PALS 

2022-23

We use this web page in every PALS session.  Scroll down   to find our latest sessions and all the sessions we've had this year.

Please remember:

For all PALS sessions, students are welcome to bring lunch or a snack if they haven't been able to eat before PALS starts.   

When going to PALS, your child should  bring:

Our PALS Amazon shopping list is at https://a.co/b42TjDM    

Below are a webpages for each session. Scroll down for earlier dates. Italics mean that the page hasn't been posted yet. Pages will remain linked here indefinitely.

May 8-9, 2023 "th"

May 8-9, 2023, "th"

The cover of Not Norman by Kelly Bennett shows a boy looking at a goldfish in a fish bowl.

 May 10-11, /l/ clusters

The cover of Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion shows 2 dogs looking at each other: one is a white dog with black spots and the other is a black dog with white spots.

May 15-16, 2023 medial /r/ sounds

From head to toe by Eric Carle shows a gorilla touching his head with one hand and touching his toes with the other.

5/1-2/2023  initial /k/

5/3-4/2023  initial /z/

The cover of Leaves by David Ezra Stein shows a young bear looking at leaves on the ground.

4/17-18/2023 initial /l/

The cover of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson shows a gruffalo looking down at a nouse who is standing on a stump and talking.

4/19-20/2023  /gr/

Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by James Dean and Eric Litwin. The cover shows Pete, a blue cat, standing upright and wearing a red electric guitar.

 4/24-25/2023 /s/ clusters

The cover of Good Thing You're not An Octopus shows a kid and an octopus trying to put shoes on each of the octopus' 8 feet

4/3-4/23 initial /g/

The cover of Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis and Jan Fearnly shows a mouse and a giraffe looking at each other with great affection or in a very loving way.

4/10-11/23 medial /v/

The cover of Bella's Rules by Elissa Guest shows a girl looking very happy with her arms stretched out next to a little dog on. it's back legs with an excited look on it's face.

 4/12-113/2023 initial "sh"

The cover of How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston Gannon shows a boy and a lemur right next to each other.

3/22-23/2023 initial /l/

 3/27/2023 final /v/

The cover of "Scoot!" by Kathryn Falwell shows a squirrel running on a tree branch and a bird flying by.

3/29-30/2023 /s/ clusters

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle shows a ladybug on some grass.

3/1-2/23 medial "ch"

The cover of "Jump Frog Jump" by Byron Barton shows a frog in the middle of a pond, and all around are animals that he has to jump away from, that is, a snake, a fish, a turtle.

3/6-7/23 "dg" initial

The cover of Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina shows a man sleeping in the top branches of a tree out in the country. Next to tree is a stack of hats.

3/8-9/23 /k/ initial

The cover of Lola loves stories by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Rosalind Bearshaw shows a little girl and her dad looking at a page in a storybook.

2/15-16/2023 initial /l/

The cover of I am perfectly designed by Karamo Brown shows a dad and a young son sitting on a bench in a park.

2/21-22/2023 multisyllable words

The cover of Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin shows a park where there are 5 different groups of people walking around, sitting down or playing. There are people with many different colors of skin.

2/27-28 consonant clusters

1/25-26/2023   final /k/

The cover of Lola Gets a Cat shows a little girl petting a soft-looking little kitten.

2/6/2023 initial /k/

2/13-14/2023 initial /v/

The cover of Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri shows a momma hen with 5 baby chicks on her and next to her. Some broken eggshells are scattered around.

1/11-12/2023 "ch" initial

The cover of Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury shows a family, including several children and an adult with a child on their shoulders all going on a walk together.

1/18-19/2023 /g/ initial

12/15/2022 initial "ch"

The cover of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Jane Cabrera shows 2 owls, 1 grown up and one baby one, sitting on a branch and looking at a star during nighttime.

1/4-5/2023 /s/ and /s/ clusters

The cover of Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney shows a young llama wearing red pajamas sitting in bed.

1/9-10/2023  /l/ initial

The cover of Mother Bruce shows a a bear with ducklings all over him.

12/6/22   initial /g/

The cover of Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin is shows some dragons with tacos on their backs and surrounded by tacos.

12/8/2022 final /v/

12/13/22  initial dg

11/15/22 /g,k/ all positions

11/29/2022         /l/ initial

The cover of Kindness to Share by Todd Snow, Peggy Snow and Kirsten Servig shows a young girl with a younger child in her lap sitting by some pillows. They are looking at a story and there is a little brown dog listening and sitting by the girl's knee.

 12/1/2022   /k/ initial

The cover of the Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera shows a drawing of a little girl writing notes on paper. A cat and a bird are sitting by her. The bird has a tiny envelope. There are some more envelopes spread out nearby.

11/3/22- "th" 

The cover of If you find a leaf by Aimee Sicuro shows a photo of a leaf that is being used to make a picture of a boat.

11/8/22 /l/ initial

11/10/22 "x" (/ks/)

Oct 20, 2022 /s/ cluster

Oct 25 2022, final /z/

Oct 27, 2022 /s/ clusters

The Cover of Inside a House That is Haunted shows a drawing of a haunted house with a mummy, an owl, a ghost and a frankenstein monster escaping like they are all terrified.

10/6/22- medial /s/

The cover of Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Schuyler shows a picture of a skeleton drinking a glass of water.

 10/13/22- /s/ clusters

The cover of Halloween Cats shows drawings of cats wearing costumes.

10/18/22 - /k/ initial

The cover of Spooky Wheels on the bus show a bus with a a ghost driving it and a purple monster in the front seat. The front wheel is a jack-o-lantern.

Oct 6  /l/ final

The cover of Where's the Cat ? by Stella Blackstone and Debbie Harter shows a drawing of a black and white cat hiding under some tulips that are pink, yellow and red.

Sep 29 /z/ final

The cover of "Monster Be Good " by Natalie Marshall shows a drawing of a large blue monster with his mouth open wides and the title of the book is in his mouth

Sep 27, /s/ clusters

The cover of Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney shows Llama Llama with a mad look on his face, holding his toy llama doll. His friend, Nancy Gnu is behind him reaching out and trying to get his toy.

Sep 22 "sh" initial

The cover of Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson and Jennifer Bolt shows a drawing of 2 smiling pigs and some pumpkins.

Sep 20, velar (/g/ & /k/) sounds

The Cover of Chicken Little by Sally Hobson shows a drawing of a baby chick looking up at the sky. An acorn is on the ground next to her.

Sep 15 "ch" initial

The cover of 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Ellen Christelow shows a drawing of 5 little monkeys in pajamas jumping on a bed.

Sep 13, "dg" initial

The cover of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and Pictures by Clement Hurd shows a window in a room with a fireplace and green walls and you can see the moon and stars through the window.

Sep 8, /g/ initial

The cover of Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Krauss and Jose Aruego shows a young tiger in a field of flowers and butterflies and he looks unhappy. This picture is a link to the activity page for this sessions.

Sep 1, 2022  /l/ initial

The cover of I spy on the farm by Edward Gibbs shows a closeup picture of a rooster or a brown chicken.

8/30/2022  /s/ clusters

The cover of How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. The cover shows a very large dinosaur stomping his foot and a very small woman shaking her finger at him as well as a little girl standing behind the woman. This picture is linked to the web page for today's session.

8/25/2022  initial /s/ and "how" questions

The cover of From Head to Toe by Eric Carle. It shows a gorilla touching his or her head. This picture is linked to the web page for today's activities.

 8/23/2022  initial /k/  and "Can you" questions