Overview
Stage 1 develops language and a love of books with “pattern books” modeling sentences which have the format of subject, object and an action. Students learn to match the spoken word that they hear to the words on the page. This is called speech-to-print match. Students learn to use clues. Students follow along with the language pattern of the sentences in the book. They can learn to pair the first letter of the word with clues from the pictures.
(Notes on documents linked on this page: Links will open in new tabs. To Print the half-page and quarter page books: Select portrait orientation, print both sides of paper, flip on long edge. Cut the pages in half. For half size booklet, assemble in page number order and staple the left side. For quarter size booklet, fold and assemble in page number order, staple in the fold.)
Introductory Read Aloud Book: Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance
- Read Aloud: Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance (English) For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Read Aloud: Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance (Bilingual) For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance Lesson Plan Sections 1 and 2 For Printing
- Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance Lesson Plan Sections 3 and 4 For Printing
- Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance Lesson Plan Sections 5 and 6 For Printing
- Gappu and Her Friends Can Dance Lesson Plan Section 7 For Printing
- Gappu Saves the Day For Projection
- Gappu Saves the Day (Booklet) (Student quarter-page booklet) For printing
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
Unit 1
The theme of Unit 1 is Understanding myself and others.
Book 1 Who Is Sleeping?
- Read Aloud: Nap on a Mat For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Who is Sleeping? For Projection
- (Bilingual) Who is Sleeping? For Projection
- Who is Sleeping? (Student single sheet) For Printing
- Who is Sleeping? (Student half-page booklet) For printing (hover over for directions?)
- Who is Sleeping? 9 Lesson Plans For Printing
Book 2 Oh, Muddy Mud
- Read Aloud: It's My Muddy Mud For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Oh, Muddy Mud For Projection
- Oh, Muddy Mud (Student single sheet) For printing
- Oh, Muddy Mud (Student half-page booklet) For printing (hover over for directions?)
- Oh, Muddy Mud 9 Lesson Plans For Printing
Book 3 Frogs in Many Colors / Frogs in Colors
- Read Aloud: Kim Looks for Frogs For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Frogs in Many Colors and Frogs in Colors For Projection
- Frogs in Many Colors and Frogs in Colors (Student single sheet) For printing
- Frogs in Many Colors and Frogs in Colors (Student half-page booklet)For printing (hover over for directions?)
- Frogs in Many Colors: 5 Lesson Plans For Printing
Book 4 Looking for Eggs, Tadpoles and Frogs
- Read Aloud: Frogs and a Robot Frog For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Looking for Eggs, Tadpoles and Frogs For Projection
- Looking for Eggs, Tadpoles and Frogs (Student single sheet) For printing
- Looking for Eggs, Tadpoles and Frogs (Student half-page booklet) For printing
- Looking for Eggs, Tadpoles and Frogs: 5 Lesson Plans For Printing
Additional African Storybooks to complement Unit 1
Younger Students
Older Students
Unit 2
The theme of Unit 2 is Family and relationships.
Book 1 What Can Sarita Do?
- Read Aloud: Sarita and the Elephant Bird For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Read Aloud (Bilingual): Sarita and the Elephant Bird For Projection
- What Can Sarita Do? For Projection
- What Can Sarita Do? (Student single sheet) For printing
- What Can Sarita Do? (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Book 2 Kits Can Play
- Read Aloud: Tim Sees a Fox For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Kits Can Play For Projection
- Kits Can Play (Student single sheet) For printing
- Kits Can Play (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Book 3 What is on a Log?
- Read Aloud: Logs in a Forest For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- What is on a Log? For Projection
- What is on a Log? (Student single sheet) For printing
- What is on a Log? (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Book 4 Grandma’s Bananas / I Learnt a Lesson
- Read Aloud: Grandma's Bananas (Storyweaver) and Grandma's Bananas (African Storybook) For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Read Aloud (Bilingual): Grandma's Bananas For Projection
- Grandma's Bananas and I Learnt a Lesson For Projection
- Grandma's Bananas and I Learnt A Lesson (Student single sheet) For printing
- Grandma's Bananas and I Learnt a Lesson (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Unit 3
The theme of Unit 3 is Environment and care for the Earth
Book 1 Red Pandas Like to Nap
- Read Aloud: Help for Red Panda Cubs For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Red Pandas Like to Nap For Projection
- Red Pandas Like to Nap (Student single sheet) For printing
- Red Pandas Like to Nap (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Book 2 I am a Red Panda
- Read Aloud: The Red Panda For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- I am a Red Panda For Projection
- I am a Red Panda (Student single sheet) For printing
- I am a Red Panda (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Book 3 Hop Rabbit, Jog Turtle
- Read Aloud: Who will Win, Turtle or Rabbit? For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- Hop Rabbit, Jog Turtle For Projection
- Hop Rabbit, Jog Turtle (Student single sheet) For printing
- Hop Rabbit, Jog Turtle (Student half-page booklet) For printing
Book 4 What Does Datiz See in the Sea?
- Read Aloud: Datiz and the Whale Shark For Projection (opens in a new tab)
- What Does Datiz See in the Sea? For Projection
- What Does Datiz See in the Sea? (Student single sheet) For printing
- What Does Datiz See in the Sea? (Student half-page booklet) For printing