Welcome to our

first grade
reading group!
I am so happy that you
are here!

Tell me what
your favorite
food is!

CLASSROOM RULES:
Everyone participate
Be Respectful!
Use tools appropriately

Today we are going to talk about first

sounds in words. We will learn a cool trick
that will help us sound out those tricky
words that are hard to read! You can
use this trick if you come across a word
that you dont know!

eading: Foundational Skills Standard 2

emonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

olate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words

KNOCK KNOCK
WHOS THERE?
BOO!
BOO WHO?
DONT CRY! WE ARE GOING TO LEARN
ABOUT THE FIRST SOUNDS IN WORDS!

Words can be divided into two parts:

he first sound, and all the sounds that follow

sten to me say the first sound in the word DO

/d/

Listen to the sounds that follow

/og/

have a trick for splitting up the first sound

nd the sounds that follow

or the first sound, knock on the table.

d/ (knock)

or the remaining sounds, turn your hand over

nd open it.

og/ (turn your hand over)

Watch what I do with the word cat."

e first part of cat" is /c/. The second part is /a

When I say /c/, I'm going to knock on the table.

When I say /at/, I'm going to turn my fist over

and open it so that my palm is up, like this.
Watch me /c/

/at/

et's do one together. The word is "mat."

irst we knock and say /m/.

hen we open our hand palm up and say /at/.

/m/

/at/

Now it's your turn. The word is pit.

Knock for the first part, and open your hand
palm up for the second part.

Get ready. Go.

Great. You're ready to play Onset-Rime Knock Knock by yourself.

Kid
Sit
Tub
Fall
Bath
Fish
Day
Meet
Dad
Miss
Sun
Fog
Say

Thanks for coming today!

Remember: this is a great strategy to use

when you are sounding out words that you ar

trying to read!

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