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Description & Overview
Deliver strong, consistent phonics instruction in the actual minutes you have.
Between transitions, pull-outs, and interruptions, it's rare to get a full, uninterrupted phonics block-yet standards and student needs haven't gotten any smaller. This book bridges that gap with fast, repeatable micro-lessons you can teach tomorrow.
120 Quick Phonics Micro-Lessons for K-2 gives you fully scripted, 5-10 minute routines that fit into real classrooms and real schedules. Every lesson is designed to be picked up at a glance and taught with almost no prep-perfect for whole-group warm-ups, small groups, literacy centers, intervention blocks, and substitute plans.
Inside, you'll find:
- 120 ready-to-teach micro-lessons
- 5-10 minutes each, built for quick transitions and tight schedules
- Clear, one-sentence lesson openers that focus student attention fast
- 1-2 core activities per lesson to keep instruction sharp and purposeful
- Built-in differentiation
- Simple prompts to "level up" or "scale back" a routine on the spot
- Options for whole-group, partners, and small intervention groups
- Suggestions for language support and extra practice without extra planning
- Practical teacher supports on every page
- Quick assessment checks to see who's getting it-in under a minute
- Materials lists that rely on what you already have (whiteboards, markers, cards, notebooks)
- Standards connections so you can show exactly what each lesson covers
- Coverage of critical K-2 phonics skills, including:
- Phonemic awareness warm-ups and oral routines
- Consonants and short vowels with solid CVC foundations
- Consonant blends and digraphs beyond simple CVC words
- Long vowels, silent-e (VCe), and common vowel teams
- R-controlled vowels and other tricky patterns
- Early work with syllables and simple multisyllabic words