Munsch Early Readers: Wait and See

Munsch Early Readers: Wait and See — page 3 — Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story how me much three Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and the names below Olivia Olivia’s mother Olivia’s father Olivia’s friends 2

Munsch Early Readers: Wait and See — page 4 — Problem and Solution Every story has a problem the part of the story that needs to get solved and a solution how the problem gets solved What do you think is the main problem in this story How does the problem get solved For fun think about how the story would be different if you changed the solution at the end Making Connections What Would You Wish For In the story whatever Olivia wishes for while blowing out her birthday candles comes true If you could only make one wish that you knew for sure would come true what would you wish for Would you wish for something for your family or something for yourself Write down your wish Finally predict how the members of your family would react when they heard your wish 3

Munsch Early Readers: Wait and See — page 5 — Phonics In the word see the ee makes a long E sound Can you make a long E sound Listen to the way the ee makes the long E sound in the following words free tree feet Pay close attention to the shape of your mouth as you make the long E 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 some different long E sounds 1 Take a close look around you and try to find three objects that have one long E sound 2 Think of three other words that also have these sounds Pay close attention to where in the word you hear the long E sound the beginning middle or end 4

Munsch Early Readers: Wait and See — page 6 — 3 Here are three other words that have the long E sound Break down these words into their sounds e g b-ee ch-ee-se bee cheese seeds 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 see queen tee glasses 5 While you read look out for the long E sound throughout the story You can see the sound easily because it will be written in a different color 5

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