Mommy 2 High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story all down new over Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and names below Before Reading Jule Ann Mud Puddle
Character Spotlight The Mud Puddle Think about the mud puddle as a character in the story Why do you think the mud puddle keeps trying to land on Jule Ann If you had to draw a face for the mud puddle what kind of expression would it have e g happy silly sad angry Compound Words Some words have two words put together to make one word These are called compound words In this story you can see the word outside which is made up of the words out and side Take a look at the words below and turn them into compound words in mail snow ice star side box ball cream fish Can you think of any other compound words 3
Phonics There is an M sound at the beginning of the word mud Can you make an M sound Pay close attention to the shape of your mouth as you make the sound It might be helpful to make this sound while you look in a mirror to see the shape your mouth makes Try these different activities to help practice the letter M sound 1 Take a close look around you and try to find three objects that start with the same sound 2 Think of three other words that also start with the same sound As an extra challenge can you think of any words that end with an M sound 4
3 A simple word that has the M sound at the beginning is the word mud As you read this word pay attention to the two other letter sounds in the word 4 When two words rhyme they have the same sounds at the end of the word Take a look at the pictures below and point to any of the words that rhyme with mud blood bud moose 5 While you read look out for other M sounds at the beginning of a word throughout the story You can see the sound easily because it will be written in a different color 5
