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The sounds a and s
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 7 At home
GoalHear and say the sounds a and s; write a s A S.
New words
apple · a round fruit, red or greenant · a very small insectastronaut · a person who travels to spacesun · it shines in the skysnake · a long animal with no legs
Explanation
The letter a says /a/: open your mouth wide, a, a, apple. The letter s says /s/: a hiss like a snake, s, s, sun. Big A and big S start names: Adam, Salma.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Open wide for a and hiss for s.
Adam
I see a star.
Salma
I see the sun!
Adam
And an astronaut!
Now you. Write a and s in the air. Then write A for Adam and S for Salma.
Class activity
Hiss and open. A grown-up says words. If a word starts with /a/ the child opens their mouth wide. If it starts with /s/ the child hisses like a snake. Try: sun, apple, sock, ant, star, astronaut.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word start with /a/ or /s/?
…
/a/.
2
Look. Which picture starts with /s/: a sock or a bed?
The sock.
3
Look. Which picture starts with /a/: an apple or a pig?
The apple.
4
Which name starts with a big S: Salma or salma?
Salma.
5
Write a three times and s three times.
a a a s s s