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Lesson Structure

Below, you will find lesson templates and sample lessons, along with suggestions for structuring your lessons. The lesson templates provided here are guides to follow as you design your own lessons, using the materials in the instructional activities section.

Your lessons should be tailored to your students’ grade level and reading abilities, and they should follow your school’s scope and sequence for foundational skills in reading. If your school doesn’t have a scope and sequence, click here to download ours.

Use this UFLI Reading Lesson Planning Table as you plan your instruction. Here are some examples of how the Planning Table might be used.

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Kindergarten

Most children in kindergarten are learning the sound system and how print works, including phoneme-grapheme (sound-letter) relationships. They use that knowledge to begin to read and spell words. The activities for kindergarten are focused on these foundational skills.

Below, you will find the tools you’ll need to plan high-quality virtual lessons for kindergarten. The Kindergarten Lesson Template includes title slides for all the activities we recommend for use with kindergarteners. The Kindergarten Sample Activity Sequence provides a sample 5-day sequence of activities for virtual lessons. Finally, the Kindergarten Sample Lesson provides an example of what a lesson planned with the Lesson Template might look like, with all the elements of each activity included. The Sample Lesson corresponds with the plans for Day 1 in the Sample Activity Sequence.

Kindergarten Lesson Template (PowerPoint)

Kindergarten Lesson Template (Google Slides)

Kindergarten Sample Activity Sequence

Kindergarten Sample Lesson (PowerPoint)

Kindergarten Sample Lesson (Google Slides)

First Grade

In first grade, students are linking speech sounds to letters to make words and learning to decode words accurately and automatically. The activities for first grade are focused on these foundational skills.

Below, you will find the tools you’ll need to plan high-quality virtual lessons for first grade. The First Grade Lesson Template includes title slides for all the activities we recommend for use with first graders. The First Grade Sample Activity Sequence provides a sample of a 5-day sequence of activities for virtual lessons. Finally, the First Grade Sample Lesson provides an example of what a lesson planned with the Lesson Template might look like, with all the elements of each activity included. The Sample Lesson corresponds with the plans for Day 1 in the Sample Activity Sequence.

First Grade Lesson Template (PowerPoint)

First Grade Lesson Template (Google Slides)

First Grade Sample Activity Sequence

First Grade Sample Lesson (PowerPoint)

First Grade Sample Lesson (Google Slides)

Second Grade

In second grade, students are becoming quite proficient at linking speech sounds to letters to make words and learning to decode words with greater accuracy and automaticity. The activities for second grade are focused on these foundational skills.

Below, you will find the tools you’ll need to plan high-quality virtual lessons for second grade. The Second Grade Lesson Template includes title slides for all the activities we recommend for use with second graders. The Second Grade Sample Activity Sequence provides a sample of a 5-day sequence of activities for virtual lessons. Finally, the Second Grade Sample Lesson provides an example of what a lesson planned with the Lesson Template might look like, with all the elements of each activity included. The Sample Lesson corresponds with the plans for Day 1 in the Sample Activity Sequence.

Second Grade Lesson Template (PowerPoint)

Second Grade Lesson Template (Google Slides)

Second Grade Sample Activity Sequence

Second Grade Sample Lesson (PowerPoint)

Second Grade Sample Lesson (Google Slides)

Third Grade

In third grade, students are generally proficient at linking speech sounds to letters to make words and decoding words with accuracy and automaticity. They are beginning to use word parts to figure out the meanings of big words. They can generally read connected text with fluency and make sense of what they read. For students who are struggling, instruction in these areas is important. The activities for third grade are focused on these foundational skills.

Below, you will find the tools you’ll need to plan high-quality virtual lessons for third grade. The Third Grade Lesson Template includes title slides for all the activities we recommend for use with third graders. The Third Grade Sample Activity Sequence provides a sample of a 5-day sequence of activities for virtual lessons. Finally, the Third Grade Sample Lesson provides an example of what a lesson planned with the Lesson Template might look like, with all the elements of each activity included. The Sample Lesson corresponds with the plans for Day 1 in the Sample Activity Sequence.

Third Grade Lesson Template (PowerPoint)

Third Grade Lesson Template (Google Slides)

Third Grade Sample Lesson (PowerPoint)

Third Grade Sample Lesson (Google Slides)

Third Grade Sample Activity Sequence

Fourth Grade

In fourth grade, students are generally proficient at decoding words with accuracy and automaticity. They are beginning to use word parts to figure out the meanings of big words. They can generally read connected text with fluency and make sense of what they read. For students who are struggling, instruction in these areas is important. The activities for fourth grade are focused on these foundational skills.

Below, you will find the tools you’ll need to plan high-quality virtual lessons for fourth grade. The Fourth Grade Lesson Template includes title slides for all the activities we recommend for use with fourth graders. The Fourth Grade Sample Activity Sequence provides a sample of a 5-day sequence of activities for virtual lessons. Finally, the Fourth Grade Sample Lesson provides an example of what a lesson planned with the Lesson Template might look like, with all the elements of each activity included. The Sample Lesson corresponds with the plans for Day 1 in the Sample Activity Sequence.

Fourth Grade Lesson Template (PowerPoint)

Fourth Grade Lesson Template (Google Slides)

Fourth Grade Sample Lesson (PowerPoint)

Fourth Grade Sample Lesson (Google Slides)

Fourth Grade Sample Activity Sequence

Fifth Grade

In fifth grade, students are generally proficient at decoding words with accuracy and automaticity. They are beginning to use word parts to figure out the meanings of big words. They can generally read connected text with fluency and make sense of what they read. For students who are struggling, instruction in these areas is important. The activities for fifth grade are focused on these foundational skills.

Below, you will find the tools you’ll need to plan high-quality virtual lessons for fifth grade. The Fifth Grade Lesson Template includes title slides for all the activities we recommend for use with fifth graders. The Fifth Grade Sample Activity Sequence provides a sample of a 5-day sequence of activities for virtual lessons. Finally, the Fifth Grade Sample Lesson provides an example of what a lesson planned with the Lesson Template might look like, with all the elements of each activity included. The Sample Lesson corresponds with the plans for Day 1 in the Sample Activity Sequence.