UFLI

- Use the following story structure (1. Introduce the character. 2-3. Provide a bit of detail. 4. Character performs an action. 5-6. Provide a bit of detail. 7. Wrap things up).
- Only use 1 syllable words in the story except for custom words, character, setting, and character name.
- Use dialogue when possible
- The story should have an interesting plot with a sequence of clearly connected events (do not end the story with "the end")

Lesson 64 (-ed)

- Only use 1 syllable words in the story except for skill words, custom words, character, setting, and character name.
- Use dialogue when possible
- Vary sentence patterns (simple, compound, and complex)
- Use connecting words and subordinating conjunctions (while, when, as, until, etc.)
- Use the following story structure: 1-2. Introduce character and set the scene, 3-5. Introduce the problem. 6-7. Provide a bit of detail. 8-10. Solve the problem. 11-12. Wrap things up.

Unit 5, Lesson 20-22 (review)

CKLA (1st)

- 3-5 word sentence-like phrases.
- Use the following story structure (1. Introduce the character. 2. Provide a bit of detail. 3. Character performs an action. 4. Provide a bit of detail. 5. Wrap things up).
- Only use 1 syllable words in the story except for custom words, character, setting, and character name.
- Repeat words and vary sentence structure slightly.
- The phrases should be sensible to a young, learning, easily confused reader.
- Do not end the story with "the end".

Unit 6, Week 1 (one-syllable v-e words)

Fundations (2nd)

Unit 5, Lessons 7-10 (Schwa /ə/: ‘a’, ‘e’)

CKLA (2nd)

- Use mostly 1 syllable words in the story except for skill words, custom words, character, setting, and character name.
- Vary sentence patterns (simple, compound, and complex)
- Use connecting words and subordinating conjunctions (while, when, as, until, etc.)
- Implement "show, not tell" descriptive techniques, incorporating sensory details (how things feel, sound, look, etc.)
- Use dialogue
- There should be a clear problem and solution

Review and Transfer Day 19

Reading Horizons (2nd)

Unit 7, Week 2 (inflectional endings with spelling changes, contractions with 'll, 've, 'm )

Benchmark (2nd)

Ade sat on the soft rug. He looked at a book by the desk. "I want to read," said Ade. His dad called from the next room. "Ade, can you help me?" Ade nodded and stood up. He walked to his dad and asked, "What can I do?" Dad smiled and handed him a box. "Put this on the shelf," he said. Ade grinned and did as told. "Thanks, Ade!" said his dad. Ade then went back to his cozy spot to read.

Ade and his big sis, Nala, sat by the mat. Ade blinked. He looked at the tall wax sticks in the box. “What do we do with them?” he asked.

Nala picked up the box and handed Ade wax sticks: 3 red, 3 green, and 1 black. “We get the black stick for Umoja. It is how we are bonded with loved ones," she said.

Ade nodded and set up the sticks. Then, Nala lit the black stick. The flame lit up. “What is next?” Ade asked.

His sis grinned and said, “Next, we set up the mat! The crops stand for hard work.” Ade picked up the mat, brushed it off, and set it on top for his mom. 

With a big bag in hand, Mom grinned. She plopped the bag on the desk. “I added corn to the mat,” she said. “It is for the kids and stands for hope!”

“It smells so fresh,” Ade said as he sniffed it. Mom handed some nuts to Ade. He helped set them on the mat.

They crafted a flag. “Pass the tape!” Ade yelled, as the flag slipped. He grabbed it and pinned it back up on the wall.

Then they all got dressed. They clapped and chanted. Mom winked and thanked Ade.

Ade hugged his mom and grinned. “This was the best time!” he said. Then, he dashed to the rest of their kin.

Next to the lit flames, Ade and his kin ate, sang, and gave gifts. Ade felt blessed. “Happy Kwanzaa!” they said with a grin.

Ade and Nala sat by the mat. They blinked at the wax sticks and pondered their next step. What will they craft for the special day?

Ade is excited to celebrate Kwanzaa with his big sister, Nala. They start by setting up colorful wax sticks, but Ade is unsure of the steps. What happens as they prepare for the celebration? Read to find out how their Kwanzaa night unfolds!