlll ccom
1st SemesterRecommended Literature *Starfall Books and PostersHistorical Figure(s)Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do YouSee? by Bill Martin Jr.The Kissing Hand by Audrey PennBackpack Bear Learns the RulessI Am Your FlagChicka Chicka Boom Boomby Bill Martin Jr.Today Is Monday by Eric CarleCloudy With a Chance of Meatballsby Judi BarrettRainbow, RainbowSeasons PostersMouse Paint by Ellen Stoll WalshGeorges SeuratCaps for Sale by Esphyr SlobodkinaBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do YouSee? by Bill Martin Jr.Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard WaberA House in a TreeGoldilocks and the Three Bearsby Jan BrettGoldilocks and the Three Bears by Marc BuchananMe on the Map by Joan SweeneyLittle Red Hen and Other Folk Tales:“Mr. Bunny’s Carrot Soup”Caps for Sale by Esphyr SlobodkinaA Day in the Life of a FirefighterOx-Cart Man by Donald HallThomas EdisonBenjamin FranklinChicka Chicka Boom Boomby Bill Martin Jr.Starfall KindergartenGeorge Washington and the General’s Dogby Frank MurphyAbraham LincolnGeorge WashingtonnAmerica the BeautifulPrecipitationOverview 7
4Doing Our Part!UnitTheme FocusPhonicsHF Words11 Our EnvironmentEeVvhadhavehelphelpshere42–Review D, F, H, W43–Ee is for Elephant44–Vv is for Violin45–Initial/Final /v/46–Rhyming Words47–Rhyming Words12 Citizens & Their ActionsZzXxJjawaydowaswill48–Zz is for Zebra49–Xx is for Box50–Initial/Final /z/ /ks/51–Jj is for Jump52–Initial/Final /j/Qu, quYyKkherhissays53–Qu, qu is for Queen54–Yy is for Yo-yo55–Initial /kw/ /y/56–Kk is for Kangaroo57–Initial/Final /k/myouryourlook58–Review Initial/Final59–Rhyming Words60–Blending61–Read & Writelet’ssayone62–Encoding63–I Know My ABCs64–Certifi64 Certificate5Living and NonlivingUnitW13 Plants14 The Earth, The Sun, andThe Moon15Our Solar System/sh/, /th/,/ch/,/wh/Pre-decodable BookListening & WritingAaBlock PrintRe a dingBackpackUnit6WTheme FocusPhonics16The Animal Kingdom/a/ aHF WordsDecodable BookMammalsWritingbelongs1–Initial/Medial /a/2–Word Family an at3–Label with /a/ wordsLevel-KBook 2MammalsLong ASilent E/th/ ththatthistherethey4–see, the, is, for, has, on5–Complete Sentence6–Punctuation . ? !7–Th is for Thumb18More About MammalsShort Aallsomewhatgood8–get, a, into, to, and9–Blending Medial /a/10–Write with /a/ words19Birds/e/ e/k/ ckbecausecouldshouldwould20Flight/ch/ ch/l/ ll/t/ tt/d/ dd/s/ ssfromfindaskasks21More About BirdsShort EOverviewlll g & WritingThis bookUnitand11–Initial/Medial /e/12–Review Initial/Final13–Read & Write /e/14–I, in, you, go, like15–Complete Sentence16–Word Family ell all17–Ch is for Cheese18–we, help, me, all, us, are19–Blending Medial /e/20–Write with /e/ words21–Label with /e/ words22–Color Words
Recommended Literature *Starfall Books and PostersHistorical Figure(s)Miss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyIt’s Earth Day, Dear DragonJohn MuirA Young HeroAmerica the BeautifulMartin Luther King, Jr.Rosa ParksBackpack Bear’s Plant BookReach for the StarsWhy The Sun and The Moon Live in The Sky2nd SemesterThe Little Mouse, the Red RipeStrawberry, and the Big Hungry Bearby Don WoodBackpack Bear’s Mammal BookThe Animal Kingdom PosterVertebrates (Animals withBackbones) PosterThe Giant Jam Sandwichby John Vernon LordMammal BookThe Animal Kingdom PosterZac Camps Chapter BookHistorical FiguresLudwigLvan BeethovenZac the RatStarfall Books and PostersThe Wright BrothersVincent van GoghVPeg the HenRecommended Literature*Starfall KindergartenLittle Red Hen and Other Folk Tales: “The Turnip”Mammal BookThe Animal Kingdom PosterVertebrates PosterThe Little Red Hen by Paul GaldoneLittle Red Hen and Other Folk Tales:“Little Red Hen”Backpack Bear’s Bird BookThe Animal Kingdom PosterAmazing Airplanes by Tony MittonThe Animal Kingdom PosterPeg Goes Places Chapter BookLittle Red Hen and Other Folk Tales: “Chicken Little”e”Penguin, PenguinBird BookVertebrates PosterOverview 9
8How Animals LiveUnitTheme FocusPhonics22What Animals NeedLong OShort O23Exercise24The Five Senses25Reptiles26InvertebratesDecodable BookReading & Writinggivegivesputputs23–Initial/Medial /o/24–Word family ot op25–Sh is for Shell26–says, what, good, big,it, willworkworksofwere27–Review Initial/Final28–Possessive Nouns29–he, they, little, do, with30–Word Family og ockLong O/sh/, /th/,/ch/thanthenthem31–Blending medial /o/32–Quotation Marks33–Review Th, Sh, Ch34–Label with /o/ words35–Review Blending36–Rhyming Words37–Blending38–High Frequency Words/i/ i/hw/ whtoomanyoverundersawsomething39–Initial/Final /i/40–Rhyming pairs /i/41–give, she, some, want,said, upFishwhenwherenoso42–Wh is for Whistle43–Word Family ick ing44–Punctuation . ? ! “ “45–no, down, we, come46–Label with /i/ words27Amphibiansoutaboutlivevery47–Blending medial /i/48–Quotation Marks49–Blending medial itial/Final /u/52–Rhyming Pairs /u/53–have, there, her, look,here, my, his29Insectseatmaketake54–Read & Write55–where, were, was56–Review Th, Sh, Ch, Wh30Butterflies31Culmination WeekUnitt 1010HF Words9Reptiles, Fish, and AmphibiansUnitWOverview/u/ uSilent EVowelTeams57–Blending medial /u/58–Complete Sentence59–Write with /u/ words60–Label with /u/ words61–High Frequency Words62–Blending63–Writing64–Certificate
One Fine Day by Nonny HogrogianMox’s Day Chapter BookThe Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaolaHow I Know My World:A Book About the SensesHelen KellerThe Tortoise and the Hareby Janet StevensDinosaurs!I Can Do It!Backpack Bear’s Reptiles,Amphibians & Fish BookVertebrates PosterSwimmy by Leo LionniReptiles, Amphibians & Fish BookAt the BeachVertebrates PosterThe Salamander Room by Anne MazerReptiles, Amphibians & Fish BookThe Animal Kingdom PosterVertebrates PosterWhat An Adventure! Chapter BookAnansi the Spider by Gerald McDermottBackpack Bear’s Invertebrates BookThe Animal Kingdom PosterInvertebrates (Animals withoutBackbones) PosterInvertebrates PosterInvertebrates BookPlant BookAt Gus’s Pond Chapter BookPond Ecosystem PosterStarfall KindergartenMonarch Butterfly by Gail GibbonsInvertebrates BookAll Animal Kingdom Books and PostersHistorical FiguresHelen KellerllerMox the FoxThe Three Little PigsWolvesTin ManStarfall Books and PostersThe Three Little Pigs by Patricia SeibertGus the DuckRecommended Literature**Recommended Literature The Starfall Kindergarten Programincorporates quality literature and nonfiction and includes wellloved titles that can be easily located in libraries or purchasedgently used. They are not sold as part of the program. Whereappropriate, and if desired, we encourage teachers to substitutetheir favorite books in place of our recommendations.Overview 11
Assessment & BiweeklyProgress MonitoringThe curriculum includes a 12 page assessment instrument to be administeredto each child upon entry, mid-year, and exit. This assessment indicates expectedmastery of skills by year end.AssessmentEntry:Assess expected skills uponentry: Print Name Recite Alphabet Recognize uppercaseletters Recognize lowercaseletters Identify sounds in isolation Rhyming Words Beginning Sounds Phoneme Blending High Frequency WordsMid-Year:Exit:Reassess skills not masteredon entry and new skillsencountered during the firstsemester:Reassess skills not masteredon previous assessments andnew skills encountered in thesecond semester: Print NameRhyming WordsBeginning SoundsPhoneme BlendingFinal SoundsBlending Onsets andRimesPhoneme SegmentationSyllabicationSpelling and PunctuationComprehensionHigh Frequency Words Rhyming WordsBeginning SoundsPhoneme BlendingFinal SoundsBlending Onsets andRimesPhoneme SubstitutionSegmenting Onsets andRimesSpelling and PunctuationComprehensionProgress MonitoringThe curriculum also includes Biweekly Progress Monitoring Assessmentsbeginning in Week 4. Time to administer these assessments is allotted eachweek on Day 5. Teachers are instructed to indicate items mastered on the firstattempt, to keep a record of errant responses, and to reassess items at a latertime and indicate dates of mastery.12Overview
Recommended LiteratureThe Starfall Kindergarten Program integrates quality literature in its lesson plans. Special consideration wasgiven in choosing books that would be easy to locate in school libraries, public libraries, or classroom libraries,or available inexpensively from local bookstores, AbeBooks.com, or Amazon.com.Though the lesson plans were written with this particular literature in mind, these books are not available forpurchase through the Starfall Store. Please feel free to substitute other books on similar themes, or books thatcan be readily adapted to the target comprehension skill or strategy.Starfall KindergartenUnit Week11TypeFiction11FictionTitleBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What DoYou See?The Kissing nFictionChicka Chicka Boom BoomToday Is MondayCloudy With a Chance of MeatballsMouse PaintCaps for SaleIra Sleeps 61116FictionFiction617FictionGoldilocks and the Three BearsMe on the MapOx-Cart ManGeorge Washington and theGeneral’s DogMiss RumphiusThe Little Mouse, the Red RipeStrawberry, and the Big Hungry BearThe Giant Jam e Little Red HenAmazing AirplanesThe Three Little PigsOne Fine tionFictionNonfictionThe Popcorn BookThe Tortoise and the HareSwimmyThe Salamander RoomAnansi the SpiderMonarch ButterflyAuthorBill Martin Jr.PublisherHenry Holt & Co.Audrey PennChild and FamilyPressBill Martin Jr.AladdinEric CarlePaperstarJudi BarrettAladdinEllen Stoll WalshVoyager BooksEsphyr Slobodkina Harper TrophyBernard WaberHoughtonMifflinJan BrettPutnam JuvenileJoan SweeneyDragonfly BooksDonald HallPenguinFrank MurphyRandom HouseBarbara CooneyDon WoodPuffinChild’s PlayJohn Vernon LordHoughtonMifflinPaul GaldoneClarion BooksTony MittonKingfisherPatricia SeibertSchool SpecialtyNonny Hogrogian AladdinPaperbacksTomie dePaolaHoliday HouseJanet StevensHoliday HouseLeo LionniKnopf BooksAnne MazerDragonfly BooksGerald McDermott Henry Holt & Co.Gail GibbonsHoliday HouseOverview 13
Daily RoutinesII’m so gladyourget to be inn class.kindergartetheThis will bever!best year eBackpack Bear’s Daily MessageBackpack Bear delivers the magic of each day in a message he secretly tucks away inhis backpack. We recommend that you prepare his message after school each day soit is ready the following morning. We’ve included suggested messages in the plans. Feelfree to adjust the messages to meet the needs of your class, school events, or personalityof your Backpack Bear. Messages can be written by hand, or generated, modified, andprinted using the Message Generator on teach.Starfall.com.Love, BpBYou decide how and when to reveal Backpack Bear’s messages. Teachers tell us they: write messages on large post-it notes. write messages on full-sized paper folded to fit inside the backpack.We suggest signing your messages with Backpack Bear’s paw-print stamp.Some teachers display Backpack Bear’s messages in a frame after they have beenread. Others pin daily messages on top of each other, then place them in an albumfor children to enjoy at the end of each week.The CalendarReadingUnderstand basic features and organizationof printDemonstrate one-toone letter-sound correspondenceTo ensure that children learn the words for the days of the week, choose aclassroom calendar with the names of the days of the week written fully, rather thanabbreviated.ASL: Days of the Week, Months of the Year, and SeasonsTeach the ASL sign for the days of the week as you introduce each word. By doing soyou preview letter/sound relationships and build background knowledge to supportthese sound-spellings when you formally introduce them.Sequentially ordereventsEach sign is made by making the letter sign and circling it clockwise once, torepresent the earth’s 24 hour rotation. The hand sign for Thursday, which is a quickhand sign for Tt followed by the hand sign for Hh, reinforces the phonemic/phonicdistinction between the initial sounds in “Tuesday” and “Thursday.”As you and your children become familiar with the ASL alphabet, children fingerspellthe names of the months to visually and kinesthetically practice the letters andspelling patterns in the words.See the ASL signs for each season on the display/reference poster.Today is.Yesterday wasToday is.Tomorrow will be14OverviewWrite the names of the days of the week on cards, and prepare sentence stripsas pictured at left. Post the sentence strips near your calendar. Children supplythe correct day card to complete each sentence.Children practice these and related skills, such asmonths, days, seasons, and dates, onlinenedayat Starfall.com: nuaySWednesd
Observe the WeatherBy charting the daily weather, children learn to organizeinformation, analyze trends, and make predictions basedon the information in their chart. What an excellent andmeaningful way to practice the comprehension strategy,prediction!ScienceRainyWarWaWarm and SunnyWindySn wyySnowSundayUse Backpack Bear’s Weather Cards to create a classroomweather chart. These cards picture and name differentweather conditions.MondayTuesday Compare and contrast the weather from day to day, andacross seasons.456111213SunnyRainy////Observe and describeweather changes using weather-relatedvocabularyUnderstand predictionand probability1Choose a system for recording the weather, such as a weathergraph, weather calendar, or weather tally chart. Each day yourclassroom’s meteorologist records the weather condition forthat day.Observe changes inweatherSnowy Predict the weather: If the weather has been sunny for the past fewdays, what do you think the weather will be tomorrow?Classroom ResponsibilitiesCreate a job for each child in your class. (See sample jobs below.) At thebeginning of the year assign jobs to ensure that children are able toexperience all of the different responsibilities. As children becomeadept, they can mentor their peers.Social StudiesAs the year progresses, children can choose their own jobs. Randomly flash eachchild’s name card. When a child’s name is revealed, he or she chooses a job.Understand thebenefits of fulfillingresponsibilitiesDoor HolderClassroom Book HelperSnack HelperElectricianCalendar HelperVisitor GreeterCubbie DetectiveDoor CloserLibrarianFloor ManagerDusterSoap ManagerEquipment ManagerNumber HelperLine LeaderAttendance HelperChair ManagerMeteorologistZoo KeeperArea ManagerFlag BearerProgress MonitoringThe Progress Monitoring Assessment Blackline Package (provided with yoursupplementary materials or downloaded from teach.starfall.com) contains aPre-Assessment, Mid-Assessment, and Post-Assessment. Please individually assesseach child using our Pre-Assessment or other instrument sometime during thefirst three weeks of school, and the other two assessments mid-year andend-of-year respectively. This assessment time is not built into the schedule.Understand that aresponsibility is a dutyto do something ornot do somethingUnderstand thatpeople work in jobs inwhich they produceservicesUnderstand theconcepts of morningand afternoon“The Calendar,”“Observe the Weather,”and “ClassroomResponsibilities,” aresuggestedDaily Routinesnot formally addressed inthe Teacher‛s Guide.Biweekly Progress Monitoring assessments are built into the weekly schedulebeginning with Week 4.Overview 15
Classroom MaterialsOur materials comprise a concise and elegant set of classroom andchildren’s consumable products that can be used in multiple ways.Teacher’s Guide31 weeks of instruction,plus assessment, blacklines,cards, and lesson plans forseasonal holidaysTeacher ToolsMediaStarfall.com is an interactive, visual, auditory, andkinesthetic technology that enables children toindependently preview, explore, practice, andreview skills. For educators, teach.Starfall.com isstocked with practice page generators, resources,and supplementary materials. The lesson plansare also available for download.Music and RhymesBackpack Bear’s Pre-Decodable Phonics MaterialsPhonemic Awareness and Phonics teaching tools,including a plush Backpack Bear16OverviewRead to Me Fiction
Zac and Friends Decodable Phonics MaterialsactersPhonics teaching tools, including five plush short-vowel characterse2PePPegeg thegtthehehe HHenennPeg gets in a jet.PePegPegeg isis a redrereedd henhenn.Peg gets set to go.Starfalle Peg the Hen - sentence stripcomPeg gets in a jet .aZac the RatZac is a rat.Zac is a rat .Zac is a rat.StarfallStarfalla Zac the Rat - sentence stripScience and Social Studies - Books and PosterscomPosters, books, and cards foster real-world knowledge.family.soap andin myFranklinnr in hisgest boymy fatheBenjaminthe younto helpmyand wasI was 10les forsistersl wheners andschooming padd16 brothd swimto leave I hadbut had were poor.old, I createto readse we12 years I loved shop becaun I wasknowWhenwouldcandleideas.shop.no oneod sos had many swim fasterer’s printe Dogo I alway to help men my brothinss SilencsworkMistrehandd tomy wiseed themus forgned12, I startee famo and wise,” “Hasts and signe At agebecamhynews articleshop and healthy, wealttwroteprintI departmenthem!d my own makes a manI wroteand fireup, I starteearlyly to rise,first policeI grew When (“Early to bed,start theirdsayings.and helpe tal.)mewaste.”d aftercolonies.as an adult y and hospimakesg nameelphia ngAmericang librarin Philadfor heatins onlendinoriginal I livedthe 13ls, a stove reach bookica’s firstbifocater of allasterto helpand Amerpostmd the first a long armicity.createthe firstrod anding is electr tist,tor and I wasinglightninventhatr, scienhe lightnwas an), theprovedr, write I alsolin stovewhicha printeiments,me as(the Frank es.knewkite experpeoplehigh shelvfor myways thatfamousn so many American. I’m mostica ingreatd Amern and I helpe statesmanry 17, 1706.inventor,on Januachusetts,MassafactsBoston,armTeacherborn in1732-1758.fins, longin 1752.lin wasAlmanac,electricitymin Franketer, swimRichard’svered, odom BenjaPoordiscostoveTime.linandshedgFrankht Savinwith kites He publiing rod,imentedls, lightn books, and Dayligbifoca He exper includhighcludee::to reachtionsg claws Inveningwith grasp April 17, 1790.dlin died FrankGet to knowStarfallCopyrightBenjamin 2009,2017 byStarfall. All rightsEducationreserved.Printedin USA.FranklinOverview 17
“I’m Reading!” BooksPhonics Puzzles & GamesEncourage reading fluencyShort-vowel and high frequency wordsZac & Friends Chapter BooksHigher-level reading materials for advancing studentsLittle Red Hen Chapter BookFolk tales from around the worldChildren’s Practice Book SetWorkbooks, cut-up take home books, blank journal and blank dictionary18Overview
Preparation and Classroom SetupFor detailed descriptions of Starfall materials, see the Materials List beginning on page 16.The Starfall Letter-Formation and Sound-Spelling Wall Card SystembIt is essential that you replace your existing classroom alphabet chart with the StarfallLetter-Formation and Sound-Spelling Wall Card System.Before school begins, add a green, yellow, or red sticker to each Letter-Formation WallCard to indicate its position in the alphabet. Place a green sticker in the upper leftcorner of letters Aa-Ii, a yellow sticker in the upper middle of letters Jj-Rr, and a redsticker in the upper right corner of letters Ss-Zz. Hang the Letter-Formation Wall Cardsin a row alphabetically where you normally hang your classroom alphabet chart.Allow enough space below these cards for the Sound-Spelling Wall Cards, but do nothang them at this time.Sound-SpellingWallCard, BlockStyleStarfallcombStarfallcomYou will build the Sound-Spelling Wall Card chart progressively, adding these cardsbeneath their corresponding Letter-Formation Wall Cards as you introduce soundsand letters. By Week 14 the set will be complete.Learn a Little American Sign LanguageStarfall integrates American Sign Language (ASL) as a visual and kinesthetic means ofteaching sound-spellings, days of the week, seasons, and colors. Learn the ASL handsigns on the ASL display/reference poster. You and your class will use them regularly.Write Children’s Names on Practice BooksUse permanent markers to write children’s names on the cover of their practicebooks. Children will reference your example when writing their own names.Prepare Children’s Cut-Up/Take-Home BooksTear out, fold, and staple each book for each child, or teach your children how toassemble these bo
A Reading and Language Arts curriculum that is magical, creative, sequential, integrated, and combines content area instruction in Reading, Social Studies, and Science, all supported with online stories and activities at Starfall.com— that's kindergarten, the Starfall way. Motivation The Starfall Kindergarten Program's cooperative
