Say It, Stretch It, Try It - Foundation English Unit Plan
Say It, Stretch It, Try It - Foundation English Unit Plan
Say It, Stretch It, Try It develops Foundation learners' ability to represent the complete sound sequence in unfamiliar but orally known words. Children say the word and its meaning, stretch every sound, map one sound to each position, choose taught or plausible graphemes, then reread and repair their attempt. The sequence makes missing sounds and sound-grapheme mismatches visible through precise examples, including ship, shp and sip.
What's included
- 25-page Unit Plan PDF: clean contents page, three-page teacher guide and 21 resource/answer pages
- 18-slide editable teaching presentation
- 26-slide editable quiz with 12 question-and-answer pairs
- 69-page Preview PDF
- Classroom routine display and four worked-example pages covering 12 words
- Guided, core and transfer sound-position attempt pages
- Spelling Clinic rules and 12 cut-apart reader cards
- Useful-label rehearsal and misconception-repair activities
- Independent assessment, marking page and rubric
- Six matching answer/marking pages
Learning focus
Say an intended word and its meaning; stretch and count sounds without letter names; map one sound to each position; choose taught or plausible graphemes; reread and check that every sound is represented; explain and repair a missing or mismatched sound; transfer the routine to a short purposeful message or label.
Classroom use
Use across a five-lesson teaching sequence for whole-class modelling, guided practice, literacy rotations, the Spelling Clinic partner activity, independent rehearsal and individual assessment. Support, core and extension pathways retain the same spelling target.
Formats and answers
Digital PDF and editable PowerPoint files. The core package contains 69 pages/slides: 25-page Unit Plan, 18-slide presentation and 26-slide quiz. Six matching answer/marking pages are included immediately after their student pages; quiz answers follow each question.
Teacher benefits
- Makes every sound position visible before learners write
- Distinguishes a missing phoneme from an incorrect grapheme choice
- Builds a repeatable routine from modelling to guided, independent and transfer tasks
- Includes observable spelling attempts, learner explanation and a specific next-step assessment record
- Provides low-ink practice pages and colour display/activity materials
Digital product and licence
Digital download only; no physical product. For use by the purchasing teacher/classroom. Do not share, resell or redistribute the files.