Building Skills
Phonological Awareness
/f/ and /v/ sounds
Have children say the words of and off. Ask: What is the difference between those two words? How do we make the /f/ sound? How do we make the /v/ sound. Have children make a sustained /f/ sound as they gently hold their hands on their throats. Have them do the same with the /v/ sound. .Explain to children that when they say the letter f, their voices are not making sound or vibrating. When they say the letter v, their voices are making sound, and they can feel their vocal cords vibrating.
Phonics
Letter f
Of and if are both spelled with a final letter f. If this is the case, why do they sound different? Explain to children that one letter can sometimes represent two sounds. In this case, the letter f can be pronounced with an /f/ sound, or with a /v/ sound.
Word Work
High Utility Words
Can, with, these, have
Explain to children that these words frequently appear in written form. Once the words are committed to memory, they will not need to be sounded out, and reading will be more fluent.
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