Lesson 23: h /h/

Use only previously taught letters and sounds during review before New Concept. Have paper, a marker, and letter tiles ready. Say sounds where slashes appear. For sentence dictation, keep the goose slide showing, read the sentence aloud, and reveal the next slide only after writing.

Slide 1 — Welcome to Lesson 23

SAY
Today we’ll practice our sounds and learn h. Then we’ll read words and sentences together.

LISTEN FOR
Gets ready.

PARENT TIP
Have the known letter tiles and h ready. Introduce h when you reach the New Concept section.

Slide 2 — Blending Practice

SAY
Listen to my sounds. Put them together to tell me the whole word.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 3 — Listen and blend

SAY
What word is /ĭ/ /t/? Now /s/ /ĭ/ /t/. Now /s/ /ĭ/ /p/. Now /t/ /ĭ/ /p/.

LISTEN FOR
it; sit; sip; tip.

PARENT TIP
Parent-supplied prompts for the ear picture. These words use letters already taught. Do not introduce /h/ during this review.

Slide 4 — Segmenting Practice

SAY
Now listen to a whole word and tell me each sound you hear.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 5 — Listen and segment

SAY
Say pit. Tell me its sounds. Now do fit. Now do tap.

LISTEN FOR
pit: /p/ /ĭ/ /t/; fit: /f/ /ĭ/ /t/; tap: /t/ /a/ /p/.

PARENT TIP
Parent-supplied prompts for the ear picture. Tap one finger per sound. These three words each have three sounds.

Slide 6 — Visual Drill

SAY
Tell me the sound of each letter as it appears.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 7 — Visual drill d

SAY
What sound does this letter spell?

LISTEN FOR
/d/

PARENT TIP
Ask for the sound rather than the letter name. Model once if needed.

Slide 8 — Visual drill c

SAY
What sound does this letter spell?

LISTEN FOR
/k/

PARENT TIP
Ask for the sound rather than the letter name. Model once if needed.

Slide 9 — Visual drill b

SAY
What sound does this letter spell?

LISTEN FOR
/b/

PARENT TIP
Ask for the sound rather than the letter name. Model once if needed.

Slide 10 — Visual drill e

SAY
What sound does this letter spell?

LISTEN FOR
/ĕ/

PARENT TIP
Ask for the sound rather than the letter name. Model once if needed.

Slide 11 — Visual drill k

SAY
What sound does this letter spell?

LISTEN FOR
/k/

PARENT TIP
Ask for the sound rather than the letter name. Model once if needed.

Slide 12 — Auditory Drill

SAY
Listen, say the sound back, and write the letter that spells it.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 13 — Listen and write three letters

SAY
Listen to my sound. Say it back, then write the letter that spells it.

LISTEN FOR
/t/ → t; /s/ → s; /p/ → p

PARENT TIP
Give only three sounds, one at a time, in this order: /t/, /s/, /p/. Keep the answer slide hidden until your child has written the letters.

Slide 14 — Check your three letters

SAY
Let’s check your writing. Point to each letter and tell me its sound. Watch how the letter is made, then try it once more.

LISTEN FOR
t, s, p

PARENT TIP
These are the three letters shown. Pause or replay the formation animations as needed.

Slide 15 — Word Building

SAY
Let’s use our known letters to build and read.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 16 — Get the letter tiles ready

SAY
Put your letter tiles where you can reach them. I’ll say a word. You’ll say the sounds, choose the letters, and read the word you built.

LISTEN FOR
Gets the known letters ready.

PARENT TIP
The board picture is a cue to use your own tiles or letter cards. Use the letters your child has learned; the decorative letters in the picture are not the word list.

Slide 17 — Build words with tiles

SAY
I’ll say a word. Say each sound, choose the letters, and read the word you built. Our review words are kit, kid, sap.

LISTEN FOR
kit: /k/ /ĭ/ /t/; kid: /k/ /ĭ/ /d/; sap: /s/ /ă/ /p/.

PARENT TIP
Use only letters and sounds from earlier lessons. Keep today’s new concept out of this review; introduce it in the New Concept section.

Slide 18 — New Concept

SAY
Today we are learning a new letter and its sound.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 19 — Meet h

SAY
This is uppercase H and lowercase h. The letter h spells /h/. Say the sound with me.

LISTEN FOR
/h/

PARENT TIP
Point to both letter forms in the supplied paired-letter image. The animated formation practice comes later in this lesson.

Slide 20 — Find different forms of h

SAY
These letters look a little different, but they are all h. Can you find a capital one? Can you find a lowercase one? They can all spell /h/.

LISTEN FOR
Points to uppercase and lowercase forms; says /h/.

PARENT TIP
Use this as letter recognition practice. There is no need to name every font or trace every example.

Slide 21 — H is a consonant

SAY
H is a consonant. Say /h/ and notice your mouth. It is just a breath of air, and your voice is off. Put a hand on your throat. There is no buzz.

LISTEN FOR
Says /h/ as a quiet breath.

PARENT TIP
Use the mouth picture to model the sound. The red X on the speaker means the voice is off. Say the sound only, without adding an “uh”.

Slide 22 — H at the beginning

SAY
Listen for /h/ at the beginning of the word. Hat. Hen. Say each word and tell me the first sound.

LISTEN FOR
/h/ at the start of hat and hen.

PARENT TIP
Say the first sound softly as a breath, then say the whole word. Stay on the beginning sound only.

Slide 23 — Blend with h

SAY
Let’s blend. Say each sound, then slide them together to read the word.

LISTEN FOR
Blends the sounds smoothly into a word: hit.

PARENT TIP
Point under each letter as your child says its sound, then sweep your finger under the whole word. The word on the slide is built from the tiles shown: h, i, t.

Slide 24 — Write lowercase h

SAY
Watch how to write the lowercase h. Now you try. Say /h/ as you write it.

LISTEN FOR
Says /h/ while writing.

PARENT TIP
Follow the animation's starting dot and stroke direction. Small h: tall line down, back up to the middle, hump down. Pause or replay as needed. Paper or a whiteboard both work.

Slide 25 — Write uppercase H

SAY
Watch how to write the uppercase H. Now you try. Say /h/ as you write it.

LISTEN FOR
Says /h/ while writing.

PARENT TIP
Follow the animation's starting dot and stroke direction. Big H: line down, line down, line across the middle. Pause or replay as needed. Paper or a whiteboard both work.

Slide 26 — Heart Words

SAY
Some words do not follow the sounds we know yet. We learn them by heart.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 27 — Heart word: he

SAY
This is the word he. Say the word with me: he. Look at the letters and say the word again.

LISTEN FOR
Reads or repeats the word he.

PARENT TIP
Have your child point to each letter, say the word, and write it once. Watch for reading it with a short e. Revisit this word during the sentences that follow.

Slide 28 — Heart word: be

SAY
This is the word be. Say the word with me: be. Look at the letters and say the word again.

LISTEN FOR
Reads or repeats the word be.

PARENT TIP
Have your child point to each letter, say the word, and write it once. Watch for reading it with a short e. Revisit this word during the sentences that follow.

Slide 29 — Heart word: me

SAY
This is the word me. Say the word with me: me. Look at the letters and say the word again.

LISTEN FOR
Reads or repeats the word me.

PARENT TIP
Have your child point to each letter, say the word, and write it once. Watch for reading it with a short e. Revisit this word during the sentences that follow.

Slide 30 — Reading

SAY
Now we will read sentences using the sounds and words we learned.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

Slide 31 — Sentence 1

SAY
Let’s read this sentence together. Say the sounds, blend the words, then read it smoothly.

LISTEN FOR
He has a big hat.

PARENT TIP
The words he and a are heart words. Help with them if needed. Point under each word as your child reads.

Slide 32 — Sentence 2

SAY
Let’s read this sentence. Take your time and sound out each word.

LISTEN FOR
Did he hit his hand?

PARENT TIP
The word he is a heart word. Help with it if needed. Point under each word as your child reads.

Slide 33 — Sentence dictation — listen and write

SAY
Listen to this sentence: He can hunt in the mist. Say the whole sentence back to me. Now write it.

LISTEN FOR
He can hunt in the mist.

PARENT TIP
Do not show the sentence before dictating it. Keep the goose-writing cue on screen. Say the sentence twice at a natural pace. Let your child repeat it, write it, and reread their own writing. Check the new concept, capitals, spaces, and punctuation. Then go to the NEXT slide to reveal the sentence and check together.

Slide 34 — Sentence reveal and check

SAY
Now let’s check the sentence you wrote. Read your writing, then compare it with this sentence.

LISTEN FOR
He can hunt in the mist.

PARENT TIP
This is the first time your child sees the complete dictation sentence. Check the new concept, capitals, spaces, and punctuation. Help with previously taught heart words as needed.

Slide 35 — Good Bye

SAY
Great work today. We learned the letter h and the sound /h/. See you next time.

LISTEN FOR
Let your child settle into the next activity.

PARENT TIP
Praise the effort. Come back to h and the words from today whenever you have a spare minute.

Slide 36 — Copyright

Adult information only. No child-facing script is needed; you may skip this slide during teaching.