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| Week | Quarter | Theme | Focus / Objective |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q1 | Community Helpers & Our Neighborhood | Letter recognition: Aa-Ee; beginning sounds |
| 2 | Q1 | Homes and Families in Our Community | Letter recognition: Ff-Jj; beginning sounds |
| 3 | Q1 | Jobs and Tools People Use | Letter recognition: Kk-Oo; beginning sounds |
| 4 | Q1 | Getting Around: Transportation | Letter recognition: Pp-Tt; beginning sounds |
| 5 | Q1 | Farm to Table: Where Food Comes From | Letter recognition: Uu-Zz; beginning sounds |
| 6 | Q1 | Keeping Us Safe: Firefighters and Police | Rhyming word pairs (cat/hat, dog/log) |
| 7 | Q1 | Our School Community | Syllable clapping with names and theme words |
| 8 | Q1 | Maps and Where We Live | Environmental print recognition (stop sign, own name) |
| 9 | Q1 | Celebrating Our Community (Quarter Review) | Quarter review: alphabet recognition and beginning sounds |
| 10 | Q2 | The Four Seasons and How They Change | Uppercase/lowercase letter matching |
| 11 | Q2 | Fall Harvest and Changing Leaves | Beginning sound isolation game (say the first sound) |
| 12 | Q2 | Weather Patterns: Wind, Rain, and Clouds | Rhyming continued with season words |
| 13 | Q2 | Day and Night, Sun and Moon | Name writing practice |
| 14 | Q2 | Family Traditions and Celebrations | Letter-sound match for family words |
| 15 | Q2 | Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Ahead | Beginning sound sorting (same first sound) |
| 16 | Q2 | Light and Shadows in Winter | Tracing and forming letters in own name |
| 17 | Q2 | Winter Holidays and Traditions Around the World | Oral blending of simple sounds into words |
| 18 | Q2 | New Year, New Goals (Quarter Review) | Quarter review: letter-sound correspondence |
| 19 | Q3 | Animals and Their Habitats | Beginning sound bingo with animal words |
| 20 | Q3 | Animals in Winter: Hibernation and Migration | Rhyming with animal names |
| 21 | Q3 | Ocean and Water Habitats | Same/different sound discrimination |
| 22 | Q3 | Forest and Woodland Animals | Letter formation practice (remaining letters) |
| 23 | Q3 | Farm Animals and Their Needs | Oral segmenting of simple 2-sound words |
| 24 | Q3 | Insects and Small Creatures | Beginning sound sorting with insect words |
| 25 | Q3 | Earth's Land: Mountains, Deserts, and Rivers | Environmental print with land/nature words |
| 26 | Q3 | Caring for Animals and the Earth | Syllable counting in animal names |
| 27 | Q3 | Pets and Responsibility (Quarter Review) | Quarter review: phonological awareness games |
| 28 | Q4 | Plants: Seeds, Roots, and How Things Grow | Beginning sound isolation with plant words |
| 29 | Q4 | Parts of a Plant and What They Need | Oral blending practice with plant vocabulary |
| 30 | Q4 | From Seed to Flower: Plant Life Cycles | Rhyming with growth-themed words |
| 31 | Q4 | Gardens and Growing Our Own Food | Letter-sound match for garden words |
| 32 | Q4 | Spring Weather and New Life | Beginning sounds with weather words |
| 33 | Q4 | Butterflies and Insect Life Cycles | Syllable clapping with insect names |
| 34 | Q4 | Healthy Bodies, Healthy Growth | Body-part vocabulary and beginning sounds |
| 35 | Q4 | Looking Back: My Year in Review | Cumulative review: alphabet, sounds, rhyming |
| 36 | Q4 | Growing Into the Next Grade (Year-End Celebration) | Year-end phonological awareness celebration |