K1 Lesson 18: K1 Final Review
Material Checklist â Full Lesson
- Station 1 â Commands: Look · Listen · Sit · Stand · Come here cards + Teacher Says paddle
- Station 2 â Colors & Numbers: red/blue/yellow/green swatches + number cards 1â10 + match mat
- Station 3 â Animals: cow · pig · duck · sheep · horse · chicken cards + animal headbands (Ã6)
- Station 4 â Phonics: Group 1 letter cards s-a-t-i-p-n + action icon strip + blend cards sat/pin/pan
- Station cone markers (4): labeled Commands · Colors+Numbers · Animals · Phonics
- Rotation bell or chime (1): 90-second station signal
- K1 Champion crown (1): paper crown for Cheering Up circle
- Completion certificates (1 per child): "K1 Champion" with name line + date
- K2 preview poster (1): "Next Stop â K2!" with simple icons
- Group photo backdrop (optional): K1 banner if school permits photos
- Look · Listen · Sit cards: review from Lesson 01
- Sticker sheet: 1 per child + certificate sticker seal
- Hello / Goodbye song audio: for warm-up and wrap-up ritual
Learning Objectives
- Students review commands (Look, Listen, Sit, Stand, Come here) through Teacher Says at Station 1.
- Students review colors and numbers 1â10 through card matching at Station 2.
- Students review farm animals and sounds through TPR at Station 3.
- Students review Phonics Group 1 (s-a-t-i-p-n) actions and blends at Station 4.
- Students participate in the K1 Champion Circle â celebrate effort, receive certificate, preview K2.
- Students demonstrate K1 readiness through play-based stations â no formal written test.
Warm-up: Meeting Up & Warming Up (10 mins)
Purpose: Celebrate K1 finale energy safely, preview four review stations, run K1 Champion Hello with every name before station rotations.
Step 1 · Meeting Up (â5 min)
Teacher · Arrival & finale welcome
"Good morning, K1 champions! Hello! Last K1 lesson â same safe circle â biggest hello ever!"
"Look · Listen · Sit. Today we play four review stations â commands, colors, numbers, animals, phonics!"
"No test â only play â you show everything you learned. Are you ready?"
Teacher · Station preview â four cones
"Four stations around the room â orange cone Commands â blue cone Colors â green cone Animals â purple cone Phonics!"
"Small groups rotate â bell rings â next station. Walking feet â team review!"
"At the end â K1 Champion Circle â certificate â Next stop K2!"
Teacher · Certificate & K2 preview tease
"Everyone earns a certificate today â K1 Champion â your name â a golden sticker seal!"
"And a surprise â K2 preview poster â bigger adventures â but first â we celebrate K1!"
Teacher · Emotional reassurance
"Last K1 lesson means you grew â not goodbye forever â see you in K2 â same school â same friends!"
"Big feelings are OK â I am here â safe circle â champions together!"
If a child cries at "last lesson," reassure: "K1 finished â K2 adventure next â you are growing!"
If children run to stations early, block path: "Stations wait â circle first â K1 Champion Hello!"
- Door greeting â extra celebratory Hello to each child.
- Look · Listen · Sit â 3-second settle.
- Point to four station cones â name each theme (â1 min).
- Show certificate sample â "Everyone earns one today!"
- Preview K2 poster briefly â "Next stop â K2!"
Step 2 · Warming Up (â5 min)
Teacher · K1 Champion Hello
"K1 Champion Hello! Stand up â Hello Song â biggest wave!" (play Hello Song)
"Hello, hello, how are you? I'm happy â thumbs up â K1 champions!"
"Sit down â quiet hands â name waves next!"
Teacher · Name wave â every child
"Name waves â I say your name â you stand â wave â sit. [Name] â champion!"
"Every friend â no skipping â K1 champions all! [Name] â champion! [Name] â champion!"
"If you feel shy â small wave from your spot â we see you â champion!"
Teacher · Four-theme chant
"Look Listen Sit â red blue â moo oink â sss a-a-a â K1 ready!"
"Commands â colors â animals â phonics â four stations â four cheers â let's go!"
Teacher · Group color assignment
"Group colors â Red group Station 1 â Blue group Station 2 â Green group Station 3 â Purple group Station 4!"
"Find your color band â walking feet â bell rings â rotate! Not a race â team review!"
If name wave runs long, split: half names in warm-up, half during K1 Champion Circle.
If a child hides during their name, kneel: "Brave wave from your spot â we see you â champion!"
- Hello Song â whole group stand-wave-sit (â1 min).
- Name wave â every child stands, waves, sits (â2 min).
- Four-theme chant â commands/colors/animals/phonics (â1 min).
- Assign groups to starting stations â bell ready (â1 min).
Main Activity: Review Stations & K1 Champion Circle (15 mins)
Teacher Note: Opening Up runs four mini review stations (~2 min each per group, two rotation passes); Cheering Up is the K1 Champion Circle with whole-group cheer. Observe participation and TPR accuracy only â no written test.
Step 3 · Opening Up (â8 min)
Purpose: MAIN theme activity â Four review stations in small-group rotation: commands, colors+numbers, animals, phonics.
Station 1 · Commands â Teacher Says (â2 min per group)
Teacher · Station 1 setup & rules
"Station 1 â Commands! Orange cone â Teacher Says rules â I say Teacher Says â you do it. No Teacher Says â freeze!"
"Command cards on the table â Look â Listen â Sit â Stand â Come here â pictures help you!"
"Round one â easy â always Teacher Says. Round two â freeze trick â listen carefully!"
Teacher · Station 1 â command rounds
"Teacher Says â Look! (point eyes) Teacher Says â Listen! (hands on ears) Teacher Says â Sit!"
"Look! (freeze â no Teacher Says) Uh oh â freeze! Wonderful listening! Teacher Says â Stand!"
"Teacher Says â Come here! (walking feet to cone) Teacher Says â Sit! Freeze round â Jump! Freeze â no Teacher Says â champions!"
Teacher · Station 1 â close & rotate
"Commands finished â high-five â orange cone done â bell rings â walking feet â next station!"
If a child moves on freeze round, smile: "Freeze champion â watch friends â try again next round."
If Come here causes running, clarify: "Walking feet â come here â stop at the cone."
- Model Teacher Says vs freeze â 2 practice rounds.
- Full command set: Look · Listen · Sit · Stand · Come here à 2 passes.
- Freeze trick round à 1 â celebrate careful listeners.
- Bell â rotate to Station 2.
Station 2 · Colors & Numbers â Card Match (â2 min per group)
Teacher · Station 2 setup
"Station 2 â Colors and numbers! Blue cone â match red card to red spot â number 5 to five dots!"
"Color zone on the left â number zone on the right â don't mix â team matching!"
Teacher · Station 2 â color match
"Touch red â say red! Touch blue â say blue! Touch yellow â say yellow! Touch green â say green!"
"Hold up red â show me â red! Swap cards â match every color â color champions!"
Teacher · Station 2 â number match
"Numbers â hold up 1 â say one! 2 â two! 3 â three! Match to dot sets â count together!"
"Stretch to 10 if ready â 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 â or stop at 5 â K1 heroes either way!"
"Quick cheer â touch red! Hold 7! Touch blue! Hold 3! â fast commands â wonderful!"
Teacher · Station 2 â close & rotate
"Colors and numbers finished â blue cone done â bell rings â walking feet â animal station next!"
If a child matches by shape not color, hold swatch to object: "Same color â red â both red."
If counting skips a number, chant together slowly 1â5 before 6â10.
- Color match â 4 swatches to 4 zones â choral name each.
- Number match â cards 1â10 to dot sets â stop at 5 for K1, stretch to 10 if ready.
- Quick combined call: "Touch red! Hold 7!" â 4 commands.
- Bell â rotate to Station 3.
Station 3 · Animals â Sound & TPR (â2 min per group)
Teacher · Station 3 setup
"Station 3 â Farm animals! Green cone â pick a card â make the sound â do the motion!"
"Six animals â cow, pig, duck, sheep, horse, chicken â from Lesson 06 â you remember!"
Teacher · Station 3 â animal sounds
"Cow â moo â horns on head! Pig â oink â snout with hands! Duck â quack â flap wings!"
"Sheep â baa â fluffy arms! Horse â neigh â gallop feet! Chicken â cluck â wings tucked!"
Teacher · Station 3 â "The ___ says ___"
"The cow says⊠moo! The duck says⊠quack! I am a sheep â baa! I am a horse â neigh!"
"Group animal chorus â all together â moo â oink â quack â baa â neigh â cluck â 10 seconds â animal orchestra!"
Teacher · Station 3 â close & rotate
"Animals finished â green cone done â bell rings â walking feet â phonics station â last one!"
Accept sound-only if word is hard â "Great moo! I am a cow â moo â perfect."
If headbands slip, fix and continue â optional for station speed.
- Each child picks one animal card â sound + gesture.
- "The ___ says ___" â teacher prompts à 6 animals.
- Group animal chorus â moo/oink/quack/baa/neigh/cluck â 10 seconds.
- Bell â rotate to Station 4.
Station 4 · Phonics â Group 1 Action Flash (â2 min per group)
Teacher · Station 4 setup
"Station 4 â Phonics Group 1! Purple cone â flash a letter â do the action â say the sound!"
"Action icon strip on the table â if you forget â look at the picture â snake, apple, tap, insect, puff, net!"
Teacher · Station 4 â six-sound flash
"S â snake â sss! A â apple â a-a-a! T â tap â t-t-t! I â insect â i-i-i! P â puff â p-p-p! N â net â n-n-n!"
"Faster â flash random â p â s â n â a â t â i â you remember every action â Group 1 masters!"
Teacher · Station 4 â blend cheer
"Blend cheer â sat! Pin! Pan! â slow⊠fast! Slide your finger like the blending rail â sat!"
"Six-sound chain â stand up â sss-a-t-i-p-n â sit down â Group 1 complete â phonics champions!"
Teacher · Station 4 â close & return
"Phonics finished â purple cone done â all four stations â walking feet â back to the big circle!"
If blend is too hard, accept actions only: "Wonderful snake â sss â K1 champion sound!"
If child confuses letters, show picture cue side â action first, always.
- Flash s-a-t-i-p-n â group action response à 1 pass.
- Choral blend: sat · pin · pan â teacher leads slide motion.
- Six-sound chain stand-up â sit down â "Group 1 masters!"
- Bell â return to circle for K1 Champion Circle.
Teacher · Rotation close â all stations done
"Stations finished! Clipboards down â cones stay â back to the big circle â K1 Champion Circle next!"
"You reviewed commands, colors, numbers, animals, AND phonics â four stations â four cheers â incredible!"
Step 4 · Cheering Up (â7 min)
Purpose: K1 Champion Circle â whole-group cheer celebrating every child's K1 journey.
Teacher · K1 Champion Circle setup
"K1 Champion Circle! Stand up â arms up â you finished K1! Champion cheer!"
"Look â Listen â Sit â red blue â moo quack â sss a-a-a â K1 CHAMPIONS!"
"Again â louder â K1 CHAMPIONS! One more â biggest â K1 CHAMPIONS!"
Teacher · Partner high-five cheer
"Turn to your neighbor â high-five â say â You are a champion! Switch â other neighbor â You are a champion!"
"Look at me â I say â You are ALL champions â arms up â yay!"
Teacher · Crown pass
"Champion crown passes â wear it â wave â pass on â every friend wears the crown!"
"Touch the crown gently â three seconds â wave â pass clockwise â no pulling!"
"Last friend â crown to teacher â we did it â every champion wore the crown!"
Teacher · Group photo & calm transition
"Big smile â K1 champions â photo time!" (if permitted) "Cheese â champions!"
"Sit down â certificates coming â calm happy hearts â almost party time!"
If crown pass causes grabbing, teacher holds crown: "Touch the crown â don't pull â pass gentle."
If photo triggers shyness, opt-out spot with sticker â no forced smiles.
- Whole-group K1 Champion cheer à 3 â commands/colors/animals/phonics mashup (â2 min).
- Partner high-five â "You are a champion!" (â1 min).
- Crown pass â each child wears crown 3 seconds (â2 min).
- Optional group photo (â1 min).
- Sit â hands in lap â "Certificates in wrap-up â almost party time!"
Wrap-up: Calming Down (5 mins)
Purpose: Certificate ceremony, K2 preview, breathing, final Goodbye Song â emotional closure for the K1 year.
Step 5 · Calming Down (â5 min)
Teacher · Champion breath
"Hands on tummy â champion breath â in⊠1, 2, 3 â out⊠slow wave."
"You played four stations. You cheered in the circle. You are K1 champions â calm happy hearts."
Teacher · Certificate ceremony â hand-off
"K1 Certificate time â [Name] â K1 Champion â you learned Hello, colors, animals, sounds, songs!"
"[Name] â brave listener. [Name] â wonderful moo. [Name] â super blending. Sticker seal â take home â show your family!"
"Every certificate has your name â your date â K1 Champion â forever!"
Teacher · K2 preview
"Point to the poster â Next stop â K2! Bigger books â more songs â new adventures â you are ready!"
"Choral â Next stop K2! â arms up â K2 here we come â when you are bigger â exciting!"
"Same school â same friends â new fun â you will love K2 â I believe in you!"
Teacher · Final goodbye â last K1 version
"I am proud of every K1 champion. Goodbye Song â last K1 version â everyone's name."
"Goodbye, goodbye, see you in K2! Goodbye [name], goodbye [name], goodbye everyone!"
"High-five at the door â certificate visible â Bye, teacher â See you in K2!"
If certificate line is long, call groups by table â certificates pre-filled before class.
If a child is sad, allow quiet hug + certificate â "Big feelings OK â you are a champion."
If K2 preview causes worry, simplify: "Same teacher friends â new fun â you will love it."
- One champion breath cycle (â30 sec).
- Certificate hand-off â each child named + one specific praise (â2 min).
- K2 preview poster â choral "Next stop K2!" (â30 sec).
- Final Goodbye Song â all names (â1 min).
- High-five exit â certificate visible â photo at door optional (â1 min).
Appendix â Master Lists
Print-ready reference for teachers and directors. Attach download URLs when assets are ready.
A. Master Material List (30-min Lesson)
- Station 1: command cards + Teacher Says paddle
- Station 2: color swatches + number cards 1â10 + match mat
- Station 3: animal cards + optional headbands
- Station 4: Group 1 letters + action strip + blend cards
- 4 station cones, rotation bell, group color bands
- K1 Champion crown, certificates, K2 preview poster
- Hello/Goodbye audio, stickers, Listen pause card
B. Review Station Quick Reference
- Station 1 Commands: Look · Listen · Sit · Stand · Come here â Teacher Says
- Station 2 Colors+Numbers: red/blue/yellow/green + 1â10 match
- Station 3 Animals: cow/pig/duck/sheep/horse/chicken sounds + TPR
- Station 4 Phonics: s-a-t-i-p-n actions + sat/pin/pan blends
- Rotation: ~2 min per station · bell signal · walking feet
C. Key Teacher Phrases (Script Bank)
- "No test â only play â K1 champions!"
- "Teacher Says â Look! / Freeze â no Teacher Says!"
- "Match red â say red! Hold 5 â say five!"
- "The cow says moo! Blend â sat â pin â pan!"
- "Next stop â K2! You are ready!"
- "Goodbye, see you in K2!"
D. Timing Guide & Home Connection
- 0:00â5:00 Step 1 â Meeting Up: finale preview + station cones
- 5:00â10:00 Step 2 â K1 Champion Hello + name waves
- 10:00â18:00 Step 3 â Four review stations (rotation)
- 18:00â25:00 Step 4 â K1 Champion Circle cheer
- 25:00â30:00 Step 5 â Certificate + K2 preview + goodbye
- Home: "Celebrate the K1 certificate â ask your child to teach one station game."
- Home: "Talk about K2 preview â what are you excited to learn next?"