Call attention to the decodable parts of each word. For example, recognize that the digraph wh makes a /w/ sound in the words where and white.
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Activity: My Fast Words
Standards
Read common high-frequency words by sight.
Reader Goals
I can read my fast words automatically.
Target Words
animals, hear, around, snow, where, near, live, behind, white, comes
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
What do we call the place on top of the world that looks white because it is covered with snow?
(Arctic) - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
What animals live in the Arctic? - Read the question together
What animals live in the Arctic?
Guide
- Point to the first picture and Ask
What animal do you see in the picture?
(an Arctic hare) - Point to each word and the pictures as you Read
An Arctic hare lives in the Arctic. - Read the sentence together
An Arctic hare lives in the Arctic.
Guide
- Point to the first picture and Ask
What animal do you see in the picture?
(an Arctic fox) - Point to each word and the pictures as you Read
An Arctic fox lives in the Arctic. - Read the sentence together
An Arctic fox lives in the Arctic.
Guide
- Point to the first picture and Ask
What animal do you see in the picture?
(an Arctic wolf) - Point to each word and the pictures as you Read
An Arctic wolf lives in the Arctic. - Read the sentence together
An Arctic wolf lives in the Arctic.
Guide
- Point to the first picture and Ask
What animal do you see in the picture?
(a polar bear) - Point to each word and the pictures as you Read
A polar bear lives in the Arctic. - Read the sentence together
A polar bear lives in the Arctic.
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
What animal is this?
(a polar bear) - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
Where is the polar bear? - Read the question together
Where is the polar bear?
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
Where is the polar bear in the picture?
(near the shore) - Say
Let me read the answer to the question. - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
The polar bear is near the icy shore. It is hard to see because there is snow all around it.
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
What animal is this?
(an Arctic hare) - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
Where is the Arctic hare? - Read the question together
Where is the Arctic hare?
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
Where is the Arctic hare in the picture?
(behind the rock) - Say
Let me read the answer to the question. - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
The Arctic hare is behind the rock. It is white like the snow.
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
What animal is this?
(an Arctic wolf) - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
Where is the Arctic wolf? - Read the question together
Where is the Arctic wolf?
Guide
- Point to the picture and Ask
Where is the Arctic wolf in the picture?
(near the forest) - Say
Let me read the answer to the question. - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
The Arctic wolf is near the forest. It is hard to see because there is snow all around it.
Guide
- Point to the picture and Say
I see the picture of the Arctic again. - Say
Let’s read the question first. - Point to each word and the picture as you Read
What can you hear in the Arctic? - Read the question together
What can you hear in the Arctic? - Say
Now let’s read the answer. - Point to each word as you Read
You can hear ‘crunch, crunch, crunch.’ - Read the sentence together
You can hear ‘crunch, crunch, crunch.’
Guide
- Point to the picture and Say
I see the same question. Let’s read it together. - Read the question together
What can you hear in the Arctic? - Say
Now let’s read the answer. - Point to each word as you Read
You can hear ‘thump, thump, thump.’ - Read the sentence together
You can hear ‘thump, thump, thump.’
Guide
- Point to the picture and Say
I see the same question. Let’s read it together. - Read the question together
What can you hear in the Arctic? - Say
Now let’s read the answer. - Point to each word as you Read
You can hear ‘sniff, sniff, sniff.’ - Read the sentence together
You can hear ‘sniff, sniff, sniff.’
