Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story away going too walk Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and names below Sheila Michael Firefighter Michael’s mother 2
Homophones Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings Too means when something is extra or also To means going in a specific direction Look at the sentences below and decide if you should use the word to or too 1 Can I come to the park _____ 2 Let’s go ____ the park on such a beautiful day When Words Sound Like Noises Blam is used to sound like knocking on the door Clang is used to sound like a fire alarm Rrrrrrr is used to sound like a police siren Can you think of a different word to describe a loud noise Think about what a loud action such as running down the stairs crashing into a wall hitting a baseball with a bat or banging pots in the kitchen would sound like as a word 3
Phonics There is an F sound at the beginning of the word fire Can you make an F 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 F 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 F sound 4
3 A simple word that has the F sound at the beginning is the word fun 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 fun balloon one sun 5 While you read look out for other F 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
