Unit 7 Lesson 9

VPCs Needed: balloons [1], bend [2], birthday [3], blow [4], bounce [5], cloud/cloudy [9], first/next/last
[12], hot/cold [14], party [19], puzzle [23], sun/sunny [35], teddy bear [36], warm/cool [38], weather [39],
wet/dry [40], wind/windy [41], with/without [42], yo-yo [43]

Component Related Items Teacher Student

My Next balloons, • Teach the VPCs. (T-S 2x) Recognize the

Birthday birthday, first/ • Invite the class to sing the first half meaning of,
(Song) next/last, yo-yo of the first verse with you and “May I have
2:30-3:00 listen to the rest. ___?” and “You
• Ask, What did the girl ask her may have ___.”
mother for? Model, May I have a
new jump rope?
What did her mother say?
You may have a jump rope.
Toys PC, PWC: t • Use the PC and invite class to Recognize and
(Poem) air-write with you while saying /t/. name the upper
2:00-2:30 • Point out the sound /t/. Read the and lowercase
words on the PWC together. letter “T/t”.
• Point to the letter T/t in the poem
and ask the class what letter it is.
• Read the poem as you track the
words.
• Invite the class to read along the
second time.
Transition: Stand up. Pick up your toys and put them in the toy box. (1:00)
Yes, I Wil! wet/dry • Teach the VPC. (T-S 2x) Recognize the
(Chant) • Invite the class to say the first 3 meaning of,
3:30-4:00 cards with you and listen as you “Yes, I will,” “No, I
say the rest. won’t,” and “I will
• Ask, Where will you play after not.”
class? Will you play inside? Help
students respond, Yes, I will./ No, I
won’t./I will not.
Have You Ever bend • Teach the VPC. (T-S 2x) Recognize the
Seen a • Have the class stand up and fly meaning of,
Monkey? this way and that way like a bird. “Have you ever
(Song) • Sing the song as you point to the seen ___?”
2:00-2:30 pictures and use gestures.
• Ask, Have you ever seen a great
big dog?
Marvin’s blow, bounce, • Teach the VPCs. (T-S 2x) Recall
Birthday Party party, teddy • Tell the story as you point to the information
(Story) bear, pictures. provided to
4:30-5:00 with/without • Ask, What did the teacher make? answer
Model, The teacher made a questions.
birthday cake.
What did she put on the cake?
She put candles on the cake.
• Model the sentences after they
respond.

Transition: Stand up. Walk slowly as you clap slowly seven times. (1:00)

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 Component Related Items Teacher Student

Seven puzzle • Teach the VPC. (T-S 2x) Communicate

(Big Book) • Ask, How many puzzles do you information
2:00-2:30 count? Help them respond, I about the
count seven. number seven.
Where are the puzzles?
They are each in a square box. Respond to
How many boxes are there? questions.
There are seven boxes for seven
puzzles.
• Sing the book as you track the
words.
• Read the book together as you
track the words.
Jonny Bear • Tell the story as you point to the Recognize the
Sees Marvin pictures. meaning of
Monkey • Hold up Card 2. Ask, What is words and
(Story Dictionary) mother fixing for dinner? Model, phrases from U6.
4:00-4:30 Mother is fixing soup for dinner.

Transition: Stand up. Help Jonny pick up the food off the floor. (1:00)

Phonograms U7: v, y • Use the current unit PC. For each Produce the
1:00-1:30 U5: a, q, w PC, say the name of the letter. sounds while
U6: i, j, p Then, air-write the phonogram air-writing the
together and say the sound(s). letters.
(2x)
• Flash through the U5-6 PCs quickly Produce the
without air-writing as you listen to sounds of the
the class say the sounds. review
phonograms.
Assembly I want a cat. • Say the sentence and have the Decode written
2:00-2:30 class repeat it. words in
My cat and I • Ask, How do we start a sentence? sentences.
have fun. • Write the sentence as the class
says each word.
• Then, read the sentence
together.
I want a cat.
I2 w/a3/n/t a4 c/a/t
My cat and I have fun.
m/y3 c/a/t a/n/d I2 h/a/v/ex
f/u/n
The Weather cloud/cloudy, • Teach the VPCs. (T-S 2x) Recognize the
Song hot/cold, • Look outside and say, The rain is meaning of,
(Story) sun/sunny, falling. “What’s it like
2:30-3:00 warm/cool, • Ask, What’s it like outside today? outside today?”
weather, Model, It’s rainy!
wind/windy • Sing the story as you point to the
pictures.

Extra Time Activity

Sing the "Shiver, Shiver, Br-r-r!" Song.
Read the "I Love 'V'" Poem if you still have extra time.

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