Short i sentences
Grade K · Day 49 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 20 · p.33 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
Quick
Rick
fix
it
Tim
bit
his
lip
Nick
is
sick
will
get
well
Bill
tell
Jill
Sid
miss
pet
pig
big
Jim
hat
fit
him
Phil
hid
Jack
ham
in
Liz
was ◆
and
fed
bed
Mix
quit
win
Yes
◆ 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
- Quick, Rick, fIX it.
- Tim bit his lip.
- Nick is sick.
- Nick will get well.
- Will Bill tell Jill?
- Sid will miss his pet pig.
- His pig is big.
- Jim is big.
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.