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Grade 2 · Day 57 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 76, Lesson 77, Lesson 78 · p.87–88 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
Clair
paid
ten
cents
at
the
gate
Gail
will
wait
in
rain
for
train
is
late
take
bus
Spain
falls
on
plain
Cain
waiting
main
plane
Fish
or
cut
bait
said ◆
Bill
washing
her
hair
Jane
trimming
nails
it
rains
◆ 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
- Clair paid ten cents at the gate.
- Gail will wait in the rain for the train.
- If the train is late, Gail will take a bus.
- In Spain the rain falls on the plain.
- Cain is waiting at the main gate.
- If the train is late, take a plane.
- "Fish or cut bait," said Bill.
- Gail is washing her hair.
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.