Today we're going to work on words with "air" in them.
Rhyme It
Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?
give fair share ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to the word "air" and say it three times. ai r
ai r
air
------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: pair
repair
hair
chair
fair
unfair
fairy
dairy
stairs
upstairs
downstairs
Read It
Have your child read the passage below (see here if they need a refresher on the “ui” sound in “build”):
London Bridge
London Bridge is falling down
London Bridge is falling down
My fair lady
Build it up with wood and clay
Build it up with wood and clay
My fair lady
Wood and clay will wash away
Wood and clay will wash away
My fair lady
Build it up with bricks and sticks
Build it up with bricks and sticks
My fair lady
Bricks and sticks will not stay
Bricks and sticks will not stay
My fair lady
Build it up with silver and gold
Build it up with silver and gold
My fair lady
Silver and gold will melt away
Silver and gold will melt away
My fair lady
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Explain It
Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:
What happened in the story?
If the story continued, what do you think might happen next?