Words Are Letters With Meaning

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Discovering How Letters Make Words Year 1 English Language Arts

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Letters are the building blocks of words Each letter has a special shape We use 26 letters in English Letters can make different sounds

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Find the letter 'A' in your name Point to letters around the classroom Count how many letters you can see

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When letters join up, they make words Each word has a special meaning The order of letters matters Different orders make different words

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{"left":"CAT\nACT","right":"TAC\nDifferent meanings from same letters"}

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What happens if we mix up the letters in CAT? Can you think of a word that uses the letters C, A, T?

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Use letter cards to make words Try: CAT, BAT, HAT What do these words mean? Can you make a new word?

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Words are letters that work together to share ideas and tell us about the world around us.

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Letters are the building blocks of words Letters must be in the right order Words carry special meanings We can build words with letters

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