Confident Reader
Lesson 252Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 252: Plurals -es

Focus: Plurals -es

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and understand words with Plurals -es.

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

boxesbusesdishesfoxeskisseswishes

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the boxes.
  • We can see the buses.
  • You can see the dishes.
  • They can see the foxes.

Story time

Mia and the Boxes

Mia went to the garden. Mia saw a boxes and a buses.

"Look!" said Mia. "The dishes is by the foxes."

Sam came to help. Together they played with the kisses and the wishes.

At the end of the day, Mia and Sam smiled. What a wonderful Plurals -es adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Mia go?

2. What did Mia see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 cloud

Meaning: tiny water drops floating in the sky

Example: That fluffy cloud looks like a sheep.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • boxesA boxes is something we can talk about or see.
  • busesA buses is something we can talk about or see.
  • dishesA dishes is something we can talk about or see.
  • foxesA foxes is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Plurals -es pattern.

Which word belongs with Plurals -es?

Which word belongs with Plurals -es?

Which word belongs with Plurals -es?

Stretch

Try more words

boxesbusesdishesfoxeskisseswishes