About This Lesson
Phonics features are short stories that can be read using the phonics-decoding method. Each phonics feature includes six tasks to do before and after reading the short story.
BEFORE the phonics feature
Task 1: Practice the sound that will be featured in the story.
Task 2: Preview words that use the featured sound.
Task 3: Review high frequency/sight words from the story.
Task 4: Learn challenge word(s) and how to decode them.
AFTER the phonics feature
Task 5: Answer comprehension questions by rereading information from the phonics feature and comparing it to new information with the featured sound.
Task 6: Circle sounds to spell words from the phonics feature.
PHONICS FEATURES
1. The Sad Bat - a says (a) as in apple
2. Jen the Pet Hen - e says (e) as in egg
3. The Mitt - i says (i) as in igloo
4. Lots of Jobs - o says (o) as in octopus
5. The Pup that liked Gum - u says (u) as in umbrella
