JUST RIGHT Materials

• Recognize and name the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet

• Demonstrate knowledge of letter-sound correlation

• Identify the cover and title of a book

• Make predictions and retell stories, poems, and songs

• Interpret illustrations to gain meaning

• Express ideas orally in complete sentences

• Follow two-step oral directions

• Utilize proper pencil and scissor grip

• Print uppercase letters using correct letter formation

• Generate a picture that demonstrates comprehension of a text

• Memorize the first 10 common sight words

• Blend sounds to make one-syllable CVC words

• Tracks below words moving from left to right

• Make real-life connections between words and their meaning

• Name the author and illustrator of a text

• Identify the main characters and setting of a story

• Answer questions about the text

• Follow three-step oral directions

• Print upper and lowercase letters to spell simple CVC words

• Add drawings and words to provide detail

• Memorize the first 100 common sight words 

• Generate blends in single-syllable words (flat, brick, stop)

• Know and apply long vowel rules (two vowels go walking/magic "e") 

• Instinctively tracks below words while reading

• Make real-life connections between words and their meaning

• Identify characters, settings, and significant events in a story

• Answer questions about key details

• Follow two-step written instructions

• Print upper and lowercase letters to spell words

• Generate 2-3 complete sentences using correct punctuation and capitalization

• Memorize the first 300 common sight words 

• Apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding simple digraphs (th, sh, ch, qu)

• Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in words (slid / slide)

• Tracks while reading grade-level text orally with accuracy and fluency

• Use context to confirm meaning

• Discuss aspects of the story such as character, setting, and plot 

• Understand compound words

• Make predictions based on prior knowledge

• Compare and contrast stories

• Write a paragraph using correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

• Describe people, places, things, and events utilizing relevant details, with visual displays

• Memorize the first 600 common sight words 

• Apply phonics and word analysis skills when decoding digraphs (ar, ph, ng, gh) and trigraphs (dge, igh, air)

• Decode multiple-syllable words

• Use a range of strategies to derive meaning from text

• Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression

• Consider genre and text types to organize understandings and big ideas 

• Identify themes in and across stories

• Justify opinions by referring to text evidence

• Discuss the author's point of view 

• Understand multiple-meaning words

• Make predictions and justify responses

• Compare and contrast stories from a variety of genres

• With accuracy, include capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing multiple paragraphs on a topic

• Add visual displays & descriptions to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings

• Commit all 1,000 sight words to memory

• Enhanced prosody: reads with accuracy, intonation, expression, and fluency

• Scan texts to identify key elements 

• Synthesize and discuss information

• Make judgments about parts of a text 

• Use experience, knowledge of themes, story structures, and language to form a deeper meaning of a text

• Identify and evaluate characters' actions and motivations

• Discuss the author's point of view

• Recognize and analyze bias, propaganda, and stereotyping in text

• Analyze texts from a variety of genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, narrative, mystery, and fantasy)

• Utilizes graphic organizers to gather information

• Cursive writing using the correct formation

• Writes essays: expository, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, journaling, and letter writing

Memory aids trigger prior knowledge, reinforce learning, and enhance connections across academic content.

Classroom visual clues include anchor charts, sound cards, number lines, genre and procedural posters, graphs, and

classroom calendars.

Visual displays afford children a reference source when working on their own, fostering a deeper understanding

and strengthened self-monitoring, helping students become independent lifelong learners. 

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Literacy LAGOON's memory aids not only provide constant visual support by displaying key concepts, strategies,

and procedures but also boost retention, simplify complex ideas, and serve as testimonials long after a lesson

has ended.

Sight words are common words that students must recognize instantly without sounding them out. Sight

words account for almost 75% of the words found in children's literature. Mastering sight words builds a

foundation for reading success. Recalling words by sight helps kids become faster, more fluent readers.

Once sight words become automatic, children naturally use them when speaking and writing. The more sight

words a child can automatically recall, the higher the reading CONFIDENCE level soars, the better the FLUENCY

and SPEED at which a child reads, the vaster the INTONATION and EXPRESSIVE reading, the loftier the

COMPREHENSION becomes. All of which leads to an extraordinary overall reading PROSODY.

Sight words can be tricky to read and spell. Many words do not follow phonics rules and cannot be decoded. If

children pause on every other word to sound out, reading becomes choppy and labored, making it difficult for them

to understand what they are reading. Students must commit all 1,000 sight words to their long-term memory. The number of sight words children are expected to know increases from pre-k to 3rd grade. Students review previously mastered words each school year and move on, paving the way for more complex words. Typically, a child learns 10 sight words in pre-k, 100 in kindergarten, 300 in first grade, 600 in second, and all 1,000 sight words by the end of third grade. The automaticity of sight words frees up mental energy to focus on new words and strengthens knowledge of unfamiliar texts.

Here at Literacy LAGOON, each set of 100 Fry Sight Words has been organized into groups of ten based on phonics skills, such as short vowels, long vowels, digraphs, and compound words, so students can apply phonics rules when applicable. Each set of ten words includes multiple activities that tap into a variety of learning styles. Literacy LAGOON's Buggin' Out on Sight Words program includes:

AUTOMATICITY ACTIVITIES:  Flashcards (with images), Color by Sight Word pages, Read and Roll games, and Sight Word Searches

DEVELOPING MEANING:  Comprehension Crosswords, Go Fish and Memory Games (with sample sentences), and BINGO (with definitions)

​CHANTERS: Poems, Songs, and Limericks

ASSESSMENTS: Testing Booklet, Student Record Sheets, Quick Check Bookmarks

AWARDS: Bug of Honor Stickers (passing set of ten words) and Buggin' Out Award Certificates (demonstrating mastery of 100 words)

Playing games is an integral part of the learning process. Games afford a safe space for students to 

take risks and collaborate through active participation and repeated practice. Studies show that

incorporating educational games promotes:

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MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT - Games help build attentiveness and train the brain how to learn new

content. Kids show increased drive to learn, pay attention, and partake in class when they know there is a

competition later.

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TEAM BUILDING - Games offer opportunities to work together as a group, take turns, foster respect,

listen to others, and play fairly.

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​COMMUNICATION SKILLS – Games develop language at a faster rate when learning in an engaging, low-stress

environment.

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​SELF-ESTEEM - A sense of pride and emotional connectedness grows with peers when playing games. 

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​MEMORY WORKOUT - Games help students keep their brains in tip-top shape by reviewing skills and building retention stamina, even for rote memorization.

​PROBLEM SOLVING - Learning through games positively impacts children’s critical thinking skills.

Throughout each of our Thematic Units of Study, Literacy LAGOON’s educational games connect students to the academic material, providing irresistible motivational learning. In addition, we have created themed game boards to help children master sight words, scientific vocabulary, spelling words, letter identification, math facts, etc.  

Writing Safari

Cursive

• Color Identification

• The Robotic Rivalry - An investigation of shapes. You BOT this!

• Shape Posters

• Addition and Subtraction Flashcards

• Multiplication and Division Flashcards

• Rhyming Fact Cards

• Timed Tests

• Number and Quantity Lines 

• Number & Quantity Anchor Charts

• Touch Math Signs

Family Fun