Series

Growing Primary

118 episodes

Growing Primary is a K–2 literacy channel built around the skills early readers work on every day. Short, kid-facing lessons walk children through phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, syllable types, grammar and sentence writing, reading comprehension, vocabulary, handwriting, and a set of quick math fact-fluency drills. Each video teaches one clear skill with plenty of guided practice, so a teacher can drop it into a small-group rotation, a warm-up, or a whole-class review. Reach for this collection when you want a friendly, focused explainer of a single reading or writing skill for kindergarten through second grade. Every title is vetted and appropriate for the classroom.

what this series covers

What Growing Primary covers

118 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–3rd. Heaviest coverage: Reading & Writing (ELA), Math and Brain Breaks. Between them they line up with 36 distinct standards across 3 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 2
K: 36
1st: 101
2nd: 81
3rd: 15

Episodes per subject

Reading & Writing (ELA): 110
Math: 7
Brain Breaks: 1
Social-Emotional Learning: 1

Common Core — Math 5

1.OA.C.6Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
2.OA.B.2Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. Know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
1.NBT.A.1Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. Read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
1.OA.C.5Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
K.CC.A.2Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at 1).

Common Core — ELA 29

RF.1.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.2.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
L.1.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
RF.K.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.K.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
L.2.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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RF.1.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
L.2.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content.
L.K.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
RF.3.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
L.2.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RF.1.4Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.4Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
L.1.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RI.2.2Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
RL.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RI.1.2Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.5Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
RI.2.5Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
RL.2.1Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RL.2.2Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.2.5Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
L.2.5Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.3.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content.
RI.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.5Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

CASEL (Social-Emotional) 2

CASEL.SA.1Name your own feelings and notice how they change during the day.
CASEL.SM.1Manage strong emotions and impulses instead of acting on them right away.

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