Daily(ish) Decodable: Mount Everest

The Daily(ish) Decodable program uses a standard format to work through one sound per day. There are simple instructions for you, the parent or caregiver, and any words in big bold letters are meant for your child to read out loud. 

Today we're reviewing the "-ou" sound in words like "count" and "mount."

You can review all of the prior lessons here. 

Rhyme It

Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?

water

fountain

mountain

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Say It

Have your child point to and blend the word "count" three times (like "cow-nt"):

c ou nt

c ou nt

count

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Blend It

Have your child read these words out loud:

mount

fount

mountain

fountain

discount

dismount

account

recount

Read It

Have your child read the passage below out loud:

Mount Everest

Today is Thursday, May 29th.

On this day in 1953, two men made it to the top of Mount Everest. The men, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, were the first people to have done it.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. At its peak, Mount Everest is 29,035 feet higher than sea level. That is really high up!

It took Hillary and Norgay more than two months to get to the summit--that's the top of the mountain. They did it bit by bit. It was very cold and risky to try for such a feat, but they did it! 

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Explain It

Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:

1. In your own words, what was today's story about?

2. What does the word "peak" mean?