Sentences
Grade 1 · Day 87 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 88 · p.96–97 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
see
the
tree
Can
me
She
is
queen
of ◆
Greece
Yes
Greek
ate
beef
this
week
Lee
came
in
jeep
Will
they
sweep
street
at
three
che
free
o'clock
have
seen
greet
Dee
and
cheer
cheese
Meet
next
said ◆
deer
◆ marks a word that does NOT follow today's pattern — Blumenfeld boxes these on the page. Teach it by heart; do not let the class sound it out and lose faith in the rule.
Read the sentences
- I see the tree.
- Can the tree see me?
- She is the queen.
- Is she the queen of Greece?
- Yes, she is the Greek queen.
- We ate beef this week.
- Lee came in a jeep.
- Will they sweep the street this week?
Write what you hear
Say the word, have them repeat it, count the sounds on fingers, THEN write. The count is what stops a child writing the first letter and guessing the rest.