Pre-Reader
Lesson 50Pre-Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 50: What Sound Do You Hear First?

Focus: First sound: X

Objective

What we'll learn

Isolate the beginning sound in words that start with X.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Say each word slowly. Stretch out the first sound. What sound do you hear at the beginning of box?

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Say each word. Clap when you hear the /x/ sound at the start.

Words

Word list

boxfoxoxsixwaxmixfix

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the box.
  • We can see the fox.
  • You can see the ox.
  • They can see the six.

Story time

Ada and the Box

Ada went to the beach. Ada saw a box and a fox.

"Look!" said Ada. "The ox is by the six."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the wax and the mix.

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful First sound: X 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

🔬 experiment

Meaning: a test to find out how something works

Example: In our experiment, we watched ice melt.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • foxA fox is something we can talk about or see.
  • foxA fox is something we can talk about or see.
  • foxA fox is something we can talk about or see.
  • foxA fox 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

oxsixwaxmixfix