Short u sentences
Grade K · Day 62 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 28 · p.42 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
bad
bed
did
bob
dud
dad
deb
bid
dub
dab
bib
dod
bud
bab
The
dog
dug
in
mud
and
had
fun
tom's
put
pup
tub
Can
Jack
pull
big
log
up
hill
Jill
ran
red
jug
is
got
on
◆ 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
- The dog dug in the mud and had fun.
- Tom's dad put the pup in the tub.
- Can Jack pull the big log up the hill?
- Jack and Jill ran up the hill.
- Bud's dog fell in the tub.
- Gus put the mug on the rug.
- Rick hugs his pup.
- The sun was up at six.
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.