The Happy Puppy

A puppy's sunny day.

Lesson 56 · Unit 7 · Open & Closed Syllables + Y · New Concept

New this lesson: y as long e (end of longer word)

Words to practise: happy, sunny, funny, puppy, silly, sandy, foggy, jelly

The happy puppy is silly. It is sunny, not foggy.

Lesson 56. Sounds: y. Mastery: Correct y sound choice 9/10

In the lesson

Practice: Rule: 1-syllable y = /ī/, 2-syllable y = /ē/

With Wiggler: AI mixed y-round: child picks /ī/ or /ē/

Sounds: /ē/

Unit 7: Open & Closed Syllables + Y

5 lessons Open-syllable words (me, go, she); both sounds of y; the flexing strategy

• Lesson 53 · The Shut Gate (New Concept): Vowels 'trapped' behind consonants (concept story).
• Lesson 54 · Go, Me, Go! (New Concept): A race story of tiny open words.
• Lesson 55 · Fly in the Sky (New Concept): A shy fly learns to fly.
• Lesson 56 · The Happy Puppy (New Concept): A puppy's sunny day.
• Lesson 57 · Open or Closed? (New Concept): A game-show themed story.

Part of Skill 7: Open & Closed Syllables + Y

• Previous lesson: Fly in the Sky
• Next lesson: Open or Closed?
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