Welcome to the First Steps of Early Literacy!
Our ‘Expanded Learning & Afterschool Program Guide’ is your comprehensive toolkit, offering daily lesson plans and activities designed to seamlessly integrate with your existing curriculum. This guide links directly to our website’s resources, making it easier than ever for educators, parents, and care providers to implement engaging and effective reading and literacy activities.

Flexible and Adaptable
Tailored to meet the unique needs of your program, this comprehensive guide offers research-backed literacy resources specifically designed for Kindergarten students.  Engage young learners with a variety of tools that foster essential skills such as phonics and beginning letter sounds, handwriting, word building with Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) words, and introductory sight words. Enjoy access to captivating video lessons and interactive, hands-on reading games that are perfect for small groups and learning centers during afterschool homework or enrichment time.

Comprehensive and Ready-to-Use
This set includes 124 daily activities, each thoughtfully designed to inspire and educate little learners.  For even more learning fun, download Set 2, which contains lessons 125-225. You can also explore our website to find and download additional resources that support your students.