Age: 4-5 years

Duration: 40 min

Objectives

• Recognize: the, a, I, you, it, is.
• Point to words in a shared sentence frame.

Vocab

• the / a / I: "I see a cat." "It is the mat."

Warm-up (5min)

Word hunt on the morning message board — circle "the" and "a" with dry-erase markers.

Main Activity (20min): "Sentence Frame Build"

Pocket chart: I + see + a + [picture]. Students swap picture cards and read full sentence chorally, then solo.

Wrap-up (5min)

Copy one sentence with word cards (not handwriting yet).

Teacher Tips

• Dolch Primer structural words unlock 50% of K2 readers.
• Same 6 words daily for 2 weeks minimum.