a as in all; sentences
Grade K · Day 81 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 40 · p.56 · 25.4 min · continued · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 16 words
all
Al
Cal
call
gal
gall
Hal
hall
pal
pall
cal's
tall
fall
ball
wall
mall
◆ 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
- Cal's pal Tim is tall.
- Did Hal fall?
- Cal has the ball.
- Cal hit the ball with the bat.
- Philip sat on the wall.
- His jacket is in the hall.
- Tell Cal that his ball is in the hall.
- Is the ball in his jacket pocket?
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.