Lesson 9 the word a, the letter a

Learning objectives Sight words

Children will:
• recognize and write the letter a.
• read the words a, I and am in sentences.
• read and identify words using the rime at.
Common Core State Standards
Reading
Print Concepts:
RF.K.1.B Recognize that spoken words are
represented in written language by specific
sequences of letters.
RF.K.1.D Recognize and name all upper- and
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Phonics and Word Recognition:
RF.K.3.B Associate the long and short sounds with
the "common spellings (graphemes) for the five
major vowels."
RF.K.3.C Read common high-frequency words by
sight.
Language
Conventions of Standard English:
L.K.1.A Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
L.K.2.C Write a letter or letters for most
consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
a, I, am
Word families
am, Sam, cat, bat, fat, mat
Vocabulary words
apple, astronaut, ankle, ambulance, ant, alien, arrow
ESL/ELL
Other languages often do not distinguish between
long and short vowel sounds. Students may mix
them up when reading aloud and speaking. Find
games for them to play where correct pronunciation
and identification of sounds is important, like Bingo
with word pairs such as fan and farm, cat and cart,
and so on.
Extra assistance
As students learn more letters, be sure to give them
lots of opportunities to revise the letters they have
already learnt. A lot of games traditionally played
with a pack of cards or with numbers can be played
using letter cards with both the lower- and uppercase
letters on them: Bingo, Snap, Go Fish and
Concentration or Memory for example.

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTICE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the word a and identify and read the words Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson revise the words I and am. a and I in isolation and in Sight words
sentences.

Write: Reinforce correct letter write the letter a. Worksheet 2

Dot-to-Dot formation of lowercase a. Handwriting

Find: Match pictures to words. find the correct word in a Worksheet 3

Label It, Jumping Astronauts Identify the correct onset group. Choose the correct Phonemic awareness
and Missing Sound letter to complete the word. letter to match the word to
the picture.

Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: blend sounds to read words Worksheet 4

Blend a Word and Wheel of Match pictures to words. and recognize them in a Read and write
Words Blend and recognize words. group.

Read: Read aloud book. listen, follow the reading and Reading Eggs Story Book
Book read along. I am

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Sight words
Lesson 9 • Worksheet 1

-I am a
1 Write each word. I am a

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2 Complete each sentence with one of the words.

I am cat.
I a bat.
am a fat cat.
I Sam.

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Name

Handwriting
Lesson 9 • Worksheet 2
1 Trace and write.

A is for
Appley ant.

2 Circle every A. Circle every a.

A B A E S a c n a g
T A N A A c a o a a
How many? ____ How many? ____

3 Trace and write.

Circle
your best
letter.

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Name

Phonemic awareness
Lesson 9 • Worksheet 3

a
Circle the thing in each row that begins with a. Color them.

a
a
a
a
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Read and write

I am a
Lesson 9 • Worksheet 4
1 Complete each sentence with a
word from the box.

cat bat Sam

I am a I am a
. .

I am I am a fat
. .
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LESSON 9 the word a, the letter a

-I am
the word a Trace Write

I am a cat.
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-I am
• • • •

I am a bat.
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-I am
• • • •

I am a fat cat.
-
-I am
• • • • •

I am Sam.
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Activity 1
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- Activity 2
Draw a cat each time you read the book Clap each word as you read.
this week.
I read I am _____ times!
I counted _____ words.

Activity 3 Activity 4
Write two sentences about yourself Draw two of your favorite animals.
that start with I am. Label each with I am a _____ .
I can write I am sentences. I can read the words I am!

Able to read independently

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Needs assistance to read