Lesson 68 • the word they

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Learning objectives Extra assistance

Children will: One way to make learning number words fun is to
• identify and read the word they. use songs involving numbers. In the Playroom on
• read and write words for body parts and the Reading Eggs website is a Song Bookshelf which
numbers. has animated versions of 1-2-3-4-5, 1-2 Buckle My
Shoe, Five Little Ducks and Five Little Monkeys. You
The National Curriculum in England
could write out the lyrics and use them to make an
English Year 1 illustrated book. Groups could act out the song or
Reading – word reading make short puppet plays.
Pupils should be taught to: Classroom activities
• apply phonic knowledge and skills to decode
Sentence Shuffle
words
Write and jumble an enlarged version of the
• respond speedily with the correct sound to
sentence: This is a cat and this is a dog. Read it with
graphemes
the children and ask them to work out the correct
• read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar order. Reproduce each word on smaller pieces of
words card for each pupil. Suggest clues such as capital
• read common exception words letters and full stops. Discuss the sentence when
• read other words of more than one syllable they are done.
Writing – Spelling How Many?
Pupils should be taught to spell: Put pupils in pairs or small groups and give them a
• words containing each of the 40+ phonemes sheet of paper with a number word written on it –
already taught one, two or four. Ask them to write or draw things
that usually come in this number, eg 1 nose, 2 eyes,
• common exception words
4 legs on a dog. Bring the class together to share
Sight words ideas.
they, have

Vocabulary words
leg, eye, nose, dog, cat, one, two, three, four

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTISE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the word they using identify and read the word they Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson sentences and the song I’m just in isolation and in a sentence. Sight words
a grub.
Write: Recognise correct word order choose the correct words to Worksheet 2
Make a Sentence, Look, Listen for a sentence. Identify sounds make a sentence. Sound out Read and write
and Spell in a word and write the word. and select letters to spell a
word correctly.
Find: Recognise a given word. find the given word in a group. Worksheet 3
Squirter Vocabulary
Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: blend sounds to read and Worksheet 4
Word Windows, Fishing Boats, Blend and recognise words. make words. Match pictures to Check
Break it Up, Jigsaw, Groups, Recognise key vocabulary. words. Identify the number of
Tiles Identify the number of sounds in a word.
phonemes in a word.
Read: Read sentences using basic choose from a list of words to Reading Eggs Nonfiction
Book Ends, Book vocabulary. Read aloud book. finish the sentence. Listen, follow Dogs and cats
the reading and read along.

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words
Lesson 68 • Worksheet 1

1 Trace and write the words.

2 Use the words above to complete the sentences.

Tom the dog has two _____________________ .

Jazz the cat has two _____________________ .
They have four . _____________________

have one nose.

_____________________

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and write
Lesson 68 • Worksheet 2
1 Colour the pictures.

yellow
black

brown green

pink

red

blue

2 Write four sentences about these people.

She _________________________________________________________________ .
He ___________________________________________________________________ .
They _______________________________________________________________ .
They _______________________________________________________________ .
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Name

Lesson 68 • Worksheet 3

1 Read and draw.

A dog has four legs. A cat has two eyes.

This is one leaf. There are three bugs.

2 Match each number to a picture.

one
two
three
four
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Check
Lesson 68 • Worksheet 4

1 Colour the correct word. Cross out the wrong word.

Dogs have two four legs.

Cats have two eyes legs .
Hair can be blue brown .
They have one two eyes.
2 Find the words. Colour them in.

they have dog cat

leg nose eye ear
n o s e j w r y o u d o g
h i t h e y m d k e a r c
q l e g l s t e y e l t w
c a t y f m n b l h a v e

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LESSON 68 • the word they

Dogs and cats • Word count: 31

This is a dog and a cat.

• • • • • • •
Dogs have one nose.
• • • •
Cats have one nose.
• • • •
Dogs have two eyes.
• • • •
Cats have two eyes.
• • • •
Dogs have four legs.
• • • •
Cats have four legs.
• • • •
Activity 1 Activity 2
Colour a cat or dog each time you read Draw and label different
the book. dogs and cats.
I can label my drawings.
I read Dogs and cats ____ times!
Activity 4
Activity 3 Do you like cats or dogs?
Write sentences about dogs and cats. Tell a partner why.
How many paws? How many tails? I can read the book,
How many ears? Dogs and cats.
I can write sentences about dogs and cats.
Able to read independently
5
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Level Word count Lexile

1 31 BR

Words to know

a is
and this
have

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This is a dog and a cat. Dogs have one nose.

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Cats have one nose. Dogs have two eyes.

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eye eye leg
leg

leg leg

Cats have two eyes. Dogs have four legs.

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eye
nose

leg
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Cats have four legs.

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Focus Questions Draw and label

What is this book A cat

about?
________________
How many eyes
on a dog?
________________
How many legs
on a cat?
________________
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Draw and label

A dog Do you like cats

or dogs?

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