Foundations A Teacher's Manual

$ 39⁰⁰

Reading and Phonics Curriculum
Ages 4-7

This pick-up-and-teach manual provides everything you need to introduce students ages 4-7 to reading and writing!

Foundations A Teacher's Manual

Extensive phonemic awareness activities that build from feeling and seeing how the mouth forms sounds to blending and segmenting one-syllable words
Lowercase instruction for both manuscript and cursive included
Instructions for 28 phonogram games
Speech tips to help students who cannot say some of the sounds
Ideas for multi-sensory fun
Challenge activities
Scripted lessons facilitate teachers learning alongside their students
Materials lists
Teacher tips that help you to answer students' questions
Spelling Analysis lists showing how to mark words and sample scripting, guiding you as you teach students about why words are spelled and read the way they are.
Clearly laid out objectives
Easy to teach! No training required!
Guided assessments to monitor student progress

More about Foundations A

Fun activities that get students up and moving!
Learn all the sounds of A-Z
Develop phonemic awareness skills including blending and segmenting one-syllable words
Identify initial and final sounds
Learn to read and spell short vowel CVC words
Learn to read and spell consonant blends
Students create 6 delightful readers
Learn to write lowercase A-Z in either manuscript or cursive
Learn to read 87 high-frequency words
Comprehension and fluency activities

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Foundations is Recommended for

Ages 4 to 7
As a phonics, reading, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar curriculum for Grades K-2
As a complete language arts curriculum for Grades K-1
Beginning readers
Young struggling readers
Students with dyslexia

Handwriting Style

The Foundations A and B Teacher's Manuals include instructions for teaching BOTH manuscript and cursive.
The Foundations A and B Workbooks are sold in TWO versions, manuscript and cursive. Choose the version that matches the handwriting style you are teaching.
Learn why we recommend beginning with cursive.

What else do I need to teach Foundations A?

Foundations A Student Workbook Choose Cursive or Manuscript
Doodling Dragons: An ABC Book of Sounds
Basic Phonogram Flash Cards
1 deck of Bookface Phonogram Game Cards
1 deck of either Cursive or Manuscript Phonogram Game Cards
Phonogram Game Tiles
Rhythm of Handwriting Tactile Cards - either Cursive or Manuscript
Rhythm of Handwriting Quick Reference - either Cursive or Manuscript
Student Whiteboard
Phonogram and Spelling Rule Quick Reference
Spelling Analysis Card

Ordering Information

Choose either the Manuscript or the Cursive version of the workbook.
Foundations A Teacher's Manual includes both Manuscript and Cursive teaching instructions.
Both the Teacher’s Manual and Student Workbook are needed to teach Foundations.
All instructions for games are included within the manual.
Available in print and PDF. Choose the format you want from the drop-down menu above. (Learn about downloads.)
Save when you order the complete set!

Product Details

2nd Edition (2019). Compatible with any Foundations A Workbook. Updated Scope & Sequence table and section headers within each lesson highlight the specific skills students are learning.

Printed book

Full color
Hardcover
248 pages
Weight: 2.3 lb.
Product SKU: CFATM2P
ISBN 978-1-942154-80-8

PDF

Digital download
44.6 MB PDF file
See user license information below
Product SKU: CFATM2A
ISBN 978-1-942154-81-5

PDF License

Copyright Notice: Our digital downloads come with a limited reproduction license. Licensed users may use the files on any device or computer and may print them, but may not sell, share, copy, transfer, or distribute files or prints to people not covered by the license.

Single Teacher License: This digital license is for use by only ONE teacher. Multiple teachers in the same school or multiple parents in the same co-op must each have their own purchased license.

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