1st Grade · Step 1 of 5 — Tricky endings and yStorybook

Hank and the Big Puddle

1st Grade · Step 1 of 5 — Tricky endings and y

Before you read · about 2 minutes

This story practices tricky endings and y: y that says /e/ at the end (puppy), -le at the end (puddle), dge (edge), ild, old, ind, olt, ost (cold).

Watch for reading y as /y/ or /i/. 'At the end of a longer word, y says /e/.' Words to watch: pup·py, clum·sy, fuz·zy, luck·y, mud·dy.
Watch for adding a vowel (little as 'lit-lee'). Read the first chunk, then '-le' as one chunk. Words to watch: pud·dle, giggles, lit·tle, mid·dle.
Watch for sounding out every letter in dge. Point to d-g-e together: they make one sound, /j/. Then blend. Words to watch: edge.

Tap one finger for each sound, then blend the word.

Say the word. Tap the sounds you can sound out. Point to the tricky part (♥): that's the part to learn by heart. Say the word again.

Read to find out what happens to Hank.

Show pictures after reading each page. Your child reads the words first, then taps to see the picture.

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