The Sack Garden
Learning Goals
In this chapter, you will learn to:
- Print the alphabet in order using upper case letters
- Hear, read, and write words with a short /e/
- Hear, read, and write words with a long /e/ (spelled ee)
- Copy short sentences
- Read common sight words in a paragraph
- Answer questions about a story
- Describe the sequence of a story
- State an opinion about a reading
- Use an upper case letter to begin a person’s name
Talk About it
- Have you ever had a garden? What did you grow?
- What did you like about having a garden?
- What was hard about having a garden?
Picture Dictionary |
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Use the pictures to help you figure out the words. |
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| South Africa | three | white |
| farm | money | land |
| sack | rock | middle |
| dirt | one | hole |
Practice reading these words without the pictures. |
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| one | sack | land | dirt |
| South Africa | hole | money | three |
| white | middle | farm | rock |
Word Skills
The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels. Vowels have short sounds and long sounds. So far, you have looked at short vowel sounds:
- A short /a/ says /a/ like in apple.
- A short /i/ says /i/ like in itch. A short /o/ says /o/ like in octopus.
- A short /u/ says /u/ like in up.
Word Patterns
A short /e/ makes an /e/ sound like in Expo.
Match each word to a picture.
| bed | pet | net | red |
| web | pen | wet | vet |
| 1. ____________ | 2. ____________ | 3. ____________ |
| 4. ____________ | 5. ____________ | 6. ____________ |
| 7. ____________ | 8. ____________ |
Word Patterns
Vowels can also make a long sound. The letters ee make a long /e/ sound like in jeep.
Match each word to a picture.
| see | bee | green | weed |
| tree | feet | three | feed |
| 9. __________ | 10. __________ | 11. __________ |
| 12. __________ | 13. __________ | 14. __________ |
| 15. __________ | 16. __________ |
Pick the word that matches the picture. |
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| 17. | wet | weet | |
| 18. | neet | net | |
| 19. | weed | wed | |
| 20. | se | see | |
| 21. | web | weeb | |
| 22. | peet | pet |
Read these sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly. |
| My pet is at the vet. |
| I did not see the bee. |
| I got my feet wet. |
| This is a red pen. |
| She is not in bed. |
You will see these words in the reading. They have the short /e/ sound like Expo.
| Meg | rest | eggplant |
You will see these words in the reading. They have the long /e/ sound like jeep.
| three | feed | weeds |
| green | need |
Use Your Reading Skills
Listen to The Sack Garden. Then read The Sack Garden in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.
Check Your Understanding
1. Where does Meg live?
Meg lives in _____________________.
2. Who owns most of the farmland in South Africa?
_____________________ own most of the farmland in South Africa.
3. What does Meg use to grow a garden?
Meg uses a _____________________ to grow a garden.
Are these sentences true? Circle yes or no.
| 4. A sack garden costs a