🌟 ERA KIDS: Reading & Spelling Adventure 🌟
Day 1: Kitchen Basics 🍳 (Phonics: Short ‘a’ & ‘i’ Words)
📌 Today’s Mission
Today, we start from the very beginning! We will learn how to sound out 7 simple kitchen words by stretching out each letter sound.
Today’s 7 Words: pan, jam, can, bin, dip, mix, pot
🧩 Module 1: Sound Out the Vowels (10 Mins)
Say each letter sound out loud, then blend them together!
1. Short ‘a’ Sound (/a/ as in Apple)
• p – a – n → pan
• j – a – m → jam
• c – a – n → can
• p – a – n → pan
• j – a – m → jam
• c – a – n → can
2. Short ‘i’ Sound (/i/ as in Igloo)
• b – i – n → bin
• d – i – p → dip
• m – i – x → mix
• b – i – n → bin
• d – i – p → dip
• m – i – x → mix
3. Short ‘o’ Bonus Sound (/o/ as in Octopus)
• p – o – t → pot
• p – o – t → pot
🔊 Module 2: Listen, Repeat & Type (10 Mins)
Look at the hint, sound out the letters, and type the full word into the box below!
1. Used to cook food on the stove:
p _ n
2. Sweet fruit spread:
j _ m
3. Metal container for soup or juice:
c _ n
4. Trash container:
b _ n
5. To put chips into sauce:
d _ p
6. Stir ingredients together:
m _ x
7. Deep container for soup or boiling water:
p _ t
✍️ Module 3: Pencil & Paper Time! (10 Mins)
Grab your notebook and pencil! Write each word down 2 times as you sound out each letter:
1. pan 2. jam 3. can 4. bin
5. dip 6. mix 7. pot
5. dip 6. mix 7. pot
📖 Module 4: Read Out Loud (15 Mins)
Read this short story out loud. Every word here can be sounded out!
“Sam is in the kitchen. He opens a can of sweet jam.
He uses a spoon to mix it in a pot.
Then he cooks on a hot pan.
When he is done, he puts the trash in the bin.”
He uses a spoon to mix it in a pot.
Then he cooks on a hot pan.
When he is done, he puts the trash in the bin.”
✏️ Module 5: Fill-in-the-Blanks (10 Mins)
Read each sentence below. Type the correct word into the text area!
Word Bank: [ pan | bin | jam | mix ]
1. I love to eat sweet strawberry .
2. Put the paper into the trash .
3. Fry the food inside the hot .
4. Use a spoon to the soup.
2. Put the paper into the trash .
3. Fry the food inside the hot .
4. Use a spoon to the soup.
🏆 Module 6: Victory Board & Badges (5 Mins)
Awesome work! You earned 3 Power Badges for Day 1:
🌟 CVC Word Master
🌟 Kitchen Explorer
🌟 Phonics Hero
🌟 Kitchen Explorer
🌟 Phonics Hero
🎉 Great Job Today, Explorer!
Practice sounding out these 7 words in your exercise book before moving on to Day 2!
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