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Week 09 · Van, Box, Yarn, Zebra, Queen

Wednesday

The sounds of y and qu
// The sounds of v, x, y, z and qu
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: The sounds of y and qu

Bruce rolls a ball of yarn.

"Yarn starts with y," he says.

"And the queen says qu!" Ferris laughs.

See it: the letter y

This is the letter y.

Yarn starts with y. Yes starts with y.

Yum starts with y too!

HEAR IT: THE START OF YARN
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one starts like yes?
yarnWhich word starts like yarn?
webDoes web start like yarn?
Which one starts like yum?

See it: q and u

The letter q almost always has u.

Together they say the start of queen.

Quiz and quit start that way.

SEE IT: Y OR QU?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
queenQueen starts with which letters?
yarnYarn starts with which letter?
quiltQuilt starts with which letters?
Yum starts with which letter?
CHANGE THE MIDDLE SOUND
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Say yet. Use the middle of cat. Which word?
Say zip. Use the middle of map. Which word?
Say van. Use the middle of pen. Which word?
Say box. Use the middle of bus. Which word?
BUILD THE WORD QUIZ
  • Say quiz slowly.
  • The qu card is one sound.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
PICTURE TO WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
boxWhich word is this?
foxWhich word is this?
penWhich word is this?
sixWhich word is this?
Read it yourself
yes
yet
yum
quit
quiz
Try it
Say yes, yes, yes with a nod.
Then say quiz like a queen!

Word Spot: pretty, under

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Pretty: P-R-E-T-T-Y.

Under: U-N-D-E-R.

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.
What a ___ star!
The frog is ___ a leaf.

You did the challenge letters! Tomorrow is story day.

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