Color Code
π΄ Only you β cannot be skippedπ’ Can happen simultaneouslyπ‘ Get ahead β do on prep
Day at a Glance
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Morning Work
Computers Β· SuccessMaker
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Phonics
M1 L11
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Math
U1 L11
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Writing
Unit 1
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Read Aloud
After lunch Β· Every day
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Snap Word
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π Prep Box
π΄ Before Students Arrive
- Computers Β· SuccessMaker ready at every seat
- Sheep timer set and counting down
- Phonics M1 L11 slides on smartboard
- Whiteboards staged β helper distributes
π’ Another Adult Handles
- Circulate during morning work
- Log in SuccessMaker
- Restock supplies
π‘ On Prep Today
- Log reading observations
- Check unanswered parent messages
- Preview Monday's lesson before you leave
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Arrival Β· Tuesday Β· Computers Β· SuccessMaker
9:20 Β· Work at seats Β· Sheep timer counting down
9:20β9:40
Stand at the door. Greet every student by name. Eye contact. Every single one.
SAY: "Good morning [name]! Computers is at your seat β go get started."
β SHEEP TIMER: Already counting down. When it goes off students must already be at bumblebee spots β not walking there. Already there.
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Morning Meeting + Phonics Β· Module 1 Lesson 11
Letter c β /k/ sound Β· cat-cap-cut-cob-cup Β· slides + whiteboards
~50 min
RF.K.2aRF.K.2bRF.K.3SL.K.1
Phonics Focus
Letter c β /k/ sound Β· cat-cap-cut-cob-cup Β· slides + whiteboardsSheep timer β bumblebee spots β Tuesday greeting β PA 1 β PA 2 β sing to smartboard β morning message β letter cards β phonics β brain break β math.
β TUESDAY β WHITEBOARDS: Helper passes whiteboards. Helper picks one friend to pass markers. 'Pick up your marker. Cap on the back end. Show me it's ready.' Wait for every student.
β SAME ORDER EVERY DAY: Predictability is the behavior plan. Students who know what comes next do not act out.
PA Activity 1 β bumblebee spots β 2 minutes.
SAY: "Blend into words: /k/ /Δ/ /t/ = CAT. /n/ /Δ/ /t/ = NET. /k/ /Ε/ /p/ = CUP. /n/ /Ε/ /d/ = NOD. /k/ /Δ/ /p/ = CAP."
PA Activity 2 β bumblebee spots β 2 minutes.
SAY: "Thumbs up for /k/ at start: cat β, nat β, cup β, nup β, cut β, nut β, cob β, nob β, cap β, nap β."
Sing to smartboard β morning message β letter sound cards.
π΅ SING: "Smartboard spots, smartboard spots, find your smartboard spot!"
MORNING MESSAGE: "Today is Tuesday. We will use whiteboards. Our snap word is [and]. Let's check our schedule." [Point to every block on the posted schedule and name it out loud.]
Letter sound cards β every card β every day β 3 minutes β non-negotiable.
Phonics β Letter c β /k/ sound Β· cat-cap-cut-cob-cup Β· slides + whiteboards
Alphablocks β
SAY: "Hold up the letter C card. 'This is the letter C. Most of the time it makes the /k/ sound β like the letter K. Put the back of your tongue on the roof of your mouth and pop it β /k/. That is the C sound. /k/. /k/. /k/. Say it with me.' Point to picture. 'The picture is a cat. Cat starts with C β and C makes the /k/ sound. CAT. First sound? /k/.'"
Today's words β tap sounds, then read:
CATCAPCUTCOBCUPCABCOTCUB
CATCAPCUTCOBCUPCABCOTCUB
SAY: "'Whiteboard day β markers ready. I say a word. You write only the first letter on your whiteboard. Just the first letter. Ready? CAT β first sound? /k/ β write the letter C. Hold up. [scan] Erase. CUP β first sound? /k/ β write C. Hold up. [scan] Erase. Now try the whole word β I will help. COB: /k/ write C β /Ε/ write O β /b/ write B. Show me COB.' Do 4 full words with support."
π§° WAIT TIME: Ask the question. Count silently to 10. Then call on someone. 10 seconds. Every time.
Snap Word β "and" β A β N β D β introduce and add to the wall.
SAY: "Snap fingers. 'Snap word review β AND. Write it on your whiteboard right now without looking at the wall. A-N-D. Show me. [scan] Good. Now read the whole wall with me: I β SEE β A β THE β AND.' Students read snap word wall together."
Snap words so far: I, see, a, the, and
Brain break β 2 minutes β before math.
SAY: "Mirror your partner β Week 3 version. This time add a rule: you must include your face AND your hands. Hands and face together. Every tiny movement."
GoNoodle β
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Math Β· Unit 1 Lesson 11 Β· Count to 10 β say and write numbers 6-10 Β· number formation 6 7 8 9 10
Hook β mini lesson β seat work β 2 rotations Γ 20 min
~75 min
K.CC.A.3
Objective
Count to 10 β say and write numbers 6-10 Β· number formation 6 7 8 9 10Hook on bumblebee spots β 3 min β spark curiosity β do NOT teach yet.
SAY: "Hold up the numeral card 8. 'What number is this? Raise your hand if you know. How do you write it? Can you write it on your whiteboard right now without help?' Students attempt. Hold up your board. 'Today we practice writing 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.'"
π΅ SING: "Smartboard spots, smartboard spots, find your smartboard spot!"
Mini lesson β smartboard spots β 8 minutes MAX β word for word.
SAY: "'Writing numbers 6 through 10. Watch and air-write with me. 6 β curl in, close the circle at the bottom. 6.' [Air write] '7 β across the top, slant down to the right. Some people put a line through the middle β either way is fine. 7.' [Air write] '8 β make an S, close the top. Like two circles stacked. 8.' [Air write] '9 β make a circle at the top, come straight down. 9.' [Air write] '10 β write a 1 and then a 0. Two separate digits. 10.' [Air write] Students practice on their recording sheets β 3 rows of each number 6-10."
π§° 8 MINUTE RULE: Hard cap. Everything else happens at small group table. Extended whole group = more behavior problems.
Numberblocks β
Brain break β seat work with visible timer (8 min) β 2 rotations Γ 20 min.
SAY: "Timer starts now β 8 minutes. When you finish β flip your paper face down, both hands flat on the table."
Teacher table Β· Adult 2 table Β· Math shelf Β· SuccessMaker
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Writing Β· Unit 1 Β· Drawing to tell a story β label two things in your drawing today
Mini lesson 5 min β independent 15 min
~20 min
W.K.2W.K.3L.K.1L.K.2
Objective
Drawing to tell a story β label two things in your drawing todayModel on chart paper first. Then students write in folders.
SAY: "'Yesterday you labeled one thing in your drawing β just the first letter. Today we label TWO things. And today we stretch the word out a little more. Watch me.' [Draw a sun and a cloud] 'I want to label SUN. I say it slowly β /s/ /Ε/ /n/. I write what I hear: S-U-N. Arrow to the sun. Now CLOUD. I say it slowly β /k/ /l/ /ow/ /d/. I write what I hear β some letters I know, some I guess. CLD is fine. Arrow to the cloud. Now you try β two labels, two arrows, stretch out the sounds.'"
Conference with 3 students minimum. One question: "Tell me about your writing." One suggestion. Move on.
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Lunch Β· 12:33 Β· Ticket color dismissal Β· Hot lava line
12:33β1:30
SAY: "Red tickets β stand up, push in chair, line up. Blue tickets β up, push in, line up. White tickets β up, push in, line up. Lunchboxes β up, push in, line up."
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Teacher's Read Aloud Β· After Lunch Β· Non-Negotiable Β· Every Day
1:30 Β· Bathroom train β bumblebee spots β read Β· Joy only Β· No questions
~10 min
Bathroom train first. Every student. Before the book. Every day.
β BATHROOM TRAIN: Line up. First person in, comes out, taps next. No talking. No saving spots. Everyone goes. No interruptions during read aloud.
SAY: "Sit on your spots. Get comfortable. All you have to do is listen."
September suggestions:The Color Monster β Today I Feel Silly β
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Guided Reading / Centers / Flex Block
1:40β2:05 Β· Pull whoever needs it most
~25 min
Pull the students who need the most support today.
AT THE TABLE: "Look at the first letter. What sound? Look at the picture. Try the word. Don't skip it."
Centers simultaneously β another adult supervises. Library Β· Drawing center Β· Puzzles Β· When I'm Done chart.
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SEL Β· Emotions L2
3:20β3:30 Β· 10 minutes maximum
~10 min
Emotions L2 β big feelings and small feelings Β· all feelings are okay
Quick and engaging. GROW lesson on Fridays only.π
Shutdown β Specials β Dismissal
2:05 pack up Β· 2:25 specials Β· 3:30 dismiss by ticket Β· Never guess dismissal
3:30
SAY: "Pack up. Open zipper. Folder in. Close zipper. Backpack on. Push your chair in. Hot lava line at the door."
β DISMISSAL: Any unclear dismissal β flag before 3:25 β call the office β hold the student β never guess.
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Class Dojo β Send Tonight
π± Copy + Paste Tonight
"Hello families! Tuesday whiteboard day β today we learned the letter C, which makes the /k/ sound just like the letter K. Ask your child to find 3 words that start with the /k/ sound β they might be spelled with C or K! In math we learned how to write the numbers 6 through 10. Ask them to write 8 for you β it is two circles stacked! ποΈ"