1. s i c k b r q u s t ACTIVITY 1 – Teacher Guided – Phonemic Awareness
ACTIVITY 1 – Teacher Guided – Phonics Activity ACELA 1457
Write the letters in the next row to make a new word. Read the new word. s i c k b r
Materials:
Print out this slide and give a pencil to each student.
Directions:
Ask the students to look at the picture. Say the name of the picture. Ask the students to read the word sick. Have the students write the letters -ick in the row below to make a new word. Have the students read the new word. Then, have the students write two sentences using the new words on the back of this activity.
For example, add (ick) to the letters br to make brick. Add (ick) to the letters qu to make quick. Add (ick) to the letters st to make stick. q u s t

2. What will you give me? Will you give me a goat or a bird in a cage?
ACTIVITY 2 – Teacher Guided – Read words.
Word Bank
only, over, know, long, day, much, then, tell, know, after, long, boil, ice, hot, cold
Where do they live?
What will you…
What will you give me? Will you give me a goat or a bird in a cage?
Where do the prince and princess live? They live in a castle. Do you think they like living in a castle?
What will you play today? Will you play golf or a game of chess?
Where do the birds live? The birds live in a tree. How do they get there? They fly up to the tree.
What will you do today? Will you watch the rain fall? Will you go for a walk?
Materials:
Print out slides two and three and give a pencil and crayons to each student. Write a text that uses words from the word bank. Draw a picture about the text.
Directions:
Ask the students to write three to five sentences using the words from the word bank. Make sure that they are using an upper case letter at the beginning, finger space between words and punctuation marks at the end. Allow students to stretch out the words to spell. Prior to the activity, create an example for the students. Allow students to draw pictures when finished.
Where does a cow live? Does a cow live in the city? I think the cow lives on a farm.

3. What will you give me? Will you give me a goat or a bird in a cage?
ACTIVITY 2 – Teacher Guided – Read words.
Where do they live?
What will you…
What will you give me? Will you give me a goat or a bird in a cage?
What will you play today? Will you play golf or a game of chess?
Where do the prince and princess live? They live in a castle. Do you think they like living in a castle?
What will you do today? Will you watch the rain fall? Will you go for a walk?
Where do the birds live? The birds live in a tree. How do they get there? They fly up to the tree.
Materials:
Print out slides two and three and give a pencil and crayons to each student. Write a text that uses words from the word bank. Draw a picture about the text.
Directions:
Ask the students to write three to five sentences using the words from the word bank. Make sure that they are using an upper case letter at the beginning, finger space between words and punctuation marks at the end. Allow students to stretch out the words to spell. Prior to the activity, create an example for the students. Allow students to draw pictures when finished.
Where does a cow live? Does a cow live in the city? I think the cow lives on a farm.

4. not only thank first before after know tell which cold day call help
ACTIVITY 3 –High-frequency words ACELA 1778
not
only
thank
first
before
after
know
tell
which
cold
day
call
help
going
each
every
long
when
why
family
Materials:
Print out slides four, five and six single- sided. Give each student a pencil and slide five. Cut up slides three and four and place the words around the room.
Directions:
Have students walk around the room and look for the words they know. Have the students say the word and then write the words on slide five. Have the students come back after five or ten minutes and share the words that they found with the other students.

5. too or did where play over from also full of does never come him her
ACTIVITY 3 –High-frequency words ACELA 1778
too or
did
where
play
over
from
also
full of
does
never
come
him
her
think an
once
than
has
Materials:
Print out slides four, five and six single- sided. Give each student a pencil and slide five. Cut up slides three and four and place the words around the room.
Directions:
Have students walk around the room and look for the words they know. Have the students say the word and then write the words on slide five. Have the students come back after five or ten minutes and share the words that they found with the other students.

6. ACTIVITY 3 –High-frequency words ACELA 1778
Materials:
Print out slides four, five and six single- sided. Give each student a pencil and slide five. Cut up slides three and four and place the words around the room.
Directions:
Have students walk around the room and look for the words they know. Have the students say the word and then write the words on slide five. Have the students come back after five or ten minutes and share the words that they found with the other students.

7. What is the best subject at school?
ACTIVITY 4 – Teacher Guided – Write an opinion. ACELY 1661
What is the best subject at school?
Materials:
Print out slides seven and eight and give a pencil and crayons to each student. Tell students they will write an opinion. Write your opinion about what is the best subject at school. Tell why it is the best subject in school.
Directions:
Ask the students to write an opinion. Students should write between four to six sentences telling the best subject in school and why. Make sure that they are using an upper case letter at the beginning, finger space between words and punctuation marks at the end. Allow students to stretch out the words to spell and draw a picture for their favourite subject. Prior to the activity, create an example for the students.

8. ACTIVITY 4 – Teacher Guided – Write an opinion. ACELY 1661
Materials:
Print out slides seven and eight and give a pencil and crayons to each student. Tell students they will write an opinion. Write your opinion about what is the best subject at school. Tell why it is the best subject in school.
Directions:
Ask the students to write an opinion. Students should write between four to six sentences telling the best subject in school and why. Make sure that they are using an upper case letter at the beginning, finger space between words and punctuation marks at the end. Allow students to stretch out the words to spell and draw a picture for their favourite subject. Prior to the activity, create an example for the students.

9. Teacher Guided: Phonics
Block 5: Performance & Rotational Activities
Rotational Activity 1
Teacher Guided: Phonics
Rotational Activity 2
Write sentences
Rotational Activity 3
High-frequency words
Rotational Activity 4
Teacher Guided: Write an opinion.
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Teacher gives directions for each rotational activity.
Teacher Note
Materials:
Print out slides seven and eight and give a pencil and crayons to each student. Tell students they will write an opinion. Write your opinion about what is the best subject at school. Tell why it is the best subject in school.
Directions:
Ask the students to write an opinion. Students should write between four to six sentences telling the best subject in school and why. Make sure that they are using an upper case letter at the beginning, finger space between words and punctuation marks at the end. Allow students to stretch out the words to spell and draw a picture for their favourite subject. Prior to the activity, create an example for the students.
Materials:
Print out slides two and three and give a pencil and crayons to each student. Write a text that uses words from the word bank. Draw a picture about the text.
Directions:
Ask the students to write three to five sentences using the words from the word bank. Make sure that they are using an upper case letter at the beginning, finger space between words and punctuation marks at the end. Allow students to stretch out the words to spell. Prior to the activity, create an example for the students. Allow students to draw pictures when finished.
Materials:
Print out slides four, five and six single-sided. Give each student a pencil and slide five. Cut up slides three and four and place the words around the room.
Directions:
Have students walk around the room and look for the words they know. Have the students say the word and then write the words on slide five. Have the students come back after five or ten minutes and share the words that they found with the other students.
Materials:
Print out this slide and give a pencil to each student.
Directions:
Ask the students to look at the picture. Say the name of the picture. Ask the students to read the word sick. Have the students write the letters -ick in the row below to make a new word. Have the students read the new word. Then, have the students write two sentences using the new words on the back of this activity.
For example, add (ick) to the letters br to make brick. Add (ick) to the letters qu to make quick. Add (ick) to the letters st to make stick.