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HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS Seamlessly bring the ABCs to life while building foundational literacy skills. Each of our illustrated letter books introduces a letter of the alphabet and emphasizes their associated sound through captivating, visual stories. Our research-based approach ensures students learn critical early learning skills. The engaging stories in each book capture children’s imaginations and expose them to social-emotional skills and diverse cultures.
Aa
Ally and the Apple
Bb
Ben and the Big Bagels
Cc
Cora and Zak tugs. the Coconut
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Apple slice, Ally?
Zack and His Zipper
AT A GLANCE
Ben has a bagel shop.
GO BEYOND ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE • Multiple-Criteria Text
• Cultural Awareness
• Emergent Literacy
• Simple to Teach
• Social-Emotional Learning • Phonemic Development
COMPONENTS Listen: coconut. Your turn!
Capital C, lowercase c. See it. Say it. Write it, too.
Not Other words have that same beginning sound.
I know it’s something you can do!
Cora is one of them. As we read together, listen for more.
• 26 Read-Along books
Now let’s read the story:
• Teacher’s Guide
Cora and the Coconut
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student readers
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It is a name that starts with C.
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• Student practice book
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coconut 3
Mat Man introduces each new story! Colorful, inviting illustrations and memorable characters on each page.
Crack it. 12
Cut it. 13
DIGITAL COMPONENTS Students and teachers get access to digital editions of each letter book. Students can read at their own pace, get helpful feedback, and be guided by custom prompts from teachers.
STUDENT PRACTICE BOOK Enrich students’ understanding of each letter and sound while empowering them to share their thoughts and feelings of the stories.
TEACHER’S GUIDE The Teacher’s Guide provides step-by-step guidance that helps you make the most of each reading session with differentiated scaffolding. Cc
Cora and the Coconut
Letter Learning Lesson
Letter Learning Lesson
DURING READING
BACKGROUND Ojective: Identify the name, sound, and form of capital and lowercase Cc. Letter Chant capital C, lowercase c, /k/, coconut
Exemplar Word coconut
About the Letter The book is about Cora whose name starts with a hard c sound, /k/, as does coconut. There are several hard c words in the book most of which are followed by a vowel. One exception is crack. Words that start with the letter Cc may have different sounds, too, including /s/ when c is followed by e, i, or y.
WORDS TO WATCH Target Words in the Text Cora, coconut, can, cat, car, cool, cut, cook, crack Decodable Words will, can, it, gets, cut, cat, yum
BEFORE READING
Sight Words a, the
(3–5 MINUTES)
Warm Up with Phonemic Awareness Say the sound: /k/. Ask the children to say it with you. Then do a quick activity to have children listen for beginning sounds. Say: If you hear the /k/ sound at the beginning of the word, put your thumb up: cat, monkey, goat, collards, cut. Introduce the Letter Name and Form the Letter Show the cover. Have children find the capital C in the title. Read the title, pointing to C in Cora and Coconut to model that C at the start of these words stands for the /k/ sound. Read aloud the introduction (up to p. 3). Trace capital C and lowercase c together (see p. X for letter formation guidance). ELL Scaffold Language Point out the word can has two different meanings. Children may know can means “be able to.” Show p. 5 as an example of how can is used to describe a metal container. Talk about kinds of cans children may know, such as a paint can and a can of soup.
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Target Words in Pictures curl, cap, cart, corn, carrots, collards, cabbage, cassava, camera, cane, cantaloupe, cup, counter, cookie
Mat Man Letter Stories: Teacher’s Guide
Set the Purpose Point to the coconut picture. Remind children that a coconut is a fruit that grows on trees. Have children say the word with you: coconut. Say: Whenever you hear the word coconut, think of the /k/ sound that stands for c. Tell children that you are going to read the book two times. The first time, children will listen to the story. The second time, children will go back to each page for letter learning.
Multimodal Learning Props or Pictures Bring in objects or print out pictures of words that start with Cc from the story: can, cat, car, cane. Label each. Ask children to take turns completing the sentence orally: Cora tries to get the coconut with a _______.
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First Read / Read Aloud Say: Listen to find out why Cora wants a coconut. Read the story all the way through, pausing only to show the pictures on each page. After reading, ask: Why does Cora want a coconut? (to eat it; to make coconut cookies)
Second Read / Read Along Pass out books to a small group of children. Say: This time, pay attention to every word you hear and see that starts with Cc.
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Emerging Readers Children listen as you read. Children can make a C shape with their left hand every time they hear or see a Cc word. Stop on each page to invite children to find words they hear and see that begin with Cc. Use these prompts as models. Say: p.6: I notice a word with lowercase c on this page. Can you point to it? This word rhymes with man. Read it with me. (can)
p.10: here are two Cc words on this page. One has a lowercase c and one has a capital C. Point to the words. Now, say them with me. (Cool, coconut) p.13–14: Find two words that start with c on these pages. Say them with me. (cut, cook)
Developing Readers Children read as much of the story as they can on their own. Children can search for words that begin with capital C and lowercase c as they read. Invite volunteers to read Cc words they know. Use these prompts as models. Say: p.4: How many times do you hear the /k/ sound in coconut? (two) Have children find c twice in the word, noting both the beginning and middle sounds.
AFTER READING
p.6: There’s a word on this page that ends with an and starts with a /k/ sound. What is it? (can) p.8: The c word on this page looks like can but has a different sound after /k/. Is that sound like far or like bake? (far) Read the word. (car) p.13–14: There are two things that the characters do with the coconut. Both start with /k/. What are they? (cut, cook)
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Recall and Respond Review the Letter Learning questions on p. 15 of the student book. Invite children to look back to answer them. Talk about all the words that start with Cc. in the words and pictures. © 2022 Learning Without Tears
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TEACHER READ-ALONG Reach every reader with a larger edition for teachers to facilitate the perfect classroom read-aloud experience.
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