Heart Word Mini Books Set #5 | Aligned to the UFLI Scope & Sequence

Heart Word Mini Books Set #5 | Aligned to the UFLI Scope & Sequence

Looking for an engaging way to give students repeated practice reading, writing and using heart words in sentences? These UFLI-aligned heart word mini books help Kindergarten students learn irregular high-frequency words through word mapping, handwriting, word recognition, decodable reading and differentiated sentence writing.

 

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Try before you buy! Download the preview to try the complete “or” heart word mini book for free.

 

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This fifth set aligns with UFLI Foundations lessons 51–58 and includes mini books for these 9 heart words:

• or
• for
• there
• where
• who
• by
• my
• one
• once

 

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Each heart word mini book includes:

✔ Cover page
✔ Say It, Tap It and Heart It practice
✔ Identification of the regular and irregular parts of the word
✔ Three trace-and-write options
✔ Handwriting-line and no-line writing options
✔ Find-and-circle word-recognition practice
✔ Decodable sentence or story practice
✔ Read-and-match picture comprehension page
✔ Read-and-illustrate comprehension page
✔ Differentiated sentence-writing activities
✔ Independent sentence-writing option
✔ Complete-the-sentence option
✔ Trace-and-illustrate sentence option
✔ Handwriting-line and no-line sentence-writing options

Please select the pages that best match your students’ current reading and writing abilities.

 

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Skills practised:

✔ Heart word recognition
✔ High-frequency word reading
✔ Irregular word mapping
✔ Phoneme-grapheme connections
✔ Phonemic awareness
✔ Word-reading automaticity
✔ Letter formation and handwriting
✔ Visual discrimination
✔ Reading decodable sentences and stories
✔ Reading comprehension
✔ Sentence construction
✔ Using heart words in context
✔ Independent writing

 

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Perfect for:

✔ Kindergarten literacy centres
✔ Heart word practice
✔ Phonics instruction
✔ Small-group literacy instruction
✔ Guided reading groups
✔ Independent word work
✔ Writing centres
✔ Intervention and additional practice
✔ Morning work
✔ Take-home literacy practice

 

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Why teachers love these books:

✔ Aligns with the order of heart words introduced in UFLI Foundations lessons 51–58
✔ Provides repeated practice with each word in several formats
✔ Moves from explicit word study to connected-text reading and writing
✔ Includes multiple reading, writing and response options for differentiation
✔ Supports students as they progress from tracing to independent sentence writing
✔ Can be introduced gradually as each heart word is taught
✔ Uses a familiar, predictable format that supports independent participation
✔ Provides meaningful practice using heart words in context

 

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What’s included:

✔ 9 printable heart word mini books
✔ 130-page printable PDF
✔ Individual PDF files for each heart word
✔ Multiple differentiated page options
✔ Decodable sentence and story practice
✔ Reading-comprehension response options
✔ Differentiated sentence-writing pages
✔ Handwriting-line and no-line options
✔ A complete or mini book in the downloadable preview

These mini books can be introduced after each heart word has been explicitly taught and then placed in a literacy or writing centre for independent practice.

They can also be used during small-group instruction with students who need additional practice reading, mapping or writing particular heart words.

 

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Looking for the earlier heart words?

Begin with Heart Word Mini Books Set #1 for words aligned with UFLI Foundations lessons 1–17, Set #2 for lessons 19–31, Set #3 for lessons 33–45 or Set #4 for lessons 46–50.

 

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Please ask any questions you may have before purchasing!

I hope you and your students enjoy using these heart word mini books!

 

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This resource was independently created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by UFLI.