Sentences · Long a as ai
Grade 2 · Day 56 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 74, Lesson 75 · p.85–86 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
Jane
can
bake
cake
When
will
Kate
wake
up
and
take
bath
Dave
has
an
ache
in
his
hand
bill's
rabbit
is
cage
came
but
late
ate
date
with
the
shave
face
Jack
fell
lake
save
Yes
brave
gave
This
◆ 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
- Jane can bake a cake.
- When will Kate wake up and take a bath?
- Dave has an ache in his hand.
- Bill's rabbit is in a cage.
- Dave came, but Kate is late.
- Dave ate a date with Kate.
- Jane ate the cake.
- When will Dave shave his face?
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.