Before you start: this is Lesson 110. It uses only sounds already taught in Lessons 1–109. 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.
“The pup cried and held on tight.”
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. Where did the tan pup hide?
In a red hat. Have them find the line and point at it.
2. What did Mina try first, and did it work?
She tried to lift the pup out. It did not work — the pup cried and held on tight.
3. Do you think that pup was really the funniest? Why?
Either answer. What you want is a reason — hiding in a hat is the one in the story.
Checked word by word: all 164 words in this
story use only sounds taught by Lesson 110, 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.
The story is on the next page →
Mina and Sam went to see six pups. The pups sat in a big box by the door. Five pups ran up to the side of the box. They licked and jumped and made a fuss. But the tan pup hid in a red hat. Only its nose and one paw stuck out. "That is the funniest pup," said Mina. "That one is hiding from us," said Sam. Mina tried to lift it out of the hat. The pup cried and held on tight. Mina set it back down and sat still. She did not want to make it cry again. Then Sam held up a bit of meat. The pup stuck one paw out. Then two. Out it came, right into Mina's lap. It licked her chin and did not cry. It was now the happiest pup of all. Mina said, "This is the one for us." Sam carried the red hat home too. The pup went to sleep in it that night.
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.