Sentences
Grade K · Day 87 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 44 · p.61 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 40 words
Bill
is
mending
his
tent
Kent
went
hunting
Jack
with
Bob
lent
Ann
fishing
rod
at
the
pond
wants
back
to
Jill
fond
of ◆
Philip
sent
bag
mints
cat
sat
on
ant
hill
Beth
running
in
wind
band
Mom
will
◆ 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
- Bill is mending his tent.
- Jack went with Kent.
- Bob lent Ann his fishing rod.
- Ann is fishing at the pond.
- Bob wants his rod back.
- Bob went to the pond.
- Jill is fond of Philip.
- Philip sent Jill a bag of mints.
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.