Confident Reader
Lesson 258Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 258: Closed syllables

Focus: Closed syllables

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and understand words with Closed syllables.

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

catnapkinpicnicrabbitinsectchipmunk

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the cat.
  • We can see the napkin.
  • You can see the picnic.
  • They can see the rabbit.

Story time

Luna and the Cat

Luna went to the beach. Luna saw a cat and a napkin.

"Look!" said Luna. "The picnic is by the rabbit."

Bo came to help. Together they played with the insect and the chipmunk.

At the end of the day, Luna and Bo smiled. What a wonderful Closed syllables adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Luna go?

2. What did Luna see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 code

Meaning: instructions we write for a computer to follow

Example: I wrote code to move my robot.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • catA cat is something we can talk about or see.
  • napkinA napkin is something we can talk about or see.
  • picnicA picnic is something we can talk about or see.
  • rabbitA rabbit is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Pick the word that finishes the sentence.

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

Stretch

Try more words

catnapkinpicnicrabbitinsectchipmunk