2-Week Rhythm Layout for First Grade Consonant Block I

10 letters in 4 weeks if only 1 letter per story

Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Opening Morning greeting and Movement activities, Attendance, Nature observation/pedagogical story, Speech
15 min
Skills Syllables Theory of word Syllables Theory of word Syllables
Practice Phonemic Awareness Memory Reading Phonemic Awareness Memory Reading Phonemic Awareness
25-30 min Memory Reading Handwriting: New letter Memory Reading Handwriting: New letter Memory Reading
(15 min) (15 min)

IMA
3-5 min (if
needed)
Review Review Friday’s story (5- Introduce new sound Review yesterday’s story Introduce new sound Quick review yesterday’s
&/or Intro 15 min)* w/PA activities (5-15 min) w/PA activities story (5 min)
New Introduce new letter Introduce new letter Introduce new letter
Concept (15-25 min) (15-25 min) (15-25 min)
20-30 min
IMA
3-5 min
Bookwork Draw picture from story Write word and letter Draw picture from story Write word and letter Draw picture from story
15-25 min
Story/ Speech work New story Speech work New story Longer artistic rendering
Speech of one week’s stories
10-15 min
*Tell first new story on Friday before block begins

Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Opening Morning greeting and Movement activities, Attendance, Nature observation/pedagogical story, Speech
15 min
Skills Theory of word Syllables Theory of word Syllables Theory of word
Practice Memory Reading Phonemic Awareness Memory Reading Phonemic Awareness Memory Reading
25-30 min Handwriting: New letter Memory Reading Handwriting: New letter Memory Reading Handwriting: New letter
(15 min) (15 min) (15 min)
IMA
3-5 min (if
needed)
Review Introduce new sound Review yesterday’s story Introduce new sound Quick review yesterday’s Introduce new sound
&/or Intro w/PA activities (5-15 min) w/PA activities story (5 min) w/PA activities
New Introduce new letter Introduce new letter
Concept (15-25 min) (15-25 min)
20-30 min
IMA
3-5 min
Bookwork Write word and letter Draw picture from story Write word and letter Draw picture from story Write word and letter
15-25 min
Story/ New story Speech Work New story Longer artistic rendering New story
Speech of one week’s stories
10-15 min

Updated 1.22