Sortin' Through the Year

Sortin' Through the Year: A systematic and comprehensive supplemental phonics program for the primary classroom.

Do you have a few extra moments? LISTEN and WATCH more about Sortin' Through the Year HERE!

What is Sortin' Through the Year?

Sortin’ Through the Year is a systematic and versatile program that can be used to supplement any current curriculum in the classroom! The program is designed to give primary students a way to practice phonics skills in a hands-on and meaningful way. You can find success in using this program in your whole-group instruction, intervention groups, RTI groups, guided reading, or as a resource for non certified staff members assisting in the classroom. The program is based upon a slotted ten to fifteen minutes of instruction. However, this too is versatile as you can limit or extend this time frame to best fit your classroom needs.

Tell me more about Sortin' Through the year!

Sortin’ Through the Year is created by a teacher for teachers. The program has been carefully created and organized to align with every classroom and curriculum. The skills can be introduced and combined any order the teacher chooses. That makes this program available to all teachers that have the desire to boost their phonics instruction.

What are phonics sorts?

Phonics sorts offer students an opportunity to practice the particular skill in a hands-on and conceptual way. This allows students to see how letters and words work. Phonics sorts also allow offer an opportunity for students to move past learning the skill in a memorization way, instead they apply their problem solving skills and discover the pattern that lies within each sort. Once students are able to identify the pattern, they will begin to understand the English language which will reflect in their reading and writing abilities. Phonics sorts have been thoroughly researched and tested, they have proven successful time after time. This is displayed in an article posted by the International Literacy Association where a group of teachers researched and “classroom certified” the positive influences of phonics sorts. “We have found word study to be a teacher-directed yet student-centered approach to spelling instruction, and when integrated into a comprehensive literacy program it can help support young children’s literacy development.” Williams et al. (2009)

How can I differentiate the phonics sorts?

There are a few different options when it comes to using the sorts beyond a traditional closed sort. First, you may choose to give the students a set of picture or word cards and no header cards. Be giving the students no header card, they will have to determine the sort category independently. This is called an open sort. Another option is call out the words without showing the picture or word card. Students will merely point to the category header that the card belongs to. This type of sort is called a blind sort. Lastly, you might choose to bump up the fluency of the sort and do a speed sort. You will set a timer or play a game to see who can sort the quickest. You can extend these sorts even further by introducing the students to a writing sort. The students write the words into their notebooks instead of pasting the pictures. You can then also have them write the complete sentences using the words or create their own sentences as well.

What is included in Sortin' Through the Year?

- 160 lesson plans

- Alphabet cards

- 960 picture cards (color and b/w)

- 960 word cards

- 160 sets of Sort header cards

- 160 interactive notebook sort sheets

- 160 interactive notebook sentence sheets

What does a sample 2-day lesson plan look like for Sortin' Through the Year?

Alphabet (Day One):

Step One: Alphabet letter names and sounds review.

Step Two: Alphabet beginning sound picture cards.

Step Three: Teacher-led beginning sound sort.

Step Four: Independent sort into interactive notebooks.

Alphabet (Day Two):

Step One: Alphabet letter names and sounds review.

Step Two: Alphabet beginning sound picture cards.

Step Three: Teacher-led picture to word match.

Step Four: Partner sort under headers and interactive notebook follow-up.

Beyond Alphabet (Day One):

Step One: Teacher-led skill review sort.

Step Two: Introduction of skill picture cards.

Step Three: Teacher-led skill sound sort.

Step Four: Independent sort into interactive notebooks.

Beyond Alphabet (Day Two):

Step One: Teacher-led skill review sort.

Step Two: Introduction of skill picture cards.

Step Three: Teacher-led picture to word match.

Step Four: Partner sort under headers and interactive notebook follow-up.

What skills are covered in Sortin' Through the Year?

Letter Aa

Letter Bb

Letter Cc

Letter Dd

Letter Ee

Letter Ff

Letter Gg

Letter Hh

Letter Ii

Letter Jj

Letter Kk

Letter Ll

Letter Mm

Letter Nn

Letter Oo

Letter Pp

Letter Qq

Letter Rr

Letter Ss

Letter Tt

Letter Uu

Letter Vv

Letter Ww

Letter Xx

Letter Yy

Letter Zz

Digraph th-

Digraph sh-

Digraph ch-

Digraph wh-

Digraph ph-

Digraph -th

Digraph -sh

Digraph -ck

Digraph wr-

Digraph kn-

Blend bl-

Blend cl-

Blend fl-

Blend gl-

Blend pl-

Blend sl-

Blend br-

Blend cr-

Blend dr-

Blend fr-

Blend gr-

Blend pr-

Blend tr-

Blend sc-

Blend sk-

Blend sm-

Blend sn-

Blend sp-

Blend st-

Blend sw-

Blend -ng

Blend -nk

Blend -nd

Blend -nt

Blend -ld

Blend -lt

Blend -lf

Blend -lk

Blend -lp

Word Family -am

Word Family -ad

Word Family -an

Word Family -ap

Word Family -at

Word Family -en

Word Family -et

Word Family -ip

Word Family -it

Word Family -ob

Word Family -op

Word Family -ack

Word Family -all

Word Family -amp

Word Family -and

Word Family -ash

Word Family -eck

Word Family -ell

Word Family -end

Word Family -est

Word Family -ick

Word Family -ill

Word Family -ing

Word Family -ink

Word Family -ish

Word Family -ock

Word Family -op

Word Family -uck

Word Family -unk

Word Family -ump

Word Family -ung

Word Family -ush

Word Family -ake

Word Family -ame

Word Family -ine

Short a

Short e

Short o

Short i

Short u

Long a

Long e

Long o

Long i

Long u

R controlled -ar

R controlled -er

R controlled -ir

R controlled -or

R controlled -ur

Vowel Team -ea

Vowel Team -ee

Vowel Team -ie

Vowel Team -oa

Vowel Team -oe

Vowel Team -ui

Y as "e"

Y as "i"

CVC a

CVC e

CVC o

CVC u

CVC i

CVCe a

CVCe o

CVCe u

CVCe i

Double Ending -ff

Double Ending -ll

Double Ending -ss

Double Ending -zz

Three-Letter Blend scr-

Three-Letter Blend shr-

Three-Letter Blend spl-

Three-Letter Blend spr-

Three-Letter Blend squ-

Three-Letter Blend thr-

Ending -dge

Ending -tcj

Diphthong ew

Diphthong oo "moon"

Diphthong oo "book"

Diphthong aw

Diphthong au

Diphthong ow

Diphthong ou

Diphthong oi

Diphthong oy

Silent G

Silent C

Compound Words

Questions?

Please email me at littlemindsatworkllc@gmail.com

Would you like to receive notifications for my newly released packets and upcoming sale? Be sure to FOLLOW ME here on TPT!

**Join my private Facebook Group to join fellow Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade teachers that use my curriculum! Collaborate, chat and share ideas with like-minded teachers! Join the private Facebook group H E R E!

Visit my blog Little Minds at Work

Follow me on Facebook