Prince Edward Island

2 Oral Language–Phonological Awareness

• 2.1 identify how many words are in a spoken sentence

  • Choose the two words that are the same (K-C.1)

• 2.2 begin to segment and blend words into syllables

  • How many syllables does the word have? (K-E.1)
  • Which word has more syllables? (K-E.2)
  • Sort by the number of syllables (K-E.3)

• 2.3 recognize and produce rhyming words in oral language

  • Which word has the same ending? (K-F.1)
  • Which two words have the same ending? (K-F.2)
  • Choose the picture that rhymes with the word (K-F.3)
  • Which word does not rhyme? (K-F.4)
  • Complete the rhyme (K-F.5)

• 2.4 recognize beginning and final phonemes in oral language

  • Identify the first, second and last sound in a word (K-G.3)
  • Which two words start with the same sound? (K-H.1)
  • Which word ends with the same sound? (K-H.2)
  • Which two words end with the same sound? (K-H.3)
  • Find the words that begin with a given sound (K-I.1)

3 Reading and Viewing

• 3.1 regard reading/viewing as sources of interest, enjoyment, and information

• 3.2 understand basic concepts of print including directionality, word, space, letter, and sound

  • Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase (K-A.1)
  • Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase (K-A.2)
  • Put the letters in ABC order (K-B.11)
  • Choose the two words that are the same (K-C.1)
  • Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly (K-C.2)
  • Identify book parts and features (K-S.1)

• 3.3 engage in reading or reading like behaviour as they experience a variety of literature

• 3.4 use picture cues and prior knowledge to make sense of unfamiliar text

  • Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture (K-K.2)
  • Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture (K-L.4)
  • Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture (K-M.4)
  • Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture (K-N.4)
  • Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture (K-O.4)
  • Which could happen in real life? (K-T.1)
  • What is the picture about? (K-U.1)
  • Which feeling matches the picture? (K-V.1)
  • What will happen next? (K-V.2)
  • Compare pictures using adjectives (K-Y.1)
  • Find the picture that matches the action verb (K-Y.2)
  • Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside (K-Z.1)
  • Choose the best location word to match the picture (K-Z.2)
  • Match antonyms to pictures (K-BB.2)
  • Multiple-meaning words with pictures (K-DD.1)
  • Find the action verb with images (K-HH.1)
  • Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture (K-HH.3)

• 3.5 use knowledge of oral language to make sense of unfamiliar text

  • Complete the rhyme (K-F.5)
  • Complete the sentence with the correct sight word (K-R.16)
  • Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence? (K-EE.1)
  • Find the complete sentence (K-EE.3)
  • Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence (K-EE.4)
  • Is the noun a person, animal, place or thing? (K-GG.1)
  • Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture (K-GG.2)
  • Find the action verb (K-HH.2)

• 3.6 begin to use knowledge of sound/letter relationships to problem-solve unknown words

  • Which word ends with the same sound? (K-H.2)
  • Which two words end with the same sound? (K-H.3)
  • Find the words that begin with a given sound (K-I.1)
  • Which consonant blend does the word start with? (K-J.1)
  • Does the word start with a consonant blend? (K-J.3)
  • Which consonant blend does the word end with? (K-J.4)
  • Does the word end with a consonant blend? (K-J.6)
  • Choose the correct digraph (K-J.8)
  • Find the short a word (K-K.1)
  • Complete the short a word (K-K.3)
  • Find the short e word (K-L.1)
  • Complete the short e word (K-L.3)
  • Find the short i word (K-M.1)
  • Complete the short i words (K-M.3)
  • Find the short o word (K-N.1)
  • Complete the short o word (K-N.3)
  • Find the short u word (K-O.1)
  • Complete the short u word (K-O.3)
  • Identify the short vowel sound in a word (K-P.1)

• 3.7 begin to match one-to-one spoken to printed word

  • Choose the short a word that matches the picture (K-K.4)
  • Choose the picture that matches the short e word (K-L.2)
  • Choose the short i word that matches the picture (K-M.2)
  • Choose the short o word that matches the picture (K-N.2)
  • Choose the picture that matches the short u word (K-O.2)

• 3.8 begin to use some sight words, environmental print, and words that have personal significance to make sense of unfamiliar text

  • Choose the two sight words that are the same (K-R.1)
  • Read sight words set 1: ate, he, of, that, was (K-R.2)
  • Read sight words set 2: are, green, on, please, they (K-R.3)
  • Read sight words set 3: be, have, or, pretty, this (K-R.4)
  • Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 (K-R.5)
  • Read sight words set 4: all, but, ride, saw, what (K-R.6)
  • Read sight words set 5: about, like, she, under, we (K-R.7)
  • Read sight words set 6: black, into, made, ran, white (K-R.8)
  • Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6 (K-R.9)
  • Read sight words set 7: am, did, get, now, well (K-R.10)
  • Read sight words set 8: fast, good, him, take, will (K-R.11)
  • Read sight words set 9: came, going, say, too, with (K-R.12)
  • Read sight words set 10: brown, does, eat, must, went (K-R.13)
  • Read sight words: review sets 7, 8, 9, 10 (K-R.14)
  • Read sight words: review sets 1–10 (K-R.15)

• 3.9 name most of the letters of the alphabet in context

  • Frequently confused letters: find the letter (K-A.5)
  • Frequently confused letters: find all the letters (K-A.6)
  • Find the lowercase letters (K-B.5)
  • Find the uppercase letters (K-B.10)

• 3.10 respond personally to texts in a variety of ways to demonstrate comprehension

• 3.11 develop an awareness of different types of text

• 3.12 begin to ask questions about a text

  • What am I? (K-W.1)
  • Who, what, when, where or why? (K-AA.1)

• 3.13 recognize some basic components of text such as author, illustrator, and title

  • Identify book parts and features (K-S.1)

4 Writing and Representing

• 4.1 understand that print carries a message

  • Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture (K-K.2)
  • Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture (K-L.4)
  • Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture (K-M.4)
  • Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture (K-N.4)
  • Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture (K-O.4)
  • Read questions with short vowel words (K-P.5)

• 4.2 begin to demonstrate an awareness of audience and purpose

• 4.3 write simple messages

  • Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence (K-EE.4)

• 4.4 begin to develop an awareness of editing strategies

  • Spell the sight word (K-R.17)
  • Identify and use end marks (K-EE.2)
  • Capitalize the first letter of a sentence (K-FF.1)
  • Capitalize the pronoun "I" (K-FF.2)

• 4.5 develop the concept of directionality

• 4.6 develop one-to-one correspondence between spoken and written words

  • Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly (K-C.2)
  • Find a word in a sentence (K-C.3)

• 4.7 understand that letters can be written in upper and lower case

  • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z (K-B.1)
  • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: f, i, j, l, m, t, y (K-B.2)
  • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r (K-B.3)
  • Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review (K-B.4)
  • Find the lowercase letters (K-B.5)
  • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z (K-B.6)
  • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: F, I, J, L, M, T, Y (K-B.7)
  • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R (K-B.8)
  • Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review (K-B.9)
  • Find the uppercase letters (K-B.10)

• 4.8 use letters to represent the predominant sounds in words

  • Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z (K-I.2)
  • Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s (K-I.3)
  • Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w (K-I.4)
  • Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review (K-I.5)
  • Which letter does the word start with? (K-I.6)
  • Which letter does the word end with? (K-I.7)
  • Complete the short a word (K-K.3)
  • Complete the short e word (K-L.3)
  • Complete the short i words (K-M.3)
  • Complete the short o word (K-N.3)
  • Complete the short u word (K-O.3)

• 4.9 begin to use some sight words, environmental print, and words that have personal significance to support their writing

  • Spell the short vowel word (K-P.3)
  • Spell the sight word (K-R.17)

• 4.10 experiment with punctuation

  • Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence? (K-EE.1)
  • Identify and use end marks (K-EE.2)

• 4.11 begin to use spaces between words

  • Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly (K-C.2)