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Step 24

Learn the letter s. It fits inside a circle.

Learn the letter s.

The top bend of the s should be, if anything, smaller tighter, than the bottom bend. We can say that s is the shape of a snake, and it makes the same sound. Do snakes hiss? l have never heard one!

Have the pupil practice writing the letters w, and e, first, using the dot to dot guide above, then on lined paper.

Make new words, to read and spell: ask sat set sun sum sip sad sag gas sick sock suck

Say words in singular (one) and plural (more than one):

hat hats peg pegs a dog six dogs

and encourage the pupil to HEAR that by putting an s after a word, we make the word that means more than one of whatever it is.

Also show how the s is used in verbs, run/runs, hit/hits, dig/digs. Tom zips his zip up.

Explain that we say: I run, you run, but he runs.

I dig you dig he digs

Show where and why we use S in these ways.

Sing the alphabet. Touch each letter as you sing it. We still have to learn q and y.

Set out the alphabet card, and add s, making 24 letters.

Get the pupil to sound the sounds of the new words.

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