Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story anyone find once they Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and names below Angela Angela’s father Voice on the radio 2
Self-Talk In this story Angela talks to herself to encourage herself to act bravely If you were going to encourage yourself to be brave and take a risk what would you say e g I got this I’m just going to try My brain learns when I make a mistake Once you decide on a line practice saying this line when something is tough and see if it helps you take more risks or feel more confident Pretend to Fly a Plane One of the most exciting parts of the story is when Angela has to fly the airplane Read the instructions that the voice on the radio gives Angela and pretend to fly the airplane just like her Turn the steering wheel to the left Now pull back on the wheel Do you think flying a plane would be this easy What actions would you add if you had to fly the plane 3
Phonics There is an A sound at the beginning of the word Angela Can you make an A 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 A 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 A sound 4
apple 5 3 A simple word that has the A sound at the beginning is the word ant 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 ant 5 While you read look out for other A 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 pant plant
