Language and Literacy

Reading and Spelling

Diphthongs and Variant Vowels

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Tell Me a Tale Tell me a tale of a sword and a crown and a boy who becomes a king. Tell me a tale of a cat with a ball and a girl with a magical string. Tell me a tale of an owl in the night under a cloud-covered moon. Tell me a tale of jewels and coins owned by a band of baboons. Tell me a tale, an old tale or new. Tell me a tale, and I’ll tell you one, too.

Tell Me a Tale
Tell me a tale of a sword and a crown
and a boy who becomes a king.
Tell me a tale of a cat with a ball
and a girl with a magical string.
Tell me a tale of an owl in the night
under a cloud-covered moon.
Tell me a tale of jewels and coins
owned by a band of baboons.
Tell me a tale, an old tale or new.
Tell me a tale, and I’ll tell you one, too.

Connect Sounds and Letters

Read the words. How do you spell each vowel sound?

  • 1. photograph of a coin and a boy

  • 2. photograph of a cloud and a crown

  • 3. photograph of a basket of laundry and a saw

  • 4. photograph of a salt shaker and a ball

  • 5. photograph of a the moon and a screw