Literacy and language
Letters and words
The lessons in teaching order, youngest first. Led mostly by Rue, with friends joining in.
Ages 3 to 4
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Letters with Rue: A, B and C
With Rue About 2 min
Teaches: letter names A to C
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Imagination Time with Pearl
With Pearl About 1 min
Teaches: imagination, oral language
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Let's Pretend with Pearl
With Pearl About 2 min
Teaches: pretend roles
Builds on: Imagination Time with Pearl
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Opposites with Oodle
With Oodle About 1 min
Teaches: opposites (vocabulary)
Builds on: Animal Homes with Oodle
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Nursery Rhymes with Pearl
With Pearl About 2 min
Teaches: nursery rhymes
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How a Book Works with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: concepts of print
Builds on: Letters with Rue: A, B and C
Coming soon
Ages 4 to 5
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More Letters with Rue: D, E, F and G
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter names D to G
Builds on: Letters with Rue: A, B and C
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More Letters with Rue: H, I, J and K
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter names H to K
Builds on: More Letters with Rue: D, E, F and G
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Even More Letters with Rue: L, M, N and O
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter names L to O
Builds on: More Letters with Rue: H, I, J and K
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More Letters with Rue: P, Q, R and S
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter names P to S
Builds on: Even More Letters with Rue: L, M, N and O
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More Letters with Rue: T, U, V and W
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter names T to W
Builds on: More Letters with Rue: P, Q, R and S
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Last Letters with Rue: X, Y and Z
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter names X to Z
Builds on: More Letters with Rue: T, U, V and W
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Letter Sounds with Rue
With Rue About 1 min
Teaches: letter sounds: short vowels
Builds on: Last Letters with Rue: X, Y and Z
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Rhyming Words with Rue
With Rue Under 1 min
Teaches: rhyme: recognize
Builds on: Letter Sounds with Rue
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Make Up a Story with Pearl
With Pearl About 2 min
Teaches: story: beginning, middle, end
Builds on: Let's Pretend with Pearl
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Rhyming Fun with Pearl
With Pearl About 2 min
Teaches: rhyme: produce
Builds on: Nursery Rhymes with Pearl
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First Sounds with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: first sounds
Builds on: Letter Sounds with Rue, Rhyming Words with Rue
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Tap the Syllables with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: syllables
Builds on: Rhyming Words with Rue, First Sounds with Rue, Rhythm and Beats with Hazel
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Real or Pretend with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: real or pretend
Builds on: Imagination Time with Pearl, Let's Pretend with Pearl
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Who and Where with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: characters and setting
Builds on: Make Up a Story with Pearl, Real or Pretend with Pearl
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Big and Little Letters with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: uppercase and lowercase
Builds on: Last Letters with Rue: X, Y and Z, Letter Sounds with Rue
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Picture It in Your Mind with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: comprehension: visualizing while listening
Builds on: Imagination Time with Pearl, Make Up a Story with Pearl
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Picture Clues with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: comprehension: picture clues
Builds on: How a Book Works with Rue, Make Up a Story with Pearl
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Sounds B to G with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: consonant sounds: B, C, D, F, G
Builds on: More Letters with Rue: D, E, F and G, Letter Sounds with Rue, First Sounds with Rue
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Sounds H to M with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: consonant sounds: H, J, K, L, M
Builds on: Sounds B to G with Rue, More Letters with Rue: H, I, J and K, Even More Letters with Rue: L, M, N and O
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Sounds N to S with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: consonant sounds: N, P, Q, R, S
Builds on: Sounds H to M with Rue, Even More Letters with Rue: L, M, N and O, More Letters with Rue: P, Q, R and S
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Sounds T to Z with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: consonant sounds: T, V, W, X, Y, Z
Builds on: Sounds N to S with Rue, More Letters with Rue: T, U, V and W, Last Letters with Rue: X, Y and Z
Coming soon
Ages 5 to 6
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Last Sounds with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: last sounds
Builds on: First Sounds with Rue, Rhyming Words with Rue
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Tell It Back with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: retelling in order
Builds on: Make Up a Story with Pearl, What Happens Next? with Pearl
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Blend It with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: blending onset and rime
Builds on: First Sounds with Rue, Tap the Syllables with Rue, Last Sounds with Rue
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First Sight Words with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: first sight words
Builds on: How a Book Works with Rue, Big and Little Letters with Rue
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Riddles with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: riddles: listen for clues, then make your own
Builds on: What Happens Next? with Pearl, Picture It in Your Mind with Pearl
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A Poem Is a Little Picture with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: poetry: short lines, sounds and feelings
Builds on: Rhyming Fun with Pearl, Picture It in Your Mind with Pearl
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Tongue Twisters with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: alliteration and tongue twisters
Builds on: First Sounds with Rue, Last Sounds with Rue
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More Sight Words with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: sight words, second set
Builds on: First Sight Words with Rue
Coming soon
Ages 6 to 8
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Senses Poem with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: writing a poem with the five senses
Builds on: A Poem Is a Little Picture with Pearl, My Five Senses with Oodle
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Story Map with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: story elements: characters, setting, problem, solution
Builds on: Who and Where with Pearl, Tell It Back with Pearl, Make Up a Story with Pearl
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Word Families with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: word families: -en and -ake
Builds on: Blend It with Rue, More Sight Words with Rue
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Reading Little Sentences with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: reading short sentences with sight words
Builds on: More Sight Words with Rue, First Sight Words with Rue, How a Book Works with Rue
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Words with Two Meanings with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: multiple-meaning words and word-play jokes
Builds on: Opposites with Oodle, Tongue Twisters with Rue
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Two Letters, One Sound with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: digraphs: sh, ch, th
Builds on: Sounds T to Z with Rue, Word Families with Rue, Reading Little Sentences with Rue
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Sounds That Stick Together with Rue
With Rue
Teaches: consonant blends: fr, st, cl, and mp at the end
Builds on: Two Letters, One Sound with Rue, Blend It with Rue, Sounds T to Z with Rue
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Story Book or Fact Book? with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: fiction and nonfiction: books that tell stories and books that give true facts
Builds on: Real or Pretend with Pearl, Story Map with Pearl
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Write Your Own Story with Pearl
With Pearl
Teaches: writing a short story of your own: a who with a wish, order words, details, an ending
Builds on: Story Map with Pearl, Tell It Back with Pearl, Story Book or Fact Book? with Pearl
Coming soon