Week 12 · Top of the Word Tree
Monday
The ind pattern
// ind, ild, old and olt, and a year of word parts
⏱ about 15 min
Monday: The ind pattern
Ferris the Fox and Freddy the Frog climb the last branch.
It is the top of the Word Tree.
Everyone from the Sound Trail is climbing behind them.
"Look," says Freddy. "This word looks like it has a short i. But it does not!"
"Let us find out why," says Ferris.
See it: ind
Read pin. The i is short, like in pig.
Now look at kind. The i says its name.
When i comes before n and d, it often says its name.
Kind, find, mind, behind.
HEAR IT: LONG I OR SHORT I?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Does kind have a long i or a short i?
Does pin have a long i or a short i?Does find have a long i or a short i?
Does mint have a long i or a short i?
Does mind have a long i or a short i?
SEE IT: FIND THE IND WORD
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word has ind?
Which word has ind?
Which word has ind?
Which word has ind?
READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
I can not ___ my sock!Rosie is ___ to everyone.
The fox hid ___ a tree.Do you ___ if I sit here?
Look for i, n, d together.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| The i in kind says its name. | ? |
| The i in pin says its name. | ? |
| Find and mind both have ind. | ? |
| Mint has the ind pattern. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEPin has a short i. Mint ends in nt, not nd.
Build it
BUILD THE WORD KINDNESS
- Say kindness slowly.
- Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD REMINDED
- Say reminded slowly.
- Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
kind, find, mind, blind
behind, remind, grind
kindly, kindness, finder
behind, remind, grind
kindly, kindness, finder
Try it
Hide a toy behind something with your grown-up.
Take turns. Say, "Can you find it?"
Take turns. Say, "Can you find it?"
Read it yourself
Can you find the map?
It is behind the kind frog.
It is behind the kind frog.
Word Spot: would, write
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Would: W-O-U-L-D.
Write: W-R-I-T-E.
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.
I ___ like to try.
Please ___ what you see.
Kind work! Tomorrow we meet ild and old.