Pre-Reader
Lesson 60Pre-Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 60: Sound switch

Focus: Sound switch

Objective

What we'll learn

Change one sound to make a new word.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Change the first sound of cat to /b/. Now you have bat!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Change /c/ in cat to /h/. What word do you get?

Words

Word list

catbathatmatsatrat

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the cat.
  • We can see the bat.
  • You can see the hat.
  • They can see the mat.

Story time

Ada and the Cat

Ada went to the garden. Ada saw a cat and a bat.

"Look!" said Ada. "The hat is by the mat."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the sat and the rat.

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful Sound switch 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

🔬 atom

Meaning: a tiny building block that makes up everything

Example: Every drop of water is made of many atoms.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • catA cat is something we can talk about or see.
  • batA bat is something we can talk about or see.
  • hatA hat is something we can talk about or see.
  • matA mat is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Sound switch pattern.

Which word belongs with Sound switch?

Which word belongs with Sound switch?

Which word belongs with Sound switch?

Stretch

Try more words

hatmatsatrat