TerraLit Sample
Warm-up · Move first
3–4 min · Before any writing · No printing needed
Move
Finger tap
Tap each sound on a different finger as you say it. "cat" = 3 taps — one per sound, not per letter.
Links phoneme awareness to the physical counting of sounds before writing.
Connect
We tap before we write — sounds first, then letters.
What to say
"Listen carefully. Tap each sound you hear in the word."
Spelling Words
Say the phrase — write the word
cat
The cat sat on the mat.
hop
The frog can hop.
bed
She made her bed.
cup
Fill the cup up.
map
Read the map.
sit
Please sit down.
log
The dog sat on a log.
fun
This game is fun.
Sound Mapping
Tap each box as you say the sound
cat
c
a
t
hop
h
o
p
bed
b
e
d
cup
c
u
p
map
m
a
p
sit
s
i
t
log
l
o
g
fun
f
u
n
Reading Passage
Read aloud together — target words are highlighted
Sam has a big cat. The cat likes to sit on his bed. Sam got a red cup. He put the cup on the map. The cat did not hop on it. That was fun. Sam and his cat had a good day on the log.
Comprehension
Answer in full sentences
Q1 · Recall
Where did Sam put the cup?
Q2 · Recall
What did the cat like to do?
Q3 · Inference
Why do you think Sam was happy at the end?
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