Reinforces singular versus plural article (a, some).
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Activity: My Fast Words
Standards
Read common high-frequency words by sight.
Reader Goals
I can recognize words by sight.
Target Words
I, see, a, some
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see ship. That doesn’t sound right. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of a ship and Say
Look at the blank here. I think something is missing. It’s missing the article! - Point to and read the two articles above the picture (a, some) and Say
So we have two choices. Let’s try it! - Point to the article some and Say
Let’s try the article some: I see some ship. Hmm.. that doesn’t sound right because there is only one ship. - Point to the article a and Say
Let’s try the article a: I see a ship. How does it sound? I think we found the correct article for this one! It is just one ship so we say “a ship.” - Push next to show the article a
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see a ship. - Point to the picture and Say
We use the article a when there is only one of something, like the ship in the picture.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see fish. It’s missing the article, too. Let’s try our choices to find out the correct one. - Point to the article a and Say
Let’s try the article a: I see a fish. Hmm.. that doesn’t make sense because there is more than one fish in the picture. - Point to the article some and Say
Let’s try the article some: I see some fish. That makes sense with the picture. I think we found the correct article for this one! - Push next to show the article some
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see some fish. - Point to the picture and Say
We use the article some when there is more than one of something, like the fish in the picture.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
Now let’s practice with other sentences. I see shark. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of a shark and Ask
What do you think is missing in this sentence?
(the article) - Say
Right, it’s missing the article. Let’s look at the picture and find out the correct article. - Ask
Do you see one shark or more than one shark?
(one shark) - Say
Then it can’t be some shark because we use some when there is more than one of something. - Ask
Does a shark sound right?
(yes) - Push next to show the article a
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see a shark. - Point to the picture and Say
Great. It makes sense with the picture because there is only one shark.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see shells. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of shells and Ask
What do you think is missing in this sentence?
(the article) - Ask
Do you see one shell or more than one shell?
(more than one shell) - Say
Then it can’t be a because we use it when there is only one of something. - Ask
Does some shells sound right?
(yes) - Push next to show the article some
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see some shells. - Point to the picture and Say
Great. It makes sense with the picture because there is more than one shell.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see zebrafish. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of zebrafish and Ask
What do you think is missing in this sentence?
(the article) - Ask
We have two choices: a and some. How do we figure out which article to use?
(We can see if there is one zebrafish or more than one.) - Ask
So, is there one zebrafish or more than one?
(more than one) - Ask
Then which article should we use? A or some?
(some) - Push next to show the article some
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see some zebrafish. - Point to the picture and Say
Great. It makes sense with the picture because there is more than one zebrafish.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see sea turtle. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of a sea turtle and Ask
What do you think is missing in this sentence?
(the article) - Ask
We have two choices: a and some. How do we figure out which article to use?
(We can see if there is one sea turtle or more than one.) - Ask
So, is there one sea turtle or more than one?
(one) - Ask
Then which article should we use? A or some?
(a) - Push next to show the article a
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see a sea turtle. - Point to the picture and Say
Great. It makes sense with the picture because there is only one sea turtle.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see starfish. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of a starfish and Ask
We’re missing an article here. How do we figure out which article to use?
(We can see if there is one starfish or more than one.) - Ask
So, is there one starfish or more than one?
(one) - Ask
Then which article should we use? A or some?
(a) - Push next to show the article a
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see a starfish. - Point to the picture and Say
Great. It makes sense with the picture because there is only one starfish.
Guide
- Point to each word and the picture as you Read: Say
I see jellyfish. - Point to the blank space in between the word see and the picture of jellyfish and Ask
We’re missing an article here again. How do we figure out which article to use?
(We can see if there is one jellyfish or more than one.) - Ask
So, is there one jellyfish or more than one?
(more than one) - Ask
Then which article should we use? A or some?
(some) - Push next to show the article some
Guide
- Read the sentence together
I see some jellyfish. - Point to the picture and Say
Great. It makes sense with the picture because there is more than one jellyfish.
