2016-2017 Kindergarten Curriculum Overview - Part 2: Explode The Code...
August 17, 2016
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For the next several posts, you'll find an overview of the curriculum we chose to use in Kindergarten. I'll start with Explode the Code...
If you're doing phonics and haven't checked Explode The Code out, I'd encourage you do to so. Sam loves it! He thinks the pages are funny and he's picking up on it very quickly. Within the first week, he was reading sentences. By the second week, he could read 2 books that I had grabbed from the library. I'm sold! Oh, and if you do decide to use this, I highly recommend the Teacher's Guide. It has great exercises to use when reinforcing what's being taught in each lesson.
Below is a video of Sam working on his words in Lesson 1 from the first book. I wish I had caught it on video, but right after I stopped recording, Sam proudly stated, "I'm a rock star!" Hahaha...
Here's Sam while finishing up Lesson 1 in Explode The Code -- spelling out the word with magnets, then writing it down while sounding it out...
And here's a sample of Sam's work from Lesson 1 in Book 1. Because I'm cheap and plan to reuse these books for Caleb (and possibly additional review for Sam), he uses a dry erase marker on top of a transparency film. It's a win-win, since Sam will find any excuse to use the dry erase markers, ha...
I really love that this program is so simple, yet effective. At such a low price, it's definitely worth trying!
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