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Unit 3 Lesson 1 - Jump card, /j/ sound, spelled j, _dge

L1 jam job jog jump

L2 fudge grudge ridge bridge

L3 bag badge jug judge

L4 pig nudge

High Frequency words:

wants, to, get, a, will, put, the, she, said, he, so

S1 Jon wants to get a job.

S2 Will Rick put the lid on the jug?

S3 She said, “He is so sad.”

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We want to make sure your child knows the sound/spelling cards and can read the words on this page easily.

Help your child:

§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

Thank you,

Unit 3 Lesson 2 - Fan card, /f/ sound, spelled f

L1 fat fan fit fin

L2 fast past mast cast

L3 or for corn horn

L4 habit hab/it cabin cab/in

High frequency words:

were, old, the, new, after, pulls, down, the, first

S1 His cats were old.

S2 The new rabbit ran after it.

S3 Fran pulls it down the first hill.

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We want to make sure your child knows the sound/spelling cards and can read the words on this page easily.

Help your child:

§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

Thank you,

Unit 3 Lesson 3 - Hen card, /e/ sound, spelled e

L1 Ted fed mend deck

L2 ticket bucket puppet

L3 pick picked bill billed

L4 melt melted wilt wilted

High Frequency word:

would, her, a, she, my, out, of, her, laugh, the

S1 Meg would send her a present.

S2 She fed my cat out of her hand.

S3 I laugh at the puppet.

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We want to make sure your child knows the sound/spelling cards and can read the words on this page easily.

Help your child:

§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

Thank you,

Unit 3 Lesson 4 - Review

short vowel sounds, /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/

L1 plan grand brand

L2 best just judge

L3 huff puff ruff

L4 sunset backpack

High Frequency words: said, the, too, work, the

S1 Sam said, “Grab the tan cap.”

S2 Pam’s hat is too big.

S3 Did Dad work on the deck?

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

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Unit 3 Lesson 5 - Exit card, /x/ sound, spelled _x

L1 ox box fox

L2 ax Max sax

L3 fix mix six

High frequency words: said, you, the, yes

S1 Mom said, “Can you fix the box?”

S2 Max said, “Yes, I can fix it.”

S3 Six cats ran past the fox.

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

Thank you,

Unit 3 Lesson 6 –

Zipper card, /z/ sound, spelled z, _zz, and _s

L1 zip zap zig zag

L2 ball fall fast call

L3 buzz fuzz his has

High frequency words:

where, do, start, like to, be, want, one

S1 Where do Jen and Tom start?

S2 I like to be here.

S3 I want one muffin.

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

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Unit 3 Lesson 7 - Hen card, /e/ sound, spelled _ea_

Review: Zipper card, /z/ sound, spelled _zz

Review: Tug card/u/, fox card /o/, Lamb card /a/

L1 head bread instead meant

L2 fuzz buzz fuss

L3 cuff puff muff stuff

L4 boss toss moss

L5 pass grass brass fuss

High frequency words:

went, to, play, she, made, a, good, from

S1 I went to play at Jim’s.

S2 She made up a good trick.

S3 Zach got a gift from Todd.

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Help your child:

§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

Thank you,

Unit 3 Lesson 8 - Shell card, /sh/, spelled sh

L1 ship shop shut shell

L2 rash smash flash crash

L3 dish dishes lash lashes

High frequency words:

have, she, two, three, four, five

S1 I have two dogs and three cats.

S2 She has four rabbits and five fish.

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

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-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

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-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

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Unit 3 Lesson 9 - Thimble card, /th/, spelled th

L1 thin thud that this

L2 math bath path cloth

L3 think thick thus

L4 along the cotton bottom

High frequency words:

you, see, into, who, do, you think, she, he, off

S1 Did you see into the cabin?

S2 Who do you think she is?

S3 He ran off the path.

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

-  say each sound within the word

-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

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Unit 3 Lesson 10 -

Review: Shell card, /sh/ sound, spelled sh

Review: Thimble card, /th/sound, spelled th

L1 thick thump that then

L2 shop dish ship

L3 bath path thud

High frequency words: both, of, my, are, new

S1 Both of my brothers are big.

S2 I wish for a new cat.

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

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-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

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Unit 3 Lesson 11-

Chipmunk card, /ch/ sound, spelled ch, _tch

L1 chin chill chat chop

L2 chest check chimp champ

L3 itch pitch stitch

L4 latch catch patch match

High frequency words: with, two, of

S1 Chuck had a chat with the champ.

S2 The chimp has two bunches of bananas.

S3 Mitch can stitch patches on his pants.

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§  say: the name of the card, the sound, the spelling(s)

§  practice blending the words below

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-  blend the sounds together to form the word (do not tell your child the word)

repeat each word 3 times

-  if he/she can read the words, don’t blend, just read

-  practice many times until he/she can read the words easily

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Unit 3 Lesson 12 - Armadillo card, /ar/ spelled ar

L1 art arm harm

L2 bar far star

L3 car cart carton

High frequency words: are, away, ask, to

S1 The barn on the farm is for the pigs.

S2 The stars are far away.

S3 Martin can ask Mom to start the car.

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