These one‑minute lessons are simple, predictable routines you can use at home to support early reading. Each focuses on a single skill to keep cognitive load low and confidence high.
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Daily Reading Routine: The Letter a
Here’s a quick routine you can try today:
Display the letter a.
Say: “You already know the name of this letter — it’s a. A is its name and its long sound, but it also has a short sound. The short sound is /a/. You can hear /a/ at the beginning of words like apple or ant, and in the middle of words like cat or hat.”
Aa Alphabet Cut Paste and Trace Transitional Kindergarten.pdfDownload this free printable
Daily Reading Routine: The Letter m
Here’s a quick routine you can try today:
Display the letter m.
Say: “This is the letter m. Its name is m, and its sound is /m/. You can hear /m/ at the beginning of words like mom, map, and moon. You can also hear it at the end of words like ham or jam.”
Mm Alphabet Cut Paste and Trace Transitional Kindergarten.pdfDownload this free printable
Daily Reading Routine: The Letter s
Here’s a quick routine you can try today:
Display the letter s:
Say: “This is the letter s. S spells /s/. You can hear /s/ at the beginning of words like sun and sat. You can also hear it at the end of words like bus or yes.”
Then say:
“I am going to say some sounds that we have learned, and I want you to join them together to say the word. /s/ /a/ /m/.”
Ss Alphabet Cut Paste and Trace Transitional Kindergarten.pdfDownload this free printable
Daily Reading Routine: The Letter t
Display the letter t:
Say: “This is the letter t. T spells /t/. You can hear /t/ at the end of words like rat and bat. You can also hear it at the beginning of words like tag or tin.”
Then say:
“I am going to say some sounds that we have learned, and I want you to join them together to say the word. /s/ /a/ /t/, lets do it again /m/ /a/ /t/."
Tt Alphabet Cut Paste and Trace Transitional Kindergarten.pdfDownload this free printable
Daily Reading Routine: Review
Display the letter t:
Say: “My turn, t spells /t/. Now it's your turn." Display the letters s, m, and a (one at a time).
Then say:
“I am going to say some sounds, and I want you to join them together I will go first. /a / /t/, /at/, now it is your turn /s/ /a/ /p/."
Then say:
“Now I am going to say a word, and I want you to break it apart, I will go first, The word is pat /p/ /a / /t/, /pat/. Now it is your turn, the word is mat."
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