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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

  1. Letters with Rue: A, B and C

    With Rue About 2 min

    Teaches: letter names A to C

  2. Imagination Time with Pearl

    With Pearl About 1 min

    Teaches: imagination, oral language

  3. Let's Pretend with Pearl

    With Pearl About 2 min

    Teaches: pretend roles

    Builds on: Imagination Time with Pearl

  4. Opposites with Oodle

    With Oodle About 1 min

    Teaches: opposites (vocabulary)

    Builds on: Animal Homes with Oodle

  5. Nursery Rhymes with Pearl

    With Pearl About 2 min

    Teaches: nursery rhymes

  6. 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

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Letter Sounds with Rue

    With Rue About 1 min

    Teaches: letter sounds: short vowels

    Builds on: Last Letters with Rue: X, Y and Z

  8. Rhyming Words with Rue

    With Rue Under 1 min

    Teaches: rhyme: recognize

    Builds on: Letter Sounds with Rue

  9. Make Up a Story with Pearl

    With Pearl About 2 min

    Teaches: story: beginning, middle, end

    Builds on: Let's Pretend with Pearl

  10. Rhyming Fun with Pearl

    With Pearl About 2 min

    Teaches: rhyme: produce

    Builds on: Nursery Rhymes with Pearl

  11. First Sounds with Rue

    With Rue

    Teaches: first sounds

    Builds on: Letter Sounds with Rue, Rhyming Words with Rue

    Coming soon
  12. Tap the Syllables with Rue

    With Rue

    Teaches: syllables

    Builds on: Rhyming Words with Rue, First Sounds with Rue, Rhythm and Beats with Hazel

    Coming soon
  13. Real or Pretend with Pearl

    With Pearl

    Teaches: real or pretend

    Builds on: Imagination Time with Pearl, Let's Pretend with Pearl

    Coming soon
  14. Who and Where with Pearl

    With Pearl

    Teaches: characters and setting

    Builds on: Make Up a Story with Pearl, Real or Pretend with Pearl

    Coming soon
  15. 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

    Coming soon
  16. 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

    Coming soon
  17. Picture Clues with Rue

    With Rue

    Teaches: comprehension: picture clues

    Builds on: How a Book Works with Rue, Make Up a Story with Pearl

    Coming soon
  18. 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

    Coming soon
  19. 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

    Coming soon
  20. 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

    Coming soon
  21. 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

  1. What Happens Next? with Pearl

    With Pearl

    Teaches: predicting

    Builds on: Who and Where with Pearl

    Coming soon
  2. Last Sounds with Rue

    With Rue

    Teaches: last sounds

    Builds on: First Sounds with Rue, Rhyming Words with Rue

    Coming soon
  3. Tell It Back with Pearl

    With Pearl

    Teaches: retelling in order

    Builds on: Make Up a Story with Pearl, What Happens Next? with Pearl

    Coming soon
  4. 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

    Coming soon
  5. 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

    Coming soon
  6. 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

    Coming soon
  7. 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

    Coming soon
  8. Tongue Twisters with Rue

    With Rue

    Teaches: alliteration and tongue twisters

    Builds on: First Sounds with Rue, Last Sounds with Rue

    Coming soon
  9. 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

  1. 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

    Coming soon
  2. 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

    Coming soon
  3. Word Families with Rue

    With Rue

    Teaches: word families: -en and -ake

    Builds on: Blend It with Rue, More Sight Words with Rue

    Coming soon
  4. 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

    Coming soon
  5. 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

    Coming soon
  6. 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

    Coming soon
  7. 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

    Coming soon
  8. 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

    Coming soon
  9. 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