Lesson 5
Lesson 5
Below are activities to practice at home this week. In addition, use the activities
and questions from the initial Family Support Letter to further assist your child’s
success in learning the weekly phonics focus.
/m/
1. mop (thumbs up) 4. tall (NO)
2. gum (thumbs up) 5. clam (thumbs up)
3. leaf (NO) 6. mud (thumbs up)
/d/
1. day (thumbs up) 3. bus (NO) 5. seat (NO)
2. nod (thumbs up) 4. lid (thumbs up) 6. dust (thumbs up)
Ask your child to listen for the /g/ sound, as in goat, by saying, “I’m going to say
some words. If the /g/ sound is in the word, show the thumbs-up gesture and say
the sound. If you do not hear the /g/ sound, say ‘NO’ instead.”
/g/
1. give (thumbs up) 3. bat (NO) 5. heat (NO)
2. wig (thumbs up) 4. good (thumbs up) 6. bag (thumbs up)
Ask your child to listen for the first sound in words by saying, “I am going to say a
word. After I say the word, you will follow these steps.” Then, read the steps.
1. Repeat the word.
2. Say the first sound in the word.
3. Say the letter that spells the first sound.
High-Frequency Words
Moving across each row, ask your child to point to each word and read it.
go so look want
so want go look