Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story back of the was Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and names below Jason Papa Jason’s mother 2
Thinking about Feelings Throughout the story Jason finds his father sleepwalking everywhere Take a look at the feelings below and think of an example when Jason might feel that way in the story scared determined happy strong surprised Would You Rather In the story Jason hears a sound in the kitchen father and goes down to discover his sleepwalking If you heard a sound in the middle of the night that woke you up would you rather Go down and check it out yourself or Yell for a grown-up to see what’s happening 3
Phonics There is a B sound at the beginning of the word below Can you make a B 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 B 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 a B sound 4
cat 5 3 A simple word that has the B sound at the beginning is the word box 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 box 5 While you read look out for other B 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 socks fox
