Max - Tip Sheet

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Max - Teacher Tip Sheet

Yellow Series - Book 10 - Max

Grapheme/Phoneme Correspondence

Tips and Activities to Try

Introduced in This Book

review of all concepts

Previously Introduced

Vowels

all short vowels

Consonants

all single consonants
<s> /s/ and /z/

Digraphs

<th>/TH/ voiced (only in the), <ck>/k/, <ff>/f/, <zz>/z/, <ss>/s/, <ll>/l/

Additional Concepts

final consonant cluster <nd> (only in and)

Words and Phrases for Reading and Writing

Here is a list of words that can be used for phonemic awareness activities, reading, dictation, games cards, etc:

nap, gap, sap, rip, fin, bed, yes, hot, hen, and, gap, pan, fan, sock, back, pick, deck, lock, pins, logs, rugs, kit, kids, vet, web, win, wit, jet, job, mess, off, fill, buzz, yet, has, his, is, runs, jogs, pits

Here is a word chain you could complete with blending cards.:

sap → sip → hip → dip → rip → rap → lap → lack → sack → sock → lock → luck → puck → puff → pun → pan → pass → pat → pit → pin → win → wit → sit → set → sell → yell → tell → ten

Here are phrases that can be used for reading and/or dictation practice. These phrases can be combined to create sentences. A good opportunity arises to address syntax if the resulting sentence is not grammatically correct (e.g., His fun pets hits the puck. → His fun pets hit the puck. )

Noun Phrases	Verb Phrases	Prepositional Phrases
his fun pets	fell on the hill	in his cup
a bad mess	hits the puck	up on the rocks
the big red jet	picks up the jug	at the big well
Jazz and Jeff	can sip the fizz	off the red dock

You can differentiate for students by dropping some of the words in these phases (e.g., “the big red jet” can just be “the jet”).

Morphology

Tips and Activities to Try

Previously Introduced

suffix <-s> third person singular
suffix <-s> as plural

note suffix <-s> as students encounter it and support where needed

Comprehension Corner - Max

Vocabulary Development

What is a tub?
Do you have a tub in your home? How is it different from Max’s tub?

Making Connections

Would you like to have Max as a pet? Why or why not?
What do you like to do for fun?

Inferencing

Why do you think Max’s mom gave him a bath?
Why do you think the author describes Max as “fun.” Do you agree?

Retelling/Summarizing

What did you learn about Max in this book?