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Will You Stay and Play? WorksheetWill You Stay and Play? Worksheet
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K12 Reader
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1st
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2011
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Will You Stay and Play?

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Start off your day with a study of -ay words. Pupils can practice long a with -ay words by reading the brief poem included here. After they read, class members answer three reading comprehension questions right on the page.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

-ay words, the long /a/ sound, rhyming, rhyming words, reading comprehension, spelling patterns, spelling, phonics

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask individuals to circle each -ay word as you read the poem out loud
  • Read the poem as a class or in small groups
  • Start your class with marking the text by asking them to highlight or underline the lines that gave them the answers to the comprehension questions

Pros

  • The poem includes many -ay words for kids to practice; the focus word pattern is clear
  • The provided handwriting lines will help youngsters as they learn how to write correctly

Cons

  • There is no answer key; however, it should be easy to create one

Common Core

RL.1.1 RI.1.1 RF.1.2.a RF.1.4.a

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