We've already worked on the “ea” sound in “eat.”
But today we're going to work on the soft “ea” sound in words like “head” and “bear.”
Rhyme It
Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?
head hair red ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to the word "head" below and say it three times: head
head
head
------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: ahead
dead
bread
spread
thread
instead
wear
earn
learn
early
Read It
Have your child read the passage below.
Leap Day
It takes about 365 days for our planet—Earth—to orbit the sun. (The word “orbit” means to go around.)
We count that as one year.
But it's not perfect. It really takes 365 days… plus six extra hours for Earth to orbit the sun.
In most years, we just forget about those extra hours. But every four years, we “leap” forward and add a day to account for those extra hours.
In most years, the month of February has 28 days. But we add that extra “Leap Day” at the end of the month of February.
And that's why there are 29 days in February this year.
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Explain It
Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:
Can you describe "Leap Day" in your own words?
How many days are there in a normal year?