Daily(ish) Decodable: The -ng sound

Today we’re going to work on the “-ng” sounds like in the words “king” or “sang."

Rhyme It Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others? ring sun sing ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to the sound and say each one 2 times: ing ing

ang

ang

ong

ong

ung

ung ------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: bang

hang

king

sting

song

long

lung

hung

------------------------------- Read It Have your child read the passage below:

Ping Pong

I play ping pong with my dad.

We hang a net.

The ball is small.

My racket is red.

He wins a lot.

But not today, I tell myself.

He hits the ball to me,

it zings over the net,

but I hit it back.

We keep hitting,

until I smash a fast one.

He gets to it,

and hits it back over the net,

but it’s too long.

So… I win! ------------------------------- Explain It Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:

1. Can you describe how ping pong is played?

2. What happens in this ping pong game?