Thank you for purchasing Journeys for Kindergarten which features Mice squeak, We Speak by Tomie De Paolo which is in Unit 2 Lesson 7. These six hands-on and interactive activities enhance the key skills for this week’s lessons. Use these activities in your literacy centers with adult support or send black and white copies to parents for home support. Although I am not affiliated with this curriculum, my materials are designed to be used in conjunction with this series. A bookmark sheet with this week’s high frequency words is included. Activity 1: The Mighty T CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). 44 game cards with 4 game sheets, 1 worksheet for follow-up, assessment form for the /t/ sound skill page with directions, teacher tip Activity 2: Amelia’s Show and Tell Fiesta CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. 1 game sheet, 27 comprehension cards, 16 open ended question cards skill page with directions, answer key Activity 3: Mice Squeak, We Speak CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear 1 game sheet with 24 text-based comprehension cards, 6 animal category strips with 28 animal cards skill page with directions, answer key and teacher tip Activity 4: Farming Out Sounds CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2.C Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words 1 game sheet, 28 tasks cards,15 animal cards skill page with directions, answer key Activity 5: Apples and Grapes CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RF.K.3.B Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels. 2 poster game sheets, 24 task cards for long and short /a/ with 24 pictures for matching, 1 booklet with cards skill page with directions, answer key, teacher tip Activity 6: That Makes Sense! CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5.C Identify real-life connections between words and their use. 1 game sheet with 36 sensory task cards, 24 “Tell Me” cards to describe objects using sensory words skill page with directions, answer key, teacher tip