📦 Units & Themes

A five-day path for families beginning phonics without turning the week into a pressure cooker. Each day uses one short lesson and ordinary household supplies. **Simple weekly rhythm** 1. Learn and review letter sounds A-M. 2. Learn and review letter sounds N-Z. 3. Listen for short-vowel sounds. 4. Build and read simple -AT, -AN, and -AP words. 5. Read a picture book together and retell the beginning, middle, and end. Ten to twenty minutes is enough. Repeat a day when your child needs it; finishing the sequence quickly is not the goal. If blending is frustrating, pause and use the Parent Help resources before adding more words.

A flexible local-learning week that helps children notice the town around them. Use the lessons in order or choose the ones that fit your ages, weather, and schedule. **Simple weekly rhythm** 1. Draw or describe where you live and what makes a town work. 2. Learn about community helpers around Maryville. 3. Study Maryville as a town and locate familiar places. 4. Keep weather notes and compare what you observe from day to day. 5. Finish with a nature-journal page at a park, greenway, or your own backyard. You do not need a formal field trip every day. A library stop, neighborhood walk, conversation in the car, or twenty minutes outside can be enough. Younger children can draw and talk; older children can label maps, write observations, and look up one question using an official local source.