LEGENDARY Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 195
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Teach the new vocabulary in the Course Book using the flashcards.
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Say: Now we will learn more sounds made with two vowels together.
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Present each card one at a time and say the words: airplane, hair, rain, train, wait.
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Ask: What sound do you hear in all the words? (Elicit: /A/)
Phonics – Vowel Teams: "ai" and "ay"
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Show the flashcards and say: airplane, chair, hair, rain, train, wait.
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Point out the vowel team “ai” in each word. “a” and “i” together make the long sound /A/.
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Say: In Unit 2 we learned one way to make the long sound /A/. Who remembers? (Elicit: the
letter A and the Magic E)
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Today we learn two more letter combinations that make the same long /A/ sound: “ai” and
“ay”.
Review the “Talking Vowel Rule” together: When two vowels go walking, the first does the talking!
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Point to the vowel team “ai” in one of the words and ask: Which vowel is first? (Elicit: A)
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What is its long vowel sound? (Elicit: /A/)
Show the flashcards and say: gray, play, birthday.
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Point out the vowel team “ay” in each word. “a” and “y” together make the long sound /A/.
Say: When two vowels go walking, the first does the talking!
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Point to the vowel team “ay” in one of the words and ask: Which vowel is first? (Elicit: A)
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What is its long vowel sound? (Elicit: /A/)
Song
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Teach and sing “Talking Vowel Rule" (song #2.59).
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UNIT 3 / PART 3