Beginner / spaced review
Beginner Kai review
A cumulative review path for keeping each lesson active after the first pass. Use the cycle after every lesson, then run the unit cards before assessments or projects.
cadence
spaced review cycle
First retrieval
Complete the practice sheet from memory, then correct with the online answer key.
Short recall
Rewrite the lesson's core vocabulary and two grammar patterns without looking.
Mixed recall
Redo selected prompts from the current unit and one earlier lesson.
Production pass
Write original Kai sentences or a short dialogue using the same grammar.
Cumulative check
Review the unit card, repair errors, and move weak items into the next cycle.
cumulative units
unit review cards
Sounds and First Sentences
Pronunciation, stress, first words, identity, and safe beginner sentence shapes.
vocabulary recall
grammar recall
practice mix
Needs, Questions, and Place
Wanting, needing, having by relation, yes/no questions, content questions, and core relation particles.
lesson stack
vocabulary recall
grammar recall
practice mix
Action, Time, and Description
Present action, simple objects, time words, plans, qualities, and source phrases.
lesson stack
vocabulary recall
grammar recall
practice mix
Beginner Review and Assessment
Cumulative reading, writing, translation, dialogue, and self-assessment.
lesson stack
vocabulary recall
grammar recall
practice mix
grammar spiral
grammar return schedule
Every first-introduced instructional grammar point is assigned to later lessons, reviews, assessments, projects, or capstones so learners meet it again after the first explanation.
- next lesson Pronouns, Names, and Identity
- third later lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- sixth later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- next lesson Pronouns, Names, and Identity
- third later lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- sixth later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- next lesson Pronouns, Names, and Identity
- third later lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- sixth later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- next lesson Pronouns, Names, and Identity
- third later lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- sixth later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- next lesson Wanting, Needing, and Having
- third later lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- sixth later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- next lesson Wanting, Needing, and Having
- third later lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- sixth later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- next lesson Wanting, Needing, and Having
- third later lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- sixth later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- next lesson Wanting, Needing, and Having
- third later lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- sixth later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- next lesson Wanting, Needing, and Having
- third later lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- sixth later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- next lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- third later lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- next lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- third later lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- next lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- third later lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- next lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- third later lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- next lesson Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- third later lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- next lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- third later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- next lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- third later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- next lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- third later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- next lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- third later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- next lesson Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- third later lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- sixth later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- next lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- third later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- sixth later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
direction and wanting with li
- next lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- third later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- sixth later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- third later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- sixth later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- third later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- sixth later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- third later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- sixth later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- third later lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- sixth later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
el for current process
- next lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- third later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- next lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- third later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
direct objects after predicates
- next lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- third later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
relation phrases after objects
- next lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- third later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
negated present action
- next lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- third later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
routine action with rinve
- next lesson Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- third later lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
time words after the clause
- next lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- third later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- course checkpoint Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- third later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- course checkpoint Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- third later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- course checkpoint Beginner Final Assessment
or for completed manifest event
- next lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- third later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- course checkpoint Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- third later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- course checkpoint Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Describing People, Things, and Sources
- third later lesson Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- course checkpoint Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- third later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
compact head-quality modifiers
- next lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- third later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
source and belonging phrases with na
- next lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- third later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
- next lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- third later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
questions about description and source
- next lesson Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- third later lesson Beginner Final Assessment
spiral path
lesson-by-lesson review
Sounds, Spelling, and First Words
Learn the stable sound values that make Kai readable from spelling before you begin building sentences.
- focus Sounds, Spelling, and First Words
- grammar phonemic spelling, pure vowels, first-syllable stress
- sheet print practice sheet
Pronouns, Names, and Identity
Learn the first sentence pattern in Common Kai: name a subject, use e, then say what the subject is or what quality it has.
- focus Sounds, Spelling, and First Words, Pronouns, Names, and Identity
- grammar phonemic spelling, pure vowels, first-syllable stress
- sheet print practice sheet
Wanting, Needing, and Having
Learn how Common Kai talks about wanting, needing, protection, and having without copying English ownership too closely.
- focus Sounds, Spelling, and First Words, Pronouns, Names, and Identity, Wanting, Needing, and Having
- grammar phonemic spelling, pure vowels, first-syllable stress
- sheet print practice sheet
Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
Learn how to ask yes-no questions, use the main question words, answer briefly, and repair communication when you do not understand.
- focus Pronouns, Names, and Identity, Wanting, Needing, and Having, Questions, Short Answers, and Repair
- grammar subject + e + noun, subject + e + quality, names as subjects
- sheet print practice sheet
Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
Learn how Common Kai places people and things, sends motion toward a place, and links nouns with the five core relation particles.
- focus Wanting, Needing, and Having, Questions, Short Answers, and Repair, Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases
- grammar li for wanting and direction, nive for need, te for with/having
- sheet print practice sheet
Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
Learn how Common Kai marks current action with el, places objects after predicates, and writes simple everyday routine sentences.
- focus Questions, Short Answers, and Repair, Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases, Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines
- grammar final ya for yes-no questions, content question words, question-word placement
- sheet print practice sheet
Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
Learn the first Kai time system: now, before, later, current action, future intention, remembered past, completed events, and simple plans.
- focus Place, Direction, and Relation Phrases, Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines, Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention
- grammar location with en, direction and wanting with li, source and belonging with na
- sheet print practice sheet
Describing People, Things, and Sources
Learn how to describe people, places, and things with qualities, compact modifiers, and source phrases without losing Common Kai clarity.
- focus Present Action, Objects, and Everyday Routines, Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention, Describing People, Things, and Sources
- grammar el for current process, predicate after el, direct objects after predicates
- sheet print practice sheet
Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
Review the first four Beginner lessons with cumulative practice in sounds, first sentences, needs, questions, short answers, and repair.
- focus Time Words, Memory, and Future Intention, Describing People, Things, and Sources, Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions
- grammar time words after the clause, el for current process, an for future intention
- sheet print practice sheet
Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
Review Lessons 05-08 with cumulative practice in relation phrases, action, objects, time, plans, descriptions, and source phrases.
- focus Describing People, Things, and Sources, Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions, Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description
- grammar predicate qualities with e, compact head-quality modifiers, source and belonging phrases with na
- sheet print practice sheet
Beginner Final Assessment
Complete the Beginner Kai course with a graded assessment in reading, grammar, translation, dialogue, and short writing.
- focus Beginner Review 01: First Sentences and Questions, Beginner Review 02: Place, Action, Time, and Description, Beginner Final Assessment
- grammar Roman Kai sound review, identity and quality with e, wanting with li
- sheet print practice sheet