Short Vowels
What is are the short vowel sounds? Provide an example that we practiced
a- apple, e- elephant, u- umbrella, o- octopus, i-igloo
What is a digraph? Give an example.
A digraph is two letters that make one sound, such as "sh" in "shoe."
What is a trigraph? Provide an example.
A trigraph is three letters that make one sound, such as "tch" in "watch."
how many syllables are in "follow"?
what is "2"
Before reading a passage, I should read the _______.
what are "questions"
Identify the short vowel in the word "bed."
e- elephant- e
Identify the digraph in the word "chair."
what is "ch"
Identify the trigraph in the word "catch."
The trigraph is "tch."
how many syllables are in "internal"?
What is "3"
I should put labels and notes in the _______________ of a text.
What is "margins"
Which word contains a short vowel sound: "home," "cat," or "cake"?
what is "cat"
Which word contains a digraph: "frog," "ship," or "cat"?
what is "ship"
Which word contains a trigraph: "tree," "flight," or "each"?
what is "flight"
Using your whiteboard, split "inventor" into syllables
in-ven-tor
What are two specific things we should highlight in a text while reading that start with the following letters:
P_________ and P___________
What are the short vowel sounds in the word "hop"?
o-octopus- o
What sound does the "th" digraph make? Give and example
Answers may include "this"
What sound does the "igh" trigraph make?
what is "I"
Using your whiteboard, split "absolutely" into syllables
ab-so-lute-ly
What are two specific things we should highlight in a text while reading that start with the following letters:
D_________ and D___________
what is "data and dates"
Provide a list of three words that contain short vowel sounds
Answers may include "pig," "sun," and "net."
List three words that contain the "wh" digraph.
Answers may include, "where, when, why"
Provide a list of three words that contain the "dge" trigraph.
Bridge, fudge, badge
Using your whiteboard, split "calculator" into syllables and label each as open or closed
Cal-cu-la-tor
C-O-O-C
Explain or define what a "main idea" of a text is
The main idea is the biggest or most important idea of a text and what the author wants us to know or learn about it.