Building Blocks for Reading- Activity Book

Building Blocks for Reading Activity Book

Children learning to read a second language often encounter problems because they do not have the pre-reading skills needed to be successful. This book has been written to prepare students and guide them into becoming readers at an early stage. The use of spelling patterns will help students become familiarized with words that they will use in their grade level textbooks. All students can learn! It is just a matter of providing them with the tools they need. We welcome our children to this reading series.

Author Juan J. Rodríguez González, Ph.D.

Pennsylvania State University

Curriculum & Instruction and Language & Literacy

Cover, Diagramming and Design

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27 Dad 41 Fred 54 A Visit to Fred 79 Let’s Ride a Bike 65 The Duck and the Ducklings 88 Fred’s Mom 100 At Home 109 It’s Time to Eat 117 A Rainy Day 121 The Next Day Table of Contents The Alphabet 4 12 Tim and Jill

A is for apple

D is for doughnut A C B D a c b d

C is for car

B is for bee

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E is for elephant

G is for goat F is for fish H is for heart

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E

F

f

G

H e g

h

I K J L i k j l

I is for ice cream

K is for kiwi J is for jellyfish

L is for lemon

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M is for moon O is for owl N is for nine P is for parrot

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M O

N P m o n p

Q is for queen

S R T q s

R is for radish

S is for seahorse

T is for tree

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Q

r t

U is for umbrella W is for whale V is for vegetables X is for xylophone

x

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U

V

v

W

X u w

Y Z y z -

Y is for yo yo

Trace the letters and write your name.

Z is for zebra

My name is

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The alphabet

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee

Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk

Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp

Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu

Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

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Draw a line from the picture to the word. Follow the example.

twins fish

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six

milk

Organize the words into sentences. Write the sentences in the lines provided. Follow the example.

13 Building Blocks for Reading Tim is are milk Tim Jill drinks sitting Tim big . . and

Tim

drinks milk.

Correct the following sentences. Write them in the lines provided.

1. Tim and jill are twins.

5. this fish is big Tim

and Jill are twins.

2. tim is sitting

3. Sing tim sing

4. tim has a fish

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Draw a line from the words to the picture.

fish

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big twin fish singing fish

Look at the picture and read sentences. Underline the correct sentence.

Jill is drinking milk.

Jill is singing.

Tim is fishing.

Tim is drinking milk.

Tim is sitting.

Tim is singing.

Tim is sitting.

Tim is fishing.

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Vowels

Cut out the fish. Paste the fish in the right fish tank. S X E A B O I M W U

Consonants

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Write the word below the pictures. Color the pictures.

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Put a circle around the words that your teacher reads. Follow the example.

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1. This is Tim . 2. He is six. 3. Tim is drinking milk. 4. Jill is with Tim. 5. Tim has a fish.

Let’s practice reading words with the i + c pattern:

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bib fib rib is his sis fit hit sit fix mix six ib is it ix im id in ig ip dim him Jim did kid hid pin tin win big pig zig lip rip tip

Let’s practice reading words with the i + c (plus other consonants) pattern:

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kick

ding ping ring miff riff tiff mink pink rink bill fill hill dish fish kish hiss kiss miss itch ditch hitch ick ing iff ink ill ish iss itch

lick pick

Let’s practice reading words with the i + c pattern:

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bl gl cl sl fl br

crib crip

slip

drip drill

brim

frill fritt cr dr fr

blip bliss glib glitch

cliff clip

sling

flip flick

brick

Let’s practice reading words with the i + c pattern:

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grid grin grip trip trim trill spin spim spit prig prim prick skid skip skin stick still sting sp tr gr st sk pr

Let’s practice reading words with the i + c (plus other consonants) pattern:

25 Building Blocks for Reading swing swim sprig spring shrill shrink gift lift twig twin strip string squib squid built jilt snip sniff split splint thrill thrift milk silk sw spr shr ift tw str squ ilt sn sp thr ilk

Let’s practice reading words with the i + c (plus other consonants) pattern:

26 Editorial Panamericana, Inc. dimp limp chimp wimp dint hint mint tint cinch finch pinch winch disk risk wisk whisk imp int inch isk

What do you see? Write the words in the spaces provided.

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Organize the words into sentences. Write the sentences in the lines provided. Jack a big with a cap It’s is has bat Tim dad . . . his

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Practice reading the following groups of words. Copy them in the spaces provided.

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a fat cat a man with a pan a cat on a mat a rat in a can

In the spaces provided, add a consonant at the beginning to make up new words or nonsense words.

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at

at an an ab ab ad ad ap ap ack ack

EXTRA Reading practice, read the story.

A big fat cat sat on a mat.

A big fat cat is taking a nap.

A big fat cat has a black rat.

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Write five times the two words that make up the word it’s.

it’s it’s it’s it’s it’s

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Who does it belong to? Write each sentence twice.

This is Jill’s hat. This is Jill’s cat.

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Practice reading and writing new words.

crab cab ham jam fan

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What is missing in the statements below? Please correct them.

1. This is jack

2. Jack is my dad

3. It s a red cap.

4. it s a big bat.

5. This is Jill s cat.

6. This is jill s hat.

7. What is that

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Let’s practice reading words with the a + c pattern:

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ab al ad am ag at cab lab nab tab gal pal Cal Sal bad dad had sad ham jam ram Pam bag gag rag tag bat fat mat sat

Let’s practice reading words with the a + c (plus other consonants) pattern:

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hang

bank

ack

ang

ank

as has gas back pack sack cap map nap bang

rang fan man pan

hank rank as

ap

an

Let’s practice reading words with the a + c (plus other consonants) pattern:

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blab

brag brat brass

clam

crab crack crash bath math path shack

slam slap slack drab drag drank

cash dash mash chap chat Chad

black blank

catch hatch match than that thank

clap class

shad shag

Let’s practice reading words with the a + c pattern:

cash dash mash chap chat Chad blab black blank

brat brass catch hatch match than that thank clam clap class crab crack crash bath math path shack shad shag slam slap slack drab drag drank

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cha bl br atch th cl cr ath sh sl dr

brag

ash

Let’s practice reading words with the a + c (plus other consonants) pattern: act and aft ant ast amp ask fact pact tact hand sand brand raft shaft craft pant chant grant fast last past camp lamp champ cask mask task

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Write the word for each picture.