Lesson 72 • the sounds ed and eg

Name

Learning objectives Extra assistance

Children will: Verbs end with –ing when they need to do
• read and write ed and eg words. something other than be a verb. In this lesson they
• recognise verbs ending with ing. are the object of the sentence, not the verb. For
example, The egg is cracking. The egg is the subject,
Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions
the verb is is and the object is cracking.
Phonics and word knowledge At this stage it is easiest to explain to students that
ACELA1439 listen to the sounds a student hears you need a short verb in front of an –ing verb, eg
in the word, and write letters to represent those I am going, they are playing, she is running. Give
sounds; identify and manipulate sounds (phonemes) students activities to practise this idea, using the
in spoken words verbs is, are and am with an –ing word to describe
ACELA1438 understand how to use knowledge of what is happening.
letters and sounds including onset and rime to spell
words
Classroom activities
ACELA1817 know how to read and write some high- How Does it End?
frequency words Put the letters b, f, l, p, r and w on the board in
Creating texts magnetic letters. Put the sounds ed and eg on the
board. Each student comes to the board and makes
ACELY1653 follow clear demonstrations of how to
a word using an initial letter and an ending. Discuss
construct each letter, learn to construct lower case
their words with the class.
letters
End it!
Expressing and developing ideas
Put a list of words on the board and ask students if
ACELA1435 learn that word order in sentences is
you can put –ing on the end. Use singular and plural
important for meaning
nouns, verbs and adjectives. Get students to try
Word families putting them in a sentence. See if the children can
explain why some words work and some don’t.
bed, red, leg, peg, beg, egg

Vocabulary words
dinosaur, cracking, rolling, breaking, open, baby, hello

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTISE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the sound ed through identify the ed sound. Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson the song Jazz thinks ed. Word families
Write: Reinforce correct letter write the word bed. Sound Worksheet 2
Dot-to-dot, Sound Streamers, formation. Identify sounds in out and select letters to make Read and write
Tiles, Pick Up Bricks words. Recognise correct word words. Choose the correct
order for a sentence. words to make a sentence.
Find: Recognise a given word. find the given word in a group. Worksheet 3
Driving Trucks, Word family Identify the correct onset letter Choose the correct initial letter Vocabulary
to complete the word. to make the word.
Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: tap on the word being said. Worksheet 4
Today’s Words, The Theme Recognise key vocabulary. Match pictures to words. Check
Game, Words per Minute
Read: Read sentences using basic read a beginning and match it Reading Eggs Story book
How does it end?, Book vocabulary. Read aloud book. to the correct ending. Listen, The dinosaur egg
follow the reading and read
along.

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Word families
Lesson 72 • Worksheet 1

1 Put the letters through the word machines. Write the words
you make.

w l
r b
f ed

l p b eg

2 Label the pictures.

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and write
Lesson 72 • Worksheet 2

1 Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

dinosaur This a egg. is

egg is The green. dinosaur

2 Draw a picture for the sentences above.

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Vocabulary
Name

Lesson 72 • Worksheet 3

1 Add ing to each word.

do ____________________ roll ____________________

crack ____________________ bang ____________________

jump ____________________ break ____________________

2 Complete the sentences with words from above.

The dinosaur egg is

_________________________________________ .

The dinosaur egg is

_________________________________________ .

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Check
ed eg
Lesson 72 • Worksheet 4
1 Join each word to a picture.

bed
baby
cracking
dinosaur
nest
leg
2 Find the words. Colour the ing words red, ed words blue and
eg words green.
b r e a k i n g a j k e
d o i n g r o l l i n g
m q c r a c k i n g a e
u p e g e g g l e g b i
f p l e d p v b e d x y
r e d h s g r c y w e d
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The dinosaur egg • Word count: 39 Colour an egg for each word

This is a dinosaur egg.

• • • • • • •
The dinosaur egg is hot.
• • • • • • •
The dinosaur egg is green.
• • • • • • •
The dinosaur egg is rolling.
• • • • • • • •
The dinosaur egg is cracking.
• • • • • • • •
The dinosaur egg is squeaking.
• • • • • • • •
The dinosaur egg is breaking open.
• • • • • • • • • •
Hello baby dinosaur!
• • • • • • •
Activity 1 Activity 2
Colour a dinosaur each Clap the syllables in each word.
time you read the book. Which word has three syllables?
I can clap syllables in words.
I read The dinosaur egg
_____ times!
Activity 4
Find the answer.
Activity 3 What colour is the dinosaur egg?
What sounds does the dinosaur egg make?
Circle the verbs. How does the dinosaur egg feel?
I can find verbs in a story. I can read the book, The dinosaur egg.

Able to read independently

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dinosaur The dinosaur egg
egg
staple

Level Word count Lexile

1 34 140L

Words to know

a the
big this
is

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The dinosaur
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Written by Lisa Thompson

Illustrated by Ritva Voutila

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This is a dinosaur egg. The dinosaur egg
is hot.
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The dinosaur egg The dinosaur egg

is green. is rolling.
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The dinosaur egg The dinosaur egg
is cracking. is squeaking.
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The dinosaur egg Hello baby dinosaur!

is breaking open.
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Focus Questions Draw

What colour is
the egg?
This animal comes
________________ out of an egg
Why is the egg
so big?
________________
How would you look
after a dinosaur egg?
________________
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Write and draw

I would like a pet Look out! The

egg is moving
______________.
and cracking!

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