The Foundational Skills learning activities focus on a mixture of learning high-frequency words, phonological awareness, and phonics. This is a non-graded learning activity, but it is important to review the material before completing the daily lesson.

To prepare for the lesson:

• Download the Week 3, Day 2 teaching slides: Foundational Skills (1.3) Day 3 PowerPoint.
• You will find detailed instructions to assist with daily teaching slides in the notes section of the PowerPoint; download the Week 3, Day 3 slide notes for reference.
• You will use the same Week 3 Practice Handouts you downloaded on Day 1.

Now, go through the daily teaching slides for Day 3 with your student.

SLIDE ACTIVITIES

• Part 1: On slide 3, play Chant and Cheer with your student using the High-Frequency Words.
• Part 2: For Phonological Awareness, slide 5, let’s play with the sounds in words! Listen for the sounds at the ends of words.
• Part 3: For Fluency, slide 6, help the student practice reading with expression.
• Part 4: In Phonics: 
  • Sound-Spelling card seahorse [slide 7]: Articulation Video
  • Sound-Spelling card jellyfish [slide 9]: Articulation Video
  • Slides 7-10: Learn different sounds for the letters c and g, called the soft c and soft g. For additional help, search for Sound-Spelling cards in your online textbook under Learning Cards/Sound-Spelling Cards. Use an Articulation Video, in your online textbook under Multimedia, to show children how to articulate the soft c /s/ and soft g /j/ sounds.
  • Slide 11: Provide extra practice with soft c and g by moving letter tiles to create words.
  • Slide 12-14: Use blending skills to read lines of words and complete sentences.
  • Slide 15: Practice reading longer words noting the CVC and VCe patterns.

EXTENDED LEARNING

For extended learning, please complete the following:

• Reading: Read Six Fake Mice (online textbook: Foundational Skills).