Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend

1. Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend Phonics and Fluency

2. planet Africa practice eggs pencils • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the words together. • What are the vowel sounds in each word? • Yes, they are all short vowel sounds, except for the “e” in planet and the final “a” in Africa. They have the schwa sound.

3. closet robin kitchen inside copy • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the words together. • What are the vowel sounds in each word? • Yes, they are all short vowel sounds.

4. bottom cannot upset until hundred • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the words together. • What are the vowel sounds in each word? • Yes, they are all short vowel sounds, except for the second “o” in bottom. It has a schwa sound.

5. hedge ridge dodge fudge judge • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the words together. • Find the words with the /j/ sound spelled dge. • What does the green box before dge on the sound spelling card mean? • Identify the short vowel in each word.

6. Anna was upset when she lost her doll. • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the sentence together. • Which words have short vowels?

7. The robin sang a pretty song. • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the sentence together. • Which words have short vowels?

8. The eggs were small and pale blue. • Whisper read with your partner. • Let’s read the sentence together. • Which words have short vowels?