Space Academy

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.
• Use the eight cutout cards, letter models and zip/quiz pictures. Keep q and u on the same wide card. Extra i and z cards let both words stay on the table. Offer finger rockets or seated pointing.
• 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

   Lead the countdown with a small finger rocket. Children may stay seated.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Let's count down. Three, two, one, blast off!

   Look for

   Listen for children joining the countdown.

   If difficult

   Let children join only the final launch call.

2. 4–9 min

   2. Review Bridge

   Review the mouth shapes and sounds for V, W, and J one at a time.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Watch my mouth again. Copy each shape and sound.

   Look for

   Watch for children changing their mouth shape to match each model.

   If difficult

   Practice one mouth shape together before adding another.

3. 9–14 min

   3. Bubble Theater

   Read the four Space Academy scenes or play the story. Invite pointing and small finger jumps.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Let's watch our space 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. Sound Discovery

   Use the Y/Z/X/Q recordings and model each response. For quiz, show q and u together. Neither qu nor x represents just one phoneme here.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Let's launch our sound rockets. Make each sound with me.

   Look for

   Listen for children copying the sound of the displayed letter.

   If difficult

   Model one letter sound and launch together before adding another.

5. 24–32 min

   5. Guided Practice

   Build z-i-p and blend zip. Use the wide qu card with i and z for quiz. Point to all four letters; model the whole word.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Build zip. Look at q and u in quiz.

   Look for

   Notice how children build and read zip. For quiz, note the support used to notice qu and repeat the word.

   If difficult

   Start with the three cards for zip. For quiz, model the word and let children point to qu.

6. 32–37 min

   6. Singing Bubble

   Chant with small finger jumps on your palm. Children may point from their seats instead.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Let's chant. Make tiny finger jumps.

   Look for

   Watch for children joining a small gesture with the chant.

   If difficult

   Let children copy the motion without chanting.

7. 37–43 min

   7. Worksheet

   Match one capital letter to its lowercase partner. Choose the zip build, the qu pattern or a picture match. Explain the quiz cue before matching.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Find the space letters. Read zip. Listen to quiz.

   Look for

   Watch for children finding a target letter in the worksheet.

   If difficult

   Point to a smaller area of the worksheet to search.

8. 43–45 min

   8. Exit Ticket

   Ask children to find Z and then Q among the displayed letters.

   Teaching notes

   Say

   Find Z. Now find Q.

   Look for

   Watch for children finding the requested letter without a pointing cue.

   If difficult

   Show only Z and Q before asking children to choose.

Story voices

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