Color Code
🔴 Only you — cannot be skipped🟢 Can happen simultaneously🟡 Get ahead — do on prep
Day at a Glance
🌅
Morning Work
Computers · SuccessMaker
🔴
Phonics
M1 L6
🔵
Math
U1 L6
🟣
Writing
Unit 1
🟢
Read Aloud
After lunch · Every day
⚡
Snap Word
see
📋 Prep Box
🔴 Before Students Arrive
- Computers · SuccessMaker ready at every seat before first student walks in
- Sheep timer set and counting down
- Phonics M1 L6 slides open on smartboard
- Whiteboards staged — helper distributes on arrival
🟢 Another Adult Handles
- Circulate during morning work — quiet redirects only
- Log into SuccessMaker on computers
- Restock supplies
🟡 On Prep Today
- Log reading observations — who needs a pull Monday?
- Check any unanswered parent messages
- Preview next week's Monday lesson before you leave
🌅
Arrival · Tuesday · Computers · SuccessMaker
9:20 · Work already at seats · Sheep timer counting down
9:20–9:40
Stand at the door. Greet every student by name. Eye contact. Their name. Every student. Every day.
SAY to each student: "Good morning [name]! Computers is at your seat — go ahead and get started."
⭐ SHEEP TIMER: Already counting down when students arrive. When it goes off — students should be at bumblebee spots already. Not walking there. Already there.
🔴
Morning Meeting + Phonics · Module 1 Lesson 6
Letter t — /t/ sound · tap-tip-top-tan-ten · slides + whiteboards
~50 min
RF.K.2aRF.K.2bRF.K.3SL.K.1
Phonics Focus
Letter t — /t/ sound · tap-tip-top-tan-ten · slides + whiteboardsSheep timer → bumblebee spots → Tuesday greeting → PA Activity 1 → PA Activity 2 → sing to smartboard spots → morning message → letter sound cards → phonics → brain break → math.
⭐ TUESDAY — WHITEBOARDS: Helper of the day passes whiteboards. Helper picks one friend to pass markers. 'Pick up your marker. Take the cap off — put the cap on the back end so it doesn't get cold. Show me your marker is ready.' Wait until every student has both before continuing.
⭐ ORDER — ALWAYS: Sheep timer → bumblebee spots → greeting → PA 1 → PA 2 → sing to smartboard → morning message → letter sound cards → phonics → brain break → math. Same every single day. Predictability is the behavior plan.
PA Activity 1 — bumblebee spots — 2 minutes.
SAY: "Clap syllables: TURTLE (2), TAP (1), TIGER (2), TABLE (2), TEN (1), TOMATO (3). Students clap and hold up fingers for the number of syllables."
PA Activity 2 — bumblebee spots — 2 minutes.
SAY: "Thumbs up for /t/ at the start. Words: top ✓, mop ✗, tip ✓, sit ✗, tan ✓, fan ✗, ten ✓, hen ✗, tap ✓, nap ✗."
Sing to smartboard spots → morning message → letter sound cards.
🎵 SING: "Smartboard spots, smartboard spots, find your smartboard spot!"
MORNING MESSAGE: "Today is Tuesday. We will use whiteboards today. Our snap word is [see]. Let's look at our schedule." [Point to each block on the posted schedule and name it.]
Letter sound cards — every card — every day — 3 minutes — non-negotiable. Hold up each card. Students call the sound. No exceptions.
Phonics Lesson — Letter t — /t/ sound · tap-tip-top-tan-ten · slides + whiteboards
Alphablocks →
SAY: "Hold up the letter T card. 'This is the letter T. It makes the /t/ sound. Put the tip of your tongue behind your top teeth and pop it — /t/. Feel that pop? That is the T sound. It is a quick sound — /t/. Not tuh — just /t/. Say it with me — /t/. /t/. /t/.' Point to picture. 'The picture is a top. Top starts with /t/. What's the first sound in TOP? /t/. Good.'"
Today's words — say each one, tap the sounds, read together:
TAPTIPTOPTANTENTOTTABTIN
TAPTIPTOPTANTENTOTTABTIN
SAY: "'Today is whiteboard day. Pick up your marker — cap on the back end. Show me your marker is ready. Now I am going to say a word. You write the first letter only. Just the first letter. Ready? TAP. What is the first sound in TAP? /t/. Write the letter T on your whiteboard. Hold it up. [scan] Good. Erase with your finger. Next word — TIP. First sound? /t/. Write it. Hold it up.' Do all 8 words — first letter only for first 4, then try full CVC for last 4 with support."
🧰 WAIT TIME: After you ask a question — count silently to 10 before calling on anyone. 10 seconds feels long. It is the difference between 3 kids answering and 22 kids thinking.
Snap Word — "see" — introduce and add to the snap word wall.
SAY: "Snap fingers. 'Snap word! The word is SEE. S-E-E. Three letters. Spell it with me — S, E, E. Write it on your whiteboard. Show me. Good — erase it. Write it again without looking. SEE. This word means to look at something. I see you. I see the board. I see my friends.' Add to snap word wall. Count: 'We have two snap words now — I and SEE.'"
Snap words so far: I, see — count the words on the wall together.
Brain break — 2 minutes — before math.
SAY: "Mirror your partner — Week 2 version. Slow movements only. Watch every tiny movement your partner makes — fingers, shoulders, head. Match everything."
GoNoodle →
🧰 WHY THIS MATTERS: Students are not acting — they are practicing being in their bodies, reading faces, and responding in the moment. These are early performance skills. They think it is a game. Let them.
🔵
Math · Unit 1 Lesson 6 · Count to 5 — count objects in different arrangements · same number different positions
Hook → mini lesson → seat work → 2 rotations
~75 min
K.CC.B.4 K.CC.B.4b
Objective
Count to 5 — count objects in different arrangements · same number different positionsHook on bumblebee spots — 3 minutes — spark curiosity — do NOT teach yet.
SAY: "Put 4 cubes in a straight line. 'How many cubes?' Students count — 4. Rearrange the same 4 cubes into a square shape. 'Now how many?' Wait for responses. 'Did the number change? Let's find out at smartboard spots.'"
🎵 SING: "Smartboard spots, smartboard spots, find your smartboard spot!"
Mini lesson — smartboard spots — 8 minutes MAX — manipulatives — word for word script.
SAY: "'Four cubes in a line — let's count: 1, 2, 3, 4. Four. Now I move them.' [Arrange in a square] 'Same cubes — different arrangement. Let's count: 1, 2, 3, 4. Still four! The number of objects does NOT change when you move them around. Whether they're in a line, a circle, or a pile — the number is the same.' Do 3 more arrangements with 5 cubes. Students arrange their own cubes in different ways and count each time to confirm the number stays the same."
🧰 8 MINUTE RULE: Hard cap on whole group instruction. Everything else happens at the small group table. Extending whole group = more off-task behavior, not more learning.
Numberblocks →
Brain break → seat work with visible timer (8 min) → 2 rotations × 20 min.
SAY: "Timer starts now — 8 minutes. Finish your page. When you are done — flip it face down, both hands flat on the table. That tells me you are finished without saying a word."
Teacher table: Work with manipulatives — linking cubes, counters. "Show me with the cubes first — then write the number."Adult 2 table: Same page, same manipulatives, same quality.
Math shelf: Independent game — students know the routine.
SuccessMaker: Headphones on, log in, independent.
🟣
Writing · Unit 1 · Drawing to tell a story — draw a sequence · what happened first, next, last?
Mini lesson 5 min → independent practice 15 min → share
~20 min
W.K.3SL.K.4SL.K.5
Objective
Drawing to tell a story — draw a sequence · what happened first, next, last?Model on chart paper first — then students write independently.
SAY: "'Today we are going to tell a story that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Watch me.' [Fold paper into thirds] 'First box — what happened first? I draw that here.' [Draw] 'Second box — what happened next? I draw that here.' [Draw] 'Third box — what happened last? I draw that here.' [Draw] 'My drawing tells a whole story — beginning, middle, end. You try. Think of something that happened to you. What was first? Draw it. Then next. Then last. Three boxes. Three moments.'"
Conference with 3 students minimum. One question only: "Tell me about your drawing." One suggestion. Move on.
🍽️
Lunch
12:33 · Dismiss by ticket color · Hot lava line
12:33–1:30
SAY: "Red tickets — stand up, push in your chair, line up. Blue tickets — up, push in, line up. White tickets — up, push in, line up. Lunchboxes — up, push in, line up."
Hot lava line to cafeteria. Walk alongside — not in front.
🟢
Teacher's Read Aloud · After Lunch · Every Day · Non-Negotiable
1:30 · Bathroom train first → bumblebee spots → read · Joy only · No questions
~10 min
Bathroom train immediately when students return. Every student goes before the book.
⭐ BATHROOM TRAIN: Line up. First person in, comes out, taps next person. No talking. No saving spots. Everyone goes. No interruptions during read aloud.
Bumblebee spots. Read the whole book. No questions. No discussion. Just read.
SAY: "Sit on your spots. Get comfortable. I am going to read to you. All you have to do is listen."
September read aloud suggestions:The Grouchy Ladybug → Chester's Way →
📖
Guided Reading / Centers / Flex Block
1:40–2:05 · Pull whoever needs it most · Centers run simultaneously
~25 min
Pull the students who need the most support today.
AT THE TABLE: "When you get to a word you don't know — stop. Look at the first letter. What sound does it make? Now look at the picture. Try the word. Don't skip it — try it."
🧰: In September pull groups are for letter-sound practice and picture walks — actual reading levels will vary widely. Meet students where they are. Do not rush to levels.
Centers run simultaneously — another adult supervises.
Library corner · Drawing center · Puzzles · When I'm Done chart for early finishers.
Library corner · Drawing center · Puzzles · When I'm Done chart for early finishers.
🩷
SEL · Responsible Citizens L2
3:20–3:30 · 10 minutes maximum · Back from specials
~10 min
Responsible Citizens L2 — taking care of our classroom
Quick and engaging. 10 minutes. GROW lesson on Fridays only — other days are CONNECT activities.
🧰: This 10-minute block builds vocabulary and emotional intelligence across the year. Protect it every day — even when the day runs long.
🍎
Shutdown → Specials → Dismissal
2:05 snack + pack up · 2:25 specials · 3:30 dismiss by ticket · Never guess
3:30
SAY for pack up: "Pack up time. Open your zipper. Folder in. Close your zipper. Backpack on. Push your chair in. Line up at the door — hot lava line."
⭐ DISMISSAL IS NON-NEGOTIABLE: If any student's dismissal is unclear — flag it before 3:25. Call the office. Hold the student. Never guess. Never send a student out the wrong door.
📱
Class Dojo — Send Tonight
📱 Copy + Paste Tonight
"Hello families! Tuesday is whiteboard day — your child wrote letters on a whiteboard today. Our new letter is T — ask them to make the /t/ sound. It is a quick pop — not 'tuh' — just /t/. Our new snap word is SEE — S-E-E. In math we discovered that moving objects around does not change how many there are. Ask your child to prove it — put 4 crackers in a line, then move them into a pile. How many? Still 4! 🖊️"