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Week 12 · Big Word Party

Thursday

Story day: the picnic
// Two-syllable words and a year of sounds
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Story day

Everyone from the Sound Trail meets at the pond.

Bennie the Bear brings a blanket. Lucy the Ladybug brings napkins.

"Read the story," says Ferris. "It is a party!"

Read it yourself

Point to each word.

Split the big words into parts.

Your grown-up can help.

Read it yourself
We had a picnic at the pond.
Ferris sat on a red blanket.
Freddy jumped in with a big splash!
A rabbit and a kitten were with us.
When the sunset was pink, we sang and clapped.
It was the best picnic!
STORY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where was the picnic?
Who sat on the blanket?
Who jumped in?
What did they do at sunset?
STORY ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
SentenceTrue or false?
The picnic was at the pond.?
The blanket was green.?
The sunset was pink.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe blanket was red.
FIND THE TWO-BEAT WORDS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word has two beats?
Which word has two beats?
kittenWhich word has two beats?
Which word has two beats?
READ IT: MATCH THE SENTENCE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
blanketWhich sentence matches the picture?
pondWhich sentence matches the picture?
sunWhich sentence matches the picture?
rabbitWhich sentence matches the picture?
BUILD THE SENTENCE
  • Read each card.
  • Tap the cards in order to make a sentence.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE SENTENCE
  • Read each card.
  • Tap the cards in order to make a sentence.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
Freddy jumped in the pond.
We sat on a blanket.
The sunset was pink.

Word Spot: should, world

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Should: S-H-O-U-L-D.

World: W-O-R-L-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We ___ wash our hands.
There are many oceans in the ___.

What a picnic! Tomorrow is the big party game.

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