Module 18: The Letter Zz- Language Arts K - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will explore the letter Zz, identifying its sound and practicing correct letter formation. They will apply phonics skills to decode words in the Decodable Book and expand their understanding of review vocabulary and high-frequency words learned in previous modules. Phonemic awareness will be strengthened as students create short e word family words and rhymes, supporting both reading and spelling development. Students will also learn to use illustrations and context clues to make predictions about a text, boosting their comprehension and inferencing skills. To support writing growth, students will practice proofreading and constructing a final written copy, applying conventions of writing with care. This module reinforces foundational reading and writing skills while encouraging students to engage thoughtfully with texts.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	18.1 Letter Zz	a small mirror colored squares of paper scissors glue crayons or colored pencils (assorted colors) Sound Notebook Words of the Week Notebook
2	18.2 Letter Zz	None
3	18.3 Letter Zz	modeling clay;
4	18.4 Letter Zz	toy animals boxes tape
5	18.5 Letter Zz	white paper plate black paper pink paper popsicle stick a small mirror scissors glue

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	18.1 Letter Zz	Identify the letter Zz and tell the letter sound. Demonstrate the correct formation of the letter Zz. Identify the meaning of review vocabulary words. Recall knowledge of letter-sound relationships to decode words with the Decodable Book.
2	18.2 Letter Zz	Create short e word family words and rhymes. Recognize high-frequency words learned in Modules 13-17. Use illustrations and context to make predictions about a text. Recall knowledge of letter-sound relationships to decode words with the Decodable Book.
3	18.3 Letter Zz	Identify the letter Zz and tell the letter sound. Create short e word family words and rhymes. Recall knowledge of letter-sound relationships to decode words with the Decodable Book.
4	18.4 Letter Zz	Identify the letter Zz and tell the letter sound. Create short e word family words and rhymes. Use illustrations and context to make predictions about a text.
5	18.5 Letter Zz	Identify the letter Zz and tell the letter sound. Demonstrate the correct formation of the letter Zz. Create short e word family words and rhymes. Use illustrations and context to make predictions about a text. Apply concepts to proofread their writing and construct the final copy.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Words of the Week
letter Zz word families rhyming predictions illustration proofreading prediction story retell story context illustrations proofread	did red no go get ran play help down do my good look little like

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	18.1 Letter Zz	10	Handwriting
3	18.3 Letter Zz	3	Phonics

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	18.1 Letter Zz	As students learn a new phoneme, spend extra time practicing the production of the sound with your learner to ensure proper pronunciation. Provide guidance and support during the interactive activities so that your child can successfully learn this new phoneme. To extend the learning, encourage your learner to think of words that begin with the /z/ phoneme throughout the day.
2	18.2 Letter Zz	Learners will continue practicing their learning with their new letter Zz. If your learner needs support to practice rhyming with the interactive activity, say each pair of words so that your child can hear them together. Your learner will make predictions using context and illustrations. Reinforce this concept before reading aloud to your child by asking questions based on the illustrations. The writing project your learner begins today will continue later in the week. Be sure to keep the worksheet in a safe place.
3	18.3 Letter Zz	Learners will use the skills learned so far to complete the interactive activities of the lesson. Provide support to your learner to avoid frustration, but do not provide the answers. You may want to provide additional support with the more difficult skills, such as ear spelling and comprehension questions.
4	18.4 Letter Zz	Use the activity in the introduction as a guide for an interactive way to help your learner make a connection with the new letter of the week. If you do not have toy animals at home, you may have animal crackers. Encourage your child to engage in imaginary play with their homemade zoo! Earlier in the week, your learner drew an illustration for a story or event. Today, they will write the beginning, middle, and ending of the story. If necessary, provide breaks between each sentence to avoid frustration. Provide praise and encouragement as your learner ear spells independently.
5	18.5 Letter Zz	Today, your learner will show what they learned this week. Your child will proofread the story they wrote earlier this week and write the final copy before submitting it. Guide your learner through this lesson, but refrain from providing answers. Your child’s teacher will use this lesson to understand how well your child is learning.

Guiding Questions
Suggested Books

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
18.1 Letter Zz	Can you identify letter Zz and make the letter sound?
18.2 Letter Zz	Can you make short- e word families and rhymes?
18.3 Letter Zz	Can you use illustrations and context to make predictions?
18.4 Letter Zz	How do you write a story?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Put Me in the Zoo	Robert Lopshire	220L
2	Zero	Kathryn Otoshi	510L
3	Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off To The Moon	Dan Yaccarino	290L
4	Zoomer	Ned Young	AD530L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	Z is for the zoo. Take your student to the zoo this week and see how many animals and other things they can find that start with Zz.