Sample Lessons

Lesson 5

c. "Come here, Little Sparrow, I have a tale to tell you."

tale tail

Grammar Guide

A homonym is a word that has the same sound, but has a different meaning and usually a different spelling.

d. Tell your teacher the meaning of the following words.

1) meet 2) meat 3) one 4) won

e. How Do You Spell That Word?

f. Look at this word: Sparrow

Phonics Fact

ow says /ow/ as in now
ow says /o/ as in row

Read the words in the Phonics Word Box.

Phonics Word Box

cow now low blow plow own how down grow

g. Art Adventure

h. Handwriting page 75 (download PDF file)

3. a. Review the story, "Will Little Sparrow Fly?," with your teacher. Look at the map in the front of the reader.

b.

Punctuation Pointer Review

A sentence that tells something ends with a period. ( . )
A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark. ( ? )
A sentence that shows strong feeling ends with an exclamation mark. ( ! )