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Adding S and ES to Words

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Adding S and ES to Words
1 min1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

The StoryBots explore how adding s or es makes a word mean more than one. A bright, catchy short that drops easily into a lesson, a center, or a brain-friendly review.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Knowing the sounds that letters and letter teams make is the key that unlocks reading and spelling new words.

  1. What sound or spelling pattern does this video teach?
  2. Can you say a word that uses it?
  3. Where in the word do you hear that sound -- beginning, middle, or end?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: letter, sound, vowel, blend, word.

Try it: Write two more words that use the sound or pattern from the video.

Adding S and ES to Words — TV on a Rolling Cart