Story

It is a sunny day. A boy takes his dog for a walk. The boy throws a stick and the dog run after it. The dog sniffs around in the grass and starts baking. A large spotty snake is sitting up and hissing, /sssssss/. The boy grabs the dog and the snake slowly slither away.

Lesson /s/

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Sounding

Which of these contains the /s/ sound?

WRONG

The word "ANT" not contains the sound "s"

WRONG

The word "ANT" not contains the sound "s"

WELL DONE

The word is "SOAP" contains the sound "s"

Writing

Call out the sounds below, and ask to children to write them down.

Song

The snake is in the grass.
The snake is in the grass.
/sss/! /sss/!
The Snake is in the grass.

Tricky words