Confident Reader
Lesson 245Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 245: Suffix -est

Focus: Suffix -est

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and understand words with Suffix -est.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Confident readers break big words into smaller parts. Look for the pattern, chunk it up, then read the whole word.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Break each word into parts, then read it as a whole.

Words

Word list

biggestfastestkindestsmartestloudestsmallest

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the biggest.
  • We can see the fastest.
  • You can see the kindest.
  • They can see the smartest.

Story time

Sam and the Biggest

Sam went to the hill. Sam saw a biggest and a fastest.

"Look!" said Sam. "The kindest is by the smartest."

Luna came to help. Together they played with the loudest and the smallest.

At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful Suffix -est adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Sam go?

2. What did Sam see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 magnet

Meaning: an object that pulls iron toward it

Example: A magnet can pick up paper clips.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • smallestA smallest is something we can talk about or see.
  • biggestA biggest is something we can talk about or see.
  • fastestA fastest is something we can talk about or see.
  • kindestA kindest is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

biggestfastestkindestsmartestloudestsmallest