Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story but her someone your Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and names below Thomas Thomas’s mother Teacher Principal 2
Plural Words When you want a word to mean more than one you add an s to the end of the word In this story Thomas talks about his friends which means he has more than one friend Take a look at the words below and add an s at the end to mean more than one gift plant rock chair Out of all of these words which one would you want more than one of Why 3
Phonics There is an S sound at the beginning of the word snowsuit Can you make an S 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 S 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 S sound 4
snake 5 3 A simple word that has the S sound at the beginning is the word sir 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 sir 5 While you read look out for other S 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 stir purr
