Phonics
Say the sounds in the word "cat" one at a time.
/k/ /ā/ /t/
Read aloud: "The dog runs." Then tell your team what the sentence says.
The dog runs.
Which is the capital letter? a A
A
Who are the people or animals in a story called?
Characters
Which word is a noun: happy / dog / run?
dog
Which letters make the sound /sh/? Give one example word.
sh
Read with expression: "I found a shiny shell!"
Student reads with expression
Which word is a sight word: run / ran / the? Read: "The cat can run."
the
Where does a story happen? Name an example.
Setting
Write the plural of "cat."
cats
Change the first sound in "bat" from /b/ to /m/. What word do you get?
mat
Read this sentence smoothly: "Sam and Ava play at recess." Then tell what it means.
Sam and Ava play at recess — they play during break time.
Blend these sounds to make a word: /b/ /l/ /u/ /e/
blue
Read: "Sara baked a cake. Sara shared it with Tom." Who did Sara share with?
Tom
Choose the correct form: He (is / are) running. Which is correct and why?
is — subject is singular (one person)
Decode this nonsense word and say it aloud: "blig."
/blɪg/ — sounds: /b/ /l/ /ɪ/ /g/
Read aloud: "Tom likes apples. He shares one with Mia." Read with natural phrasing and tell how Tom is feeling.
Tom is kind/sharing (he shares an apple with Mia).
Which letter can make the /k/ sound?
k or c (accept either; both can represent /k/ sound)
Read: "Bees make honey." Ask one question about this detail.
"How do bees make honey?" (or "Where do bees live?")
Spell this common irregular word: said
said
Break this two-syllable word into syllables and say it: "picnic."
pic-nic → picnic
Read this short passage twice. On the second reading, read faster and with expression: "The little frog jumped high. He landed on a big green leaf." After reading, say one thing that happened.
The frog jumped and landed on a leaf.
Read: "Ben watered the plants. The plants grew tall." What is the main idea?
Ben watered the plants and the plants grew tall (main idea: watering helped plants grow).
Read: "Dogs need food and water. They like to play." Name the main topic and one detail.
Topic: dogs; Detail: they need food and water
Identify the base word and the past tense in "looked."
base: look; past tense: looked