Learn to read and write with Penelope the Pirate! In this course, students will go on a language arts adventure where they will learn new letters and sounds and how to put them together to make words. Students will go on an alphabet safari, play games, share ideas through drawing and writing, read along with interactive storybooks, and even record themselves sounding out words as they discover a whole new world of letters, sounds, and words.
Topics and Concepts
Segment One
Module 01 – Jumpstart to Kindergarten
- Jumpstart to Kindergarten: I Go to School
- Jumpstart to Kindergarten: What Makes a Good Reader
- Jumpstart to Kindergarten: School Tools
- Jumpstart to Kindergarten: Concepts of Print
- Jumpstart to Kindergarten: Putting It All Together
Module 02 – Building Foundations
- Building Foundations: Foundations of Reading
- Building Foundations: Ready to Read
- Building Foundations: Text Time
- Building Foundations: Word Study
- Building Foundations: Writing about a Topic
Module 03 – Making Connections
- Making Connections: Foundations of Reading
- Making Connections: Ready to Read
- Making Connections: Text Time
- Making Connections: Word Study
- Making Connections: Narrative Writing
Module 04 – Sharing Solutions
- Sharing Solutions: Foundations of Reading
- Sharing Solutions: Ready to Read
- Sharing Solutions: Text Time
- Sharing Solutions: Word Study
- Sharing Solutions: Opinion Writing
Module 05 – Explorations
- Explorations: Foundations of Reading
- Explorations: Ready to Read
- Explorations: Text Time
- Explorations: Word Study
- Explorations: Expository Writing
Module 06 – Relationships
- Relationships: Foundations of Reading
- Relationships: Ready to Read
- Relationships: Text Time
- Relationships: Word Study
- Relationships: Narrative Writing
Segment Two
Module 08 – Ambition
- Ambition: Foundations of Reading
- Ambition: Ready to Read
- Ambition: Text Time
- Ambition: Word Study
- Ambition: Narrative Writing
Module 09 – Dedication
- Dedication: Foundations of Reading
- Dedication: Ready to Read
- Dedication: Text Time
- Dedication: Word Study
- Dedication: Expository Writing
Module 10 – Adventures
- Adventures: Foundations of Reading
- Adventures: Ready to Read
- Adventures: Text Time
- Adventures: Word Study
- Adventures: Opinion Writing
Module 11 – Explanations
- Explanations: Foundations of Reading
- Explanations: Ready to Read
- Explanations: Text Time
- Explanations: Word Study
- Explanations: Expository Writing
Module 12 – Making Choices
- Making Choices: Foundations of Reading
- Making Choices: Ready to Read
- Making Choices: Text Time
- Making Choices: Word Study
- Making Choices: Narrative Writing
Module 13 – Innovation
- Innovation: Foundations of Reading
- Innovation: Ready to Read
- Innovation: Text Time
- Innovation: Word Study
- Innovation: Expository Writing
