EPIC Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 314
Writing
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Show or draw an empty letter house.
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Write a big Y and a small y in the house. Be sure to show how to write the letters,
their position within the house, where to begin each line, and the proper direction to
draw them. Say:
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Look at how big Y starts in the roof. Then starts again in the roof…and in the
house.
And small y starts in the house. Then starts again in the house…and goes into
the basement.
Trace the big letter Y on the board and have pupils write the letter with their finger in
the air or on their desks, then repeat with small letter y.
As you trace, say together with the pupils: The letter is Y and the sound is /y/.
Course Book
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Say: Open your Course Books to page 127. Look at #4.
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Say: Trace then write the big and small letters Yy.
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While pupils are working, walk around checking that pupils are tracing carefully on
the lines and writing the letters from left to right and top to bottom.
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Say: Look at #5.
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Ask: What do you see? (Elicit: I see yellow, yes, yard.)
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What sound do you hear at the beginning of the words? (Elicit: /y/)
Point to the letter Yy. Trace the letters with your finger on the board. Have the pupils
trace in their Course Books.
As you trace, say together with the pupils: The letter is Y and the sound is /y/.
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Say: Write the first letter of the word under each picture. Write the big letter and
small letter.
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While pupils are working, walk around checking that pupils are writing the letter
accurately.
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Reveal to check answers.
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Point to 'yellow' and ask: What (color) is this? (Elicit: yellow)
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word 'yellow'? (Elicit: /y/)
What letter makes the sound /y/? (Elicit: the letter Y)
Repeat for the other pictures.
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