Phonics and Word Skills
Which word has a long vowel sound?
a. hop
b. bake
c. rug
b. bake
What does the main idea tell us?
What the whole text is mostly about.
If a character is shivering and wearing mittens, what can you infer?
It is cold.
Who is the main character?
The character the story is mostly about.
Fix the sentence: we went to the park
We went to the park.
How many syllables are in sunshine?
2 (sun/shine)
Which sentence would be the best title of this story?
The headings are: Dogs Need Food, Walks, How to Stay Healthy.
How to Take Care of a Dog
A girl packs a swimsuit and towel. Where is she going?
A pool or beach
What words tell you a story is first person? Third person?
First: Me, we, I, us, my, mine, ours
Third: Theirs, his, he, she, hers, them, they
Which sentence is complete?
a. Ran to the bus.
b. The dog.
c. The dog ran to the bus.
c. The dog ran to the bus.
Which word has a vowel team?
a. hat
b. rain
c. cut
b. rain
Which sentence does not belong?
a. Bees make honey.
b. Bees collect nectar.
c. Bees fly.
d. Bees do not live long.
d. Bees do not live long.
The classroom is quiet, and students are reading with books open.
It is reading time.
A character apologizes and fixes their mistake. What character traits do they have?
Honesty, kindness, responsibility
Which words should be capitalized?
my teacher is named ms. lopez
My and Ms. Lopez
brushed– played – wanted
Sort them by the –ed sound.
/t/: brushed
/d/: played
/id/: wanted
Penguins live in very cold places. They have thick feathers and a layer of fat. These help them stay warm.
Which sentence best states the main idea?
Penguins have body parts that help them stay warm in cold places.
A boy keeps checking the clock and bouncing in his seat before recess.
What fivethings must a story need?
Characters, setting, problem, events, solution
Choose the sentence that is correctly written.
A. yesterday we went to the zoo
B. Yesterday, we went to the zoo.
C. Yesterday we went, to the zoo
B. Yesterday, we went to the zoo.
played
What is the vowel team and how does -ed sound?
Vowel team: ay
Ed: /d/
Camels can go days without water. Their humps store fat. They have long eyelashes to keep sand out of their eyes.
Create a title AND explain why it fits.
How Camels Survive in the Desert
Why: All details explain how camels survive.
You are told three clues:
A backpack is shaking
You hear a soft bark
The student looks nervous
What is the best inference, and which clue helped you most?
The student has a puppy in the backpack.
Clue: The bark (accept nervousness + shaking explanation).
Match the story part to its job:
Character
Setting
Problem
Solution
Character → Who the story is about
Setting → Where/when
Problem → What goes wrong
Solution → How it is fixed
Fix this sentence two different ways:
on friday we went to new york
On Friday, we went to New York.