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Lesson 120Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 120: Build a Sentence – "Let's play"

Focus: Sentence: "Let's play"

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 "Let's play".

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

Ada and the The

Ada went to the yard. Ada saw a the and a cat.

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

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

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful Sentence: "Let's play" adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 molecule

Meaning: two or more atoms joined together

Example: A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • 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.
  • onA on is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Sentence: "Let's play" pattern.

Which word belongs with Sentence: "Let's play"?

Which word belongs with Sentence: "Let's play"?

Which word belongs with Sentence: "Let's play"?

Stretch

Try more words

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