This book is about my country.
 My country is the United States of America.
 I am a citizen of the United States of America.

3. Make up picture-vocabulary words for self-instruction.
 Print the word under the picture and on the back.


Front

The word


Back

The picture


4. Ask the student to underline the
 that does not fit.


Tame
Will
Hat


Fame
Bill
Bat


Time
Hill
Cat


Same
Till
Sit


word in each row


Lame
Hall
Mat


5. Ask groups of students to make up stories using the
 new words. Have the stories typed up and passed out.

 Today we took a trip to the country. It began to
 rain. We got all wet. The man that said we should
 take a trip to the country was all wet!

6. Produce with the students a one-page weekly news-
 paper. Have it dittoed and passed out.

7. Have the students fill in the missing word.

 Today we took a trip to the .It began to
 We all got _

8. Have the students fill in the missing word parts.


John want
him Lat
late.


to go. But his mother would not let
she change_ her mind. But it was too


9. Have the students make up sentences using alliteration.

 Big bad Billy butts.
 Silly Sally sits sometimes.
 Penny pats pillows.

10. Have the student underline word endings.


helping flying driver


changed lately oldest


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