SESSION 1 · PREPARE

Origin School

Learning targets

S, A, T

at · sat

Model the sounds, invite a response, and help children try again. Participation and independent reading are different observations.

Materials to prepare

  • Connect your computer to the classroom screen and speakers. Check sound before children arrive. Internet is needed.
  • Preview the activity and writing sheets. Print enough for your group, prepare word cards and an exit check, and keep the teacher guide nearby. Cut cards and print the matching spaces at the same scale.
  • Prepare S, A and T letter cards, at/sat word cards and pencils. Use picture cards for sound hunting. Finger tracing can replace a sand tray.
  • Keep the lesson slides ready if a video does not play. Read the English notes and model the action yourself.

Lesson flow · 45-minute guide

  1. 0–4 min

    1. Hello Routine

    Introduce the story characters Adam and Jimin, then play Hello Song and model waving.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Say hello to Adam and Jimin. Let's wave and sing.
    Look for
    Watch for children waving along with the song.
    If difficult
    Let children copy your wave without singing.
  2. 4–9 min

    2. Sound Warm-up

    Model the sounds of S, A, and T one at a time, pausing for children to repeat each sound.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Listen to each sound. Now make it with me.
    Look for
    Listen for children repeating the sound rather than the letter name.
    If difficult
    Repeat one sound slowly before moving to the next.
  3. 9–14 min

    3. Bubble Theater

    Play the Origin School story or present the matching story slides.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Let's watch our school story.
    Look for
    Watch for children following the story on the screen.
    If difficult
    Pause on one picture and briefly describe it.
  4. 14–24 min

    4. Letter Discovery

    Pair the S sound with a snake motion, the A sound with an open mouth, and the T sound with a tap.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Watch my mouth and hands. Make the sounds and moves with me.
    Look for
    Watch for children matching each sound to its movement.
    If difficult
    Model one sound and movement together before adding another.
  5. 24–32 min

    5. Blending Bridge

    Join A-T to make at, then add S to make S-A-T and blend sat.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Let's put the sounds together: at. Now add the first sound: sat.
    Look for
    Listen for children joining the sounds into a whole word.
    If difficult
    Blend at together before adding the first sound for sat.
  6. 32–37 min

    6. Singing Bubble

    Play the S-A-T chant and model its pop and clap motions.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Let's chant our sounds. Pop and clap with me.
    Look for
    Watch for children following the chant's movements.
    If difficult
    Let children follow one movement without chanting.
  7. 37–43 min

    7. Worksheet

    Model tracing S, A, and T, matching at and sat, and coloring a bubble on the worksheet.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Trace the letters and match at and sat. Then color the bubbles.
    Look for
    Watch for children following the letter outlines as they trace.
    If difficult
    Let children trace one letter with a finger before using a pencil.
  8. 43–45 min

    8. Exit Ticket

    Show S, A, and T and make the sound of one letter.

    Teaching notes
    Say
    Listen to the sound. Point to the matching letter.
    Look for
    Watch for children pointing to the letter that matches the sound.
    If difficult
    Offer two letters and repeat the sound.

Story voices

The class screen shows each picture. Read both voices, pause, and invite the children to join in.

1. Look at the bubbles!
  • Jimin: Look at the bubbles!
  • Adam: Wow, so many bubbles!

Read both voices. Pause and let children point from their places, then invite them to say bubble.

2. A letter wakes up!
  • Adam: Look, it is moving!
  • Jimin: It is the letter S!

Read the original dialogue. Trace the visible S with one finger; invite children to join you. The picture already shows S, so this is shared noticing, not a hidden-answer quiz.

3. Pop the bubbles!
  • Jimin: Pop the bubbles!
  • Adam: S, A, T!

Invite three small finger pops while saying the letter names S, A, T. Pause for the class. Keep letter-name play separate from the phoneme practice in the next teaching stage.

4. See you soon!
  • Jimin: See you soon!
  • Adam: Keep popping!
  • Jimin: Bye-bye!

Read both voices and wave together. Advance to Letter Discovery for the recorded /s/, short a and /t/ sounds, then Blending Bridge for at and sat.

Home practice for this lesson

Families open this lesson directly. The home practice instructions are in Korean.

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