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Phase 1: Foundations & Phonological Awareness

Lessons 1–40  ·  Goal: Build phonological awareness, learn all 26 letter sounds, begin reading CVC words.

Unit 1B: Continuous Sounds (Lessons 11–20)

Introduce continuous sounds first — easier to stretch and blend. Teach one letter per lesson.

#	Letter	Sound	Key Words	Montessori	✓
11	m	/m/	moon, mom, map	Sandpaper m	☐
12	a	/a/	ant, apple, at	Sandpaper a (red/vowel)	☐
13	s	/s/	sun, sit, sand	Sandpaper s	☐
14	f	/f/	fan, fish, frog	Sandpaper f	☐
15	l	/l/	lamp, leg, lid	Sandpaper l	☐
16	n	/n/	net, nap, nun	Sandpaper n	☐
17	r	/r/	red, run, rug	Sandpaper r	☐
18	v	/v/	van, vet, vine	Sandpaper v	☐
19	z	/z/	zip, zoo, zap	Sandpaper z	☐
20	Review	m, a, s, f, l, n, r, v, z	All continuous sounds	Movable alphabet sort	☐

Unit 1C: Stop Sounds (Lessons 21–32)

#	Letter	Sound	Key Words	Montessori	✓
21	t	/t/	top, tent, tip	Sandpaper t	☐
22	p	/p/	pan, pet, pit	Sandpaper p	☐
23	b	/b/	bat, bed, bus	Sandpaper b	☐
24	d	/d/	dog, den, dip	Sandpaper d	☐
25	k	/k/	kit, kid, kin	Sandpaper k	☐
26	g	/g/	gap, get, gum	Sandpaper g	☐
27	c	/k/	cat, cap, cut	Sandpaper c	☐
28	j	/j/	jet, jog, jab	Sandpaper j	☐
29	w	/w/	wet, web, win	Sandpaper w	☐
30	h	/h/	hat, hop, hen	Sandpaper h	☐
31	x, y, qu	/ks/, /y/, /kw/	fox, yes, quiz	Sandpaper trio	☐
32	Review All	All 26 letters	Full movable alphabet	Full alphabet sort	☐

 

Harper and Quinn’s Adventures

Unit 1C: Stop Sounds — Lessons 21–32

Each story has eight story panels and a ninth CVC review panel, following the same format as the earlier readers. The lesson’s target words appear in the story or review panel. Harper and Quinn’s names are not fully decodable yet, so a grown-up can read them aloud.

Lesson 21 — The Tent Tip

Target: t /t/ — top, tent, tip

1. Harper taps a tent.
2. Quinn taps the top.
3. “Is this the top?” asks Harper.
4. Quinn gives it a tip.
5. The tent tips!
6. Harper gets a stick.
7. Quinn taps the stick at the top.
8. The tent stands up. Quinn grins.
9. CVC review: top, tent, tip, tap, ten, sit. Say it: What tips?

Lesson 22 — The Pet Pan

Target: p /p/ — pan, pet, pit

1. Harper has a pan.
2. Quinn pats the pan.
3. A pup runs up.
4. “Can the pup be my pet?” asks Quinn.
5. The pup sniffs the pan.
6. Harper puts a lid on it.
7. The pup hops past a pit.
8. Quinn pats the pup. “My pet!”
9. CVC review: pan, pet, pit, pup, pat, hop. Say it: What is Quinn’s pet?

Lesson 23 — The Bus Bed

Target: b /b/ — bat, bed, bus

1. Harper has a bat.
2. Quinn has a big box.
3. “This box is a bus!” says Quinn.
4. The bat bumps the box.
5. The box tips on the bed.
6. Quinn gets in the box.
7. Harper taps the box. “Beep!”
8. Quinn grins. “Best bus!”
9. CVC review: bat, bed, bus, box, big, tap. Say it: What is the box?

Lesson 24 — The Dog’s Den

Target: d /d/ — dog, den, dip

1. Harper spots a dog.
2. The dog is in a den.
3. Quinn has a red dish.
4. The dog dips a paw in it.
5. “A dip!” says Harper.
6. Quinn gets a rag.
7. The dog dashes from the den.
8. Harper pats the dog. It does a wiggle.
9. CVC review: dog, den, dip, red, rag, did. Say it: Where is the dog?

Lesson 25 — The Kid’s Kit

Target: k /k/ — kit, kid, kin

1. Harper has a kit.
2. Quinn peeks in the kit.
3. A cap is in it.
4. Quinn puts on the cap.
5. “I am a cap kid!” says Quinn.
6. Harper finds a cup.
7. Quinn puts the cup in the kit.
8. Harper and Quinn pack the kit for their kin.
9. CVC review: kit, kid, kin, cap, cup, pack. Say it: What is in the kit?

Lesson 26 — The Gum Bug

Target: g /g/ — gap, get, gum

1. Harper sees a bug.
2. The bug is in a gap.
3. Quinn says, “I will get it!”
4. Harper says, “Let the bug go.”
5. Quinn has a bit of gum.
6. The bug lands on the gum.
7. Quinn lifts the gum.
8. The bug zips away. “Go, bug!”
9. CVC review: gap, get, gum, bug, bit, zip. Say it: Where is the bug?

Lesson 27 — The Cat Cap

Target: c /k/ — cat, cap, cut

1. Harper has a cap.
2. A cat sits in it.
3. Quinn puts the cap on.
4. The cat is still in the cap!
5. Harper giggles.
6. Quinn sets the cap on a mat.
7. The cat hops out.
8. The cat sits on the cap again.
9. CVC review: cat, cap, cut, mat, sit, hop. Say it: What sits in the cap?

Lesson 28 — The Jet Jog

Target: j /j/ — jet, jog, jab

1. Harper has a toy jet.
2. Quinn gives it a gentle jab.
3. The jet rolls off the rug.
4. “It can jog!” says Quinn.
5. Harper sets up a cup.
6. The jet bumps the cup.
7. Quinn jogs to get it.
8. Harper and Quinn giggle at the jet.
9. CVC review: jet, jog, jab, cup, rug, get. Say it: What can jog?

Lesson 29 — The Web in the Wind

Target: w /w/ — wet, web, win

1. Harper sees a web.
2. Quinn has a wet rag.
3. “Do not tap the web,” says Harper.
4. The wind wiggles the web.
5. A bug runs up it.
6. The bug sits in the web.
7. Quinn sets the rag down.
8. Harper says, “The bug can win a web race!”
9. CVC review: web, wet, win, bug, rag, tap. Say it: What wiggles the web?

Lesson 30 — The Hen’s Hat

Target: h /h/ — hat, hop, hen

1. Harper has a hat.
2. Quinn spots a hen.
3. The hen hops up.
4. The hen lands on the hat.
5. Harper gasps.
6. Quinn helps the hen hop down.
7. The hen pecks the hat.
8. Harper puts the hat on the hen.
9. CVC review: hat, hop, hen, hot, leg, red. Say it: Who hops on the hat?

Lesson 31 — The Fox’s Quiz

Targets: x /ks/, y /y/, qu /kw/ — fox, yes, quiz

1. Harper spots a fox.
2. Quinn asks, “Can it take a quiz?”
3. “Yes!” says Harper.
4. “Can the fox hop?”
5. The fox hops.
6. “Can it sit?”
7. The fox sits on Quinn’s hat.
8. “The fox wins!” says Harper.
9. CVC review: fox, hop, sit, hat, yes, quiz. Say it: What does the fox sit on? Sound check: fox /ks/, yes /y/, quiz /kw/.

Lesson 32 — The Great Letter Sort

Review: all 26 letters — full movable alphabet

1. Harper tips out the letters.
2. Quinn picks up t.
3. Harper finds p.
4. They sort the letters into a long line.
5. Quinn puts c by k.
6. Harper finds x, y, and qu.
7. The letters slide into a silly zigzag.
8. Harper and Quinn sort them from A to Z.
9. CVC review: top, pan, bed, dog, cat, hen, fox. Say it: Pick a letter, say its sound, and read a CVC words