Daily(ish) Decodable: The Hubble Telescope

The Daily(ish) Decodable program uses a standard format to work through one sound per day. There are simple instructions for you, the parent or caregiver, and any words in big bold letters are meant for your child to read out loud. 

Today we're going to review Magic E words like "rope" and "hope."

You can review all of the prior lessons here. 

Rhyme It

Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?

hop

hope

soap

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Say It

Have your child point to and blend the word "rope" three times:

r ope

r ope

rope

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Blend It

Have your child read these words out loud:

cope

pope

rope

nope

grope

scope

slope

jumprope

envelope

telescope

Read It

Have your child read the passage below out loud:  

The Hubble Telescope

The Hubble Telescope was sent into space on this day in 1990.

It circles around planet Earth and takes pictures of stars, comets, and other things. From its vantage point in space, it can take incredible photos.

The Hubble Telescope orbits about 320 miles above the planet. It completes one orbit (or one cycle) around Earth every 95 minutes. It flies at an average speed of 17,000 miles per hour.

The Hubble Space Telescope is pretty great. I hope it has a nice birthday up there! 

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Explain It

Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:

1. Where is the Hubble Telescope?

2. What does the word "orbit" mean?