Before you start: this is Lesson 127. It uses only sounds already taught in Lessons 1–126. 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.
“Now June rides her bicycle every day.”
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. How many wheels does a tricycle have? A bicycle?
Three and two. Tri is three, bi is two, uni is one — the same one hiding inside unicorn.
2. Why did June stop riding the tricycle?
It was much too small for her now, and her legs did not fit under the handles.
3. What is something hard you kept trying? Why did you keep going?
Anything from swimming to tying a shoe. The why matters more than the what.
Checked word by word: all 173 words in this story use only sounds taught by Lesson 127, plus heart words already learned. Nothing here needs guessing.
Heart words — read each one, then check the box.
The story is on the next page →
June rode a red tricycle with three wheels. She had it since she was three years old. June wanted a bicycle, but two wheels tip. For her big day, Dad got her one. It was blue with a bell on the handles. He got her a unicorn helmet as well. "A unicorn has one horn. Uni means one," he said. "Tri is three and bi is two," said Dad. June got on and went down the path fast. The bicycle tipped and she fell in the grass. She felt mad and went back to her tricycle. But the tricycle was much too small for her now. Her legs did not fit under the handles. So June got up and tried the bicycle again. Dad held the back of it at first. He ran next to her all the way down the path. Then he let go, and June did not fall. She rang the bell three times and grinned. "Look at me!" she yelled to Dad. Now June rides her bicycle every day.
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.