Sentences with two-syllable, short-vowel words
Grade K · Day 79 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 39 · p.55 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
Jill
has
picnic
basket
full
of ◆
and
relish
Philip
Kevin
is
rascal
Karen
Ken
will
visit
dad
Calvin
put
the
pencil
in
his
jacket
pocket
bill's
rabbit
Don
red
ribbon
on
cat
Mom
satin
peg's
husband
wagon
camel
sat
cactus
◆ 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
- Kevin is a rascal.
- Karen and Ken will visit dad.
- Calvin put the pencil in his jacket pocket.
- Don put a red ribbon on his cat.
- Peg's husband has a wagon.
- The camel sat on the cactus.
- Pam can mimic a puppet.
- Deb has a red velvet sash.
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.