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Lesson 111Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 111: Build a Sentence – "I can"

Focus: Sentence: "I can"

Objective

What we'll learn

Combine sight words and CVC words into a complete sentence.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark. Let's build sentences that begin with "I can".

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Say each word, then read the whole sentence together. Add a period at the end!

Words

Word list

thecatsatonamat

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the the.
  • We can see the cat.
  • You can see the sat.
  • They can see the on.

Story time

Bo and the The

Bo went to the park. Bo saw a the and a cat.

"Look!" said Bo. "The sat is by the on."

Zoe came to help. Together they played with the a and the mat.

At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful Sentence: "I can" adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Bo go?

2. What did Bo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 predict

Meaning: to say what might happen next

Example: I predict the seed will sprout in a week.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • onA on is something we can talk about or see.
  • aA a is something we can talk about or see.
  • matA mat is something we can talk about or see.
  • theA the is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Sentence: "I can"

Other

Stretch

Try more words

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