Worksheet -- Lesson 24

Letter x

Subject: English | Class: Playgroup | Series: Skillford

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Note for the teacher or parent: Read every instruction aloud and help the child. The child answers by pointing, saying, circling, colouring or tracing. The child does not need to read.

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Exercise A: Say the Words

Point to each picture word and say it together. The child crosses arms into an "x" after each word.

1. x-ray
2. xylophone
3. xerus
4. Xebec

Tick when done: [ ] 1 [ ] 2 [ ] 3 [ ] 4

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Exercise B: Circle the Letter x

Help the child circle every x in the box.

x	o	x	w
a	x	s	x
x	m	x	t

How many x letters did you circle? Count them together: _______

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Exercise C: Match the Picture

Draw the pictures below, or cut them from the textbook copy. Help the child draw a line from each word to its picture.

Word	Picture
x-ray	a. a small furry animal like a squirrel
xylophone	b. an old ship with sails
xerus	c. a picture of bones
Xebec	d. coloured bars you tap to make music

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Exercise D: Listen for /ks/

Say "box" slowly. The child says the sound at the end: /ks/.

Say it three times together:

1. box -- /ks/
2. box -- /ks/
3. box -- /ks/

Child said /ks/: [ ] with help [ ] on their own

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Exercise E: Colour the Xylophone

Draw a xylophone with six bars in the space below. The child colours every bar a different colour, working from left to right.

Count the bars together: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

 

 

 

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Exercise F: Trace the Letter x

Start at the dot. Slide down one way, lift, then slide down the other way.

Row 1: x x x x x

Row 2: . . . . .

(Write the letters in dotted form before printing. In Row 2, the child tries an "x" at each dot.)

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Exercise G: Say the Sentence

Say the sentence in two parts. The child repeats each part.

1. "Ahmed is playing the xylophone"
2. "and watching the x-ray."

Child said the sentence: [ ] with help [ ] on their own

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Star Chart

Colour a star for every exercise finished.

A ☆ B ☆ C ☆ D ☆ E ☆ F ☆ G ☆