Lesson 249: Prefix pre-
Focus: Prefix pre-
Objective
What we'll learn
Read and understand words with Prefix pre-.
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
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the preview.
- We can see the preheat.
- You can see the prepay.
- They can see the preschool.
Story time
Kai and the Preview
Kai went to the pond. Kai saw a preview and a preheat.
"Look!" said Kai. "The prepay is by the preschool."
Mia came to help. Together they played with the pretest and the prewash.
At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful Prefix pre- 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
🔬 galaxy
Meaning: a giant group of stars, gas, and dust
Example: Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
Review
Vocabulary review
- preschool — A preschool is something we can talk about or see.
- pretest — A pretest is something we can talk about or see.
- prewash — A prewash is something we can talk about or see.
- preview — A preview is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch