Explain that the reason we have to use two letters to spell one sound (in this case) is that there is no letter in the alphabet that makes the sound. Say: The letter t makes the /t/ sound. The letter r makes the /r/ sound. There is no single letter to make the sounds in the words on the board, so we have to combine two letters to spell those sounds.

Word Work

Grammar - subject and predicate
Have children turn to page 6 and look at the sentence with the quotation marks. Have them find the subject of this sentence and the predicate. Then have them turn to page 12 and read the first sentence on the page. Ask: Which part of that sentence is the subject and which part is the predicate?

Explain that the subject of a sentence is usually a person, place, or thing. The predicate of the sentence is the action and everything else in a sentence that follows the subject. In other words, the subject of a sentence is the "who" and the predicate of a sentence is the "what." Write the following sentences on the board:

Chad went to the store.

Amy drove to work.

Jeff ate a gigantic sandwich.

Stacey went to school.

The elephant stepped on the log.

Have volunteers come up and underline the subject of each sentence. Have them circle the predicate.
Hand out Worksheet 2 and help children complete these worksheets.