Curriculum Design
Materials You Will Need
In order to deliver the lessons in this summer school curriculum, you will need the following resources.
Digital Resources
Physical Resources
- Letterland Big Picture Code Cards (BPCC) or Letterland Phonics Online (LPO)
- A-Z Copymasters or Rainbow Writing Practice (pdf)
- Flip Flap Phonics*
- Alphabet Frieze (recommended)
- Paper and Colored pencils
*If you don't have a physical copy of Flip Flap Phonics, skip the ONSET and RIME part of Week 2, Days 3-5.
Recommended PD Videos to Watch Before Teaching
Letterland uses research-based teaching strategies - get familiar with them by watching these short videos:
- Lift-off to Letterland (video, 32:52)
- Quick Dash (video, 2:16)
- Roller Coaster Trick (video, 1:43)
Turnkey Lessons
Whether you are teaching in-person, virtual or hybrid we've designed the lessons to be quick to prepare and implement! Here are some key features:
- List of materials and resources to prepare at the start of each lesson
- Hyperlinks to specific resources to save on prep time
- Whole Group - 30 mins of instruction (can be supplemented from Teacher's Guide if needed)
- Small Group - 15 mins of instruction (can be supplemented from Teacher's Guide if needed)
- Blue text: Words that teacher might say to children.
- “Bold text with quotation: Words that children say”
- Bold text: Words or letters that may be used in an activity or explanation.