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Lesson 117Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 117: Build a Sentence – "You are"

Focus: Sentence: "You are"

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 "You are".

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

Max and the The

Max went to the hill. Max saw a the and a cat.

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

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

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful Sentence: "You are" adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 recycle

Meaning: to use something again in a new way

Example: We recycle paper to save trees.

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

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

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