Before you start: this is Lesson 11. It uses only sounds already taught in Lessons 1–10. If they have not done those yet it will feel too hard — ask their teacher where to start.
1. Say the practice words on the words page, then the heart words. A heart word has one part that cannot be sounded out — the little heart marks the bit to just remember.
2. Read the story on the next page. If they get stuck, don’t say the word. Point under the letters and say: “Say each sound, then say them fast” — “mmm – aaa – p … map!”
3. Read it three times — they color a circle each time.
4. They draw what happened, on the top half of the next page. No picture to copy — their drawing is how you see what they understood.
5. They write one sentence, on the lines under their drawing. The sentence to read aloud is in the box below.
“I nap as Nan and Pip nap.”
Once at normal speed, once slowly, and have them say it back before they write. If they get stuck on a word, say its sounds together — don’t spell it letter by letter.
Practice, not a test — don’t mark it wrong. If a word is misspelled, read it back exactly as they wrote it and let them hear the difference.
A wrong word, or a guess? Don’t say “no” — point at the word: “Try that one again — say each sound.” Fixing it themselves is the win.
Sounded it out twice, still stuck? Tell them the word and carry on. A few told words do no harm.
Stuck on nearly every line, or fed up? Stop — that is fine. Try an easier lesson, or this one tomorrow. Five happy minutes beat twenty cross ones.
1. What is Tim tapping?
A tin pan. The first line says it. Ask them what a tin pan would sound like.
2. What does Tim do when he sees Nan and Pip napping?
He sits down — he stops tapping — and fans them. Line four says it. Listen for them linking the napping to the stopping; that is the whole story.
3. What did Tim do first? What did he do once he saw Nan and Pip napping?
He tapped a tin pan, then he sat and fanned them. Lines one and four, in that order.
Checked word by word: all 34 words in this story use only sounds taught by Lesson 11, plus heart words already learned. Nothing here needs guessing.
The story is on the next page →
I am Tim. I tap a tin pan. Tap, tap, tap! Nan and Pip nap. It is a nap mat. I sit. I fan Nan and Pip. I nap as Nan and Pip nap.
Read it again if you need to. Then draw what happened.
Your grown-up will say one sentence from the story. Say it back, then write it.