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Daily(ish) Decodable: The "shr-" blend

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 going to work on blending the "shr-" sound in words like shrimp.

 

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?

shred shrug tug ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to and blend the word "fish" three times: sh r ug

sh r ug

shrug

------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words out loud:

shred

shrub

shrew

shrewd

shrink

shrinks


shrank

shrivel

Read It

Have your child read the passage below out loud:


Shrimp Facts

 

Here are seven facts about shrimp:


  1. Shrimp are excellent swimmers. 


  2. Shrimp can make very loud snapping sounds underwater by clacking their legs together.


  3. Shrimp make migrations. That means they might travel many miles from the place they are born. 


  4. Some shrimp are not “shrimpy” at all! While some shrimp are very small, others can grow up to one foot long.


  5. Some shrimp live only a year or two while others can live for over a decade.


  6. Crabs, fish, whales, dolphins, and seabirds all eat shrimp.


  7. Shrimp are good for you to eat too. They can help make you strong.

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Explain It

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


  1. What is a migration?

  2. Can you name two things you learned about shrimp today?


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