Lesson 17

g - G 'Goldfish's gills'

The next letter sound to teach is the sound as in give, go, good, grow etc. The semi-circle above the 'g' shows your student that it is short sounding. The long sounding letter 'g' has a stripe above it, as in giraffe;

Step 1:

Quickly review the previous letters learned.

Pronounce words beginning with those sounds.

Show the coloured letter cards.

Step 2:

If you are a member of our ABC course copy and print: letter 'g' in colour

Step 3:

Show the letter to your student and pronounce the sound several times.

Ask the student to repeat the letter sound several times.

Pronounce words that begin with the sound (go get grapes....).

Step 4:

Print and complete the following worksheets in order:

letter g worksheet

the letter g

the letter G

'alternative letter'

Step 5:

Optional Biblical lesson. Read the Bible chapters indicated on the worksheet. Tracing the sentence will give your student practice in forming letters. These letters may not have been taught yet; worksheet.

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