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Odd words for spelling:
put putting Dictation (Revise ‘ar’ family):
It is getting dark. Tom gets back into his truck and goes back up the hill to his farmyard. Frank and Jack get in the truck. “We will thank Tom for his help,” says Frank. “I will get a card for him in the morning.” Jack goes back to his flat. He looks at the moon and the stars before he goes into his flat. Teaching Tips:
· face, race: In these words, we use the Rule of Soft c. Tell your pupil: The letter c is soft (as opposed to a hard 'c') and says /s/ before e, otherwise it is /k/. ce says /s/. · Likewise, ge says /j/ as powerful makes it ‘soft’. We will learn more Soft C rules in Level 3. · See over to learn how to add ing and ed to powerful ‘e’ words. · Talk about farmyard as being two words joined together. · READING: discuss meaning of brake - as in to slow down using the brakes, not to break a dish. |
For reading and spelling practice:
For reading and spelling practice: