Before you start: this is Lesson 48. It uses only sounds already taught in Lessons 1–47. 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.
“Chad chops up the ham with Dad.”
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. Who chops the ham, and who gets the pan hot?
Chad chops it with Dad; Dad gets the pan hot. Lines three and four. Two jobs, two people.
2. How much is left in the chip bag when Meg checks it?
One chip. Lines eight and nine say the bag is not full and one chip is in it.
3. Find the line that tells you Chad got less of the dish. Read it to me.
Line six — Meg has much of it, Chad has less. That line is why she hands him the last chip.
Checked word by word: all 80 words in this story use only sounds taught by Lesson 48, plus heart words already learned. Nothing here needs guessing.
The story is on the next page →
Chad and his pal Meg go to the shop. They pick a ham and a bag of chips. Chad chops up the ham with Dad. Dad gets the pan hot and tips the ham in. "Such a hot dish!" said Meg. Meg has much of it. Chad has less. A bit of ham sits on Chad's chin. Meg checks the chip bag. It is not full. A chip is in it. Meg sets it on Chad's dish. "You had less."
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.