Spring 2024 Catalog

LANGUAGE ARTS Learning to Read

Little Stories for Little Folks Catholic Phonics Readers by Nancy Nicholson

Little Stories for Little Folks is a two-year, Catholic, phonics-based reading program designed to be started in kindergarten and completed in first grade. Beginning with colorful flashcards printed on stiff cardstock and active games for alphabet letter and sound recognition, the program progresses to pre-reading exercises which teach the student to blend sounds into words. The child then begins reading the 45 colorfully illustrated stories about other homeschool families! Each story is printed on 8½"×11" sheets to be folded into little booklets, which give the child the satisfaction of finishing a “whole book.” Booklets are illustrated mini-stories containing words from new phonics concepts, as well as words learned in previous lessons, to provide maximum word exposure (nearly 7,000 words!). By the time the child completes Little Stories for Little Folks in first grade, he will be reading at a second- to third-grade level.

LEVEL 1 6

Sound of oo

LEVEL 1 6

The Hot Pup

The Hot Pup

NEW WORDS AND SOUNDS hug pup fun sun jump pool cool WORDS THAT FOLLOW DIFFERENT RULES have

Discuss the Story Say, “This story is about a boy and his dog. They are hot because they are playing outside under the sun. What do you do to cool down when it is hot outside?” Introduce Flashcard

Reader

LEVEL 1 6

Circle the word that tells about the picture.

pup

sat

sun

žȱ˜žȱ‘Žȱ oo ȱ̊œ‘ŒŠ›ȱ˜—ȱ™ŠŽȱŘŞŝȱŠ—ȱ’—›˜žŒŽȱ it to the child. Say, “You can read the word pool . Look at the two o ’s at the top of this card. When two o ’s are used side by side, they often make the sound of oo as in pool . Let’s sound it out together: pp-ooo-ll .” As you exaggerate and blend the sounds,

Level 1, Book 6

Pat

up

pup

oo pool

pup

pool

jump

Pat and bug

Pat and pup Pat and Mom

Read the sentences.

A bug is in the pool.

Jump in, Pup.

Pup has fun!

Pig is hot.

Will Pig jump in the pool?

No, Pig, no!

point to p , oo , and l in turn to demonstrate movement from one sound to the next. Note that the sound blend oo should be treated as a single sound, not Šœȱ ˜ȱœŽ™Š›ŠŽȱ•ŽĴŽ›œǯȱ ›˜–™ȱ‘ŽȱŒ‘’•ȱ˜ȱœ˜ž—ȱ˜žȱ‘Žȱ ˜›ȱ˜—ȱ‘’œȱ˜ —ǯ Prepare to Read Play the Name Game, following the directions starting on page 15 to create ˜—Žȱ˜›ȱ ˜ȱ ˜›œȱ›˜–ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ ˜›ȱŠ–’•¢ǯȱ ˜žȱ ’••ȱ›Žž›—ȱ˜ȱꗒœ‘ȱ‘Žȱ Š–Žȱ Game after the story is read. Assist your pupil in sounding out the “New Words and Sounds” listed on the front of the booklet. Follow the directions on page 16 to introduce your ™ž™’•ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱȃ ˜›œȱ‘Šȱ ˜••˜ ȱ ’쎛Ž—ȱ ž•ŽœȄȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ›˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜˜”•Žǯȱ Read the Story Follow the four-step process described on page 16 to help your child read the œ˜›¢ǯȱ ˜••˜ ȱ‘Žȱ’›ŽŒ’˜—œȱ˜—ȱ™ŠŽȱŗŝȱ˜ȱꗒœ‘ȱ‘Žȱ Š–Žȱ Š–Žǯȱ ›ŠŒ’ŒŽȱ‘Žȱ œ˜›¢ȱž—’•ȱ‘ŽȱŒ‘’•ȱŠŒ‘’ŽŸŽœȱ–ŠœŽ›¢ȱǻœŽŽȱ™ǯȱŗŞǼǯ Complete the Worksheet Read the directions on the worksheet to the child, then help him sound out the words to complete the worksheet. Play the Silly Willy Sentences Game Now that your child has completed Level 1, Book 6, he is ready to play the Silly Willy Sentences Game. See game instructions on pages 19–20 and word tiles on page 295. Expand the Lesson Catholic Heritage Handwriting, Level K: Week 6 assignments, pgs. 25–28.

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Worksheet

Expand the Lesson

More Phonics The letter combination oo makes neither the short nor long vowel sound of o . This letter combination can be pronounced in many ways, often dependent on regional pronunciation. Oo often makes the sound found in too , pool , and cool .

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Every lesson in Little Stories for Little Folks is immediately preceded by a parent instruction page which shows how to present the reading exercises, worksheets, active games, and stories. All of these are organized and contained under one cover, making presentation of the lessons super-simple.

KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE

Catholic Heritage Handwriting, Level K: Starting Up This penmanship workbook reinforces phonics lessons from each story in Level 1 of Little Stories for Little Folks as primary students copy letter combinations and words that they have just read in the story booklets. 67 pgs. Top spiral bound, single sided pages. Softcover. 8½"×11" CHHK $16.50

Bb

I can make a

B B B B B B b b b b b b b baby

bird

Bible

Week 1, Lesson 3: Letters A and M and Short Vowel a

Trace over the dotted lines. Be sure to follow the arrows.

At Mass. From Little Stories

Tip: Did you know that printed lower case letters never start at the bottom?

butterfly

for Little Folks, Level 1, Book 1

Aa / Aa/Aa/ Aa/Aa/Aa/// Mm / Mm /M/ Mm/Mm/Mm/ 2 4 3

6

barn

baseball

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Week 7, Lesson 4

Little Folks’ Letter Practice by Nancy Nicholson This kindergarten workbook introduces letter formation and beginning phonics while simultaneously exposing children to tenets of our Catholic Faith. 60 pgs. Softcover. 8½"×11" LFLP $7.95

Directions: Trace over the dotted lines. Then print the words on the blank part of the lines.

hav///////// G/t/a/p/n.//

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//////////// G/t/an//gg./ ////////////

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KINDERGARTEN

Turn to page 40 for the companion book: Little Folks Number Practice

Read more about the Catholic Heritage Handwriting series on pages 36–37.

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