Just WordsMs. AngalaJefferson AcademyInt’l Baccalaureate MS
FIRST FIVE!1. Come in quietly and take your seat2. Place materials on desk3. Take out HW assignment4. Write down HW assignment in agenda book5. Begin “Do Now”
DO NOW! (3 min)Open your Student Challenge Book (Brief History of English Language).
Write these words in box 6:
mat
mad
mud
budOBJECTIVES:By the end of the lesson, SWBAT:1. name letters quickly and automatically2. produce sounds for decoding3. review word structure and practice decoding words with specific patterns4. memorize high frequency words…80% of the time.
Let’s review!!We will have a quick drill of the sounds of letters so that you become automatic with them!!Let’s go!!...Congratulations, now you have been introduced to more than half of the sounds used in English to create thousands of words!!GREAT!!!
I DO: (3min) closeDo you know that…
changing one letter in the word zap changes the word?
zap > zip > lip > lap > top > hop > hog > hug > lug > leg > meg > met > yetWhy is it important to look at each letter of the word  carefully?Because hundreds of words can be made simply by changing one letter.
What are phonetic words?Letters have sounds that create wordsSounds are called phonemes so they are called phonetic words
WE DO: (5min) closeLet’s read these words in unison:thetheyiswasLet’s tap the word wasDid you notice anything?It does not follow the phonetic rules.We call these words High Frequency Words.They need to be memorized.

Just Words day 4

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    Just WordsMs. AngalaJeffersonAcademyInt’l Baccalaureate MS
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    FIRST FIVE!1. Comein quietly and take your seat2. Place materials on desk3. Take out HW assignment4. Write down HW assignment in agenda book5. Begin “Do Now”
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    DO NOW! (3min)Open your Student Challenge Book (Brief History of English Language).
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    budOBJECTIVES:By the endof the lesson, SWBAT:1. name letters quickly and automatically2. produce sounds for decoding3. review word structure and practice decoding words with specific patterns4. memorize high frequency words…80% of the time.
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    Let’s review!!We willhave a quick drill of the sounds of letters so that you become automatic with them!!Let’s go!!...Congratulations, now you have been introduced to more than half of the sounds used in English to create thousands of words!!GREAT!!!
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    I DO: (3min)closeDo you know that…
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    changing one letterin the word zap changes the word?
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    zap > zip> lip > lap > top > hop > hog > hug > lug > leg > meg > met > yetWhy is it important to look at each letter of the word carefully?Because hundreds of words can be made simply by changing one letter.
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    What are phoneticwords?Letters have sounds that create wordsSounds are called phonemes so they are called phonetic words
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    WE DO: (5min)closeLet’s read these words in unison:thetheyiswasLet’s tap the word wasDid you notice anything?It does not follow the phonetic rules.We call these words High Frequency Words.They need to be memorized.

Editor's Notes

  • #7 WORD: zap
  • #9 TAP: was…does not follow phonetic rule! So it’s a High Frequency Word. Others are: the, they, is.
  • #11 It would take a very long time to write hieroglyphs!