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Week 11 · Word Fronts

Thursday

Story day: the sunflower picnic
// Prefixes un-, re-, pre- and dis-, compound words and contractions
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Story day

The muffins are done, and they smell so good!

Rosie packs them in a basket for a picnic.

"Before we go, one more trick," says Rosie.

"Some words squeeze together. They are called contractions."

See it: contractions

A contraction squeezes two words into one.

Some letters drop out. A small mark takes their place.

The mark is called an apostrophe.

Can not becomes can't. It is becomes it's. We will becomes we'll.

SEE IT: WHICH TWO WORDS?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What two words make can't?
What two words make it's?
What two words make we'll?
What two words make isn't?
What two words make I'm?
SEE IT: FIND THE CONTRACTION
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
you are
did not
let us

Read it yourself

Point to each word.

When you see an apostrophe, think of the two words.

Your grown-up can help.

Read it yourself
Rosie and Ferris had a picnic by the sunflowers.
"Let's eat!" said Rosie. "It's a sunny day."
But Rosie couldn't unlock the basket.
"I can't do it," she said. She was unhappy.
Ferris tried, and the lid popped up!
"We'll share the muffins," said Rosie. "Thank you!"
Try it
Read it again. Can you read it more smoothly?
Read the talking parts in a happy voice!
STORY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where was the picnic?
What was the day like?
Why was Rosie unhappy?
Who got the lid up?
STORY ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
SentenceTrue or false?
The picnic was by the sunflowers.?
It was a rainy day.?
Rosie and Ferris shared the muffins.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEIt was a sunny day.
FIND THE WORD PARTS IN THE STORY
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word is a compound word?
Which word has a prefix?
Which word is a contraction?
Read it yourself
can't, it's, we'll, isn't
I'm, you're, let's, didn't

Word Spot: mountains, cut, young

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Mountains: M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-S.

Cut: C-U-T.

Young: Y-O-U-N-G.

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.
Snow covers the tall ___.
We ___ the shapes out.
A ___ frog is called a tadpole.

What a picnic! Tomorrow Freddy has a word part game.

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