Understanding Base Words and Vowel Teams

This lesson focuses on reading and spelling first-grade words with five sounds, blends, glued sounds, digraphs, and the suffix 's'. It includes a warm-up with controlled vowels, practice with vowel teams, and a word of the day activity featuring the word 'strap'. Students learn to spell words with suffixes and practice writing words like 'plants', 'blinks', and 'blends'. The lesson concludes with a review of trick words from the unit.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Learning about animals

• Reading and spelling first grade words

• Practicing math problems

• Exploring science experiments

Which of the following is NOT a learning goal mentioned?

• Reading first grade words

• Understanding digraphs

• Spelling words with suffix 's'

• Learning about animals

Which of the following is a glued sound?

• pl

• st

• bl

• ar

Which of the following is a controlled vowel sound?

• i in ice

• r in car

• e in bed

• a in apple

Which controlled vowel sound is associated with 'horn'?

• or

• ar

• er

• ir

Which vowel team is used in the word 'play'?

• ay

• ai

• ei

• oi

Which vowel team is used in the word 'snow'?

• oi

• ow

• ay

• ai

Which vowel team is used in the word 'beat'?

• ai

• ay

• ee

• ea

Which of the following is NOT a vowel team?

• ay

• pl

• ai

• ow

What is the word of the day?

• strap

• clump

• blink

• plant