Long a as ei and eigh; sentences
Grade K · Day 127 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 79 · p.89 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 12 words
rein
weigh
reign
vein
sleigh
veil
eight
heir
eighth
their
weight
freight
◆ 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 eight.
- Kay's hat has a veil.
- The freight train came.
- Can they weigh the freight?
- Yes, they can weigh the freight on a scale.
- They will play with their game.
- Dave and Kay are on the eighth day of their game.
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.