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Lesson 119Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 119: Build a Sentence – "My mom"

Focus: Sentence: "My mom"

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 "My mom".

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

Kai and the The

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

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

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

At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful Sentence: "My mom" adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Kai go?

2. What did Kai see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 atom

Meaning: a tiny building block that makes up everything

Example: Every drop of water is made of many atoms.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • matA mat is something we can talk about or see.
  • theA the is something we can talk about or see.
  • catA cat is something we can talk about or see.
  • satA sat 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: "My mom"

Other

Stretch

Try more words

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