Before you start: this is Lesson 108. It uses only sounds already taught in Lessons 1–107. 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.
“Both kids got wetter and wetter.”
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 were Meg and Tim trying to do?
Make the bigger splash, then the biggest splash. Have them read the two quotes.
2. Whose plan was it for Dad to jump too?
Meg's. The line before the quote says she had a plan.
3. Do you think Meg and Tim minded getting wet? Why?
Either answer. The hot day in the first line is a good reason to point at.
Checked word by word: all 181 words in this
story use only sounds taught by Lesson 108, plus heart words already learned. Nothing here
needs guessing. The spelling ey, ou can say more than one sound in English; every word here uses only the one taught so far.
Heart words — read each one, then check the box.
The story is on the next page →
It was the hottest day of the summer. Meg and Tim sat on the back steps. The steps got too hot to sit on. "I am so hot," said Tim. Dad said, "Get your hats. We can go to the pool." The water in the pool was cold and blue. "My splash is bigger," said Tim. "No, mine is the biggest," said Meg. Tim ran and jumped in with a yell. His splash was small. It got no one wet. Meg jumped next, but hers was smaller still. They jumped and jumped for a long time. Both kids got wetter and wetter. But no splash was big at all. Then Meg sat on the step and had a plan. "Dad," she said, "you must jump with us." Dad set down his book and got up. All three went in at the same time. That was the biggest splash of the day. Water went up over the wall of the pool. Meg and Tim were the wettest kids there. "That was better than winning," said Meg. They went home wet and happy.
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.