Teddy Sight Word As: 4 Joyful Ways to Compare

A slow rehearsal of the spelling as

On its own, as commonly ends with a /z/ sound written s. In speech the first vowel can be less prominent. Compare the last letter in as, at and an, then check the first letter in is. After reading a whole sentence, go back and find both instances so neither gets overlooked.

Start the as tracing panel with an adult demonstration on the first pale model. Let the learner point at each letter and then write a single guided example. If the finished model is readable, use the independent space when the child has the letter order in mind. Point back to the large spelling after the new word is written.

Use the blank end of the line for one complete as. A child who leans very close to the dots can first write on a larger scrap of paper. Give them a moment to compare shapes and positions. Ask which letters are easy to identify and which need a fresh look at the larger model.

Compare one quality at a time

Offer two short ribbons so the reader can make a length comparison. In one example the ribbons can be the same length; in the other one ribbon is clearly shorter. Ask the child to decide whether as long as fits both pairs. Draw the pair that fits on spare paper, then return to the teddy sentence and check which trait sits between the two short words.

Put two patterned cloths together. If they have a similar texture but very different colors, choose a statement about the texture first. Ask the child which word belongs in the part between the two uses of as. Try another pairing whose colors match. Have them choose whether to keep the first description or make a second one. A visitor can listen and point to the two things that were compared.

Say a comparison once with the second as covered on a word strip. Ask whether the listener is ready to hear the name of the reference object. Reveal the card and read the complete line at an easy speaking pace. Order the cards again using a new quality, then go back to the printed bear sentence and show both places where the word appears.

Which teddy labels should get color?

The search choices on this sheet are as, at, as, is, as, an. Read across the top row and then the bottom. Have the child pause on at and an to explain something visible that makes each a different spelling from as. Color only once the group can show the exact match.

Let a partner cover one row of the Bear Word Adventure search, leaving the other row and the large reference in view. Check the labels with a finger before asking for any color. Reveal the covered row after the first row is settled. That keeps the child from counting pictures they already checked during a second pass.

Use the search as two separate jobs. One child reads the as candidate out loud and another compares it with the model from left to right. When the children agree, use a soft color so a later reader can still see the whole word inside the picture.

Four ways to check the teddy reading

Read the bear lines all the way through

My toy is as soft as a bear.
It is as brown as my bear.

Let an adult read these two as sentences while the child follows the print. Give the child a second turn in which they read as much as they can and get help with unfamiliar words. When they circle as, ask them to reread the sentence so it still sounds like something a person could say.

On a third turn, read the lines in reverse order and ask which one the child remembers by meaning. Look again at where as shows up. If finding it by sight was easy but making sense of the sentence was hard, return briefly to the opening situation before tracing again.

Five signs of a stronger as reading turn

• Letter order. Ask the child to explain one difference between as and is.
• Sound and print. Listen together, then revisit the part of as covered in the spelling rehearsal.
• Controlled movement. Compare the spacing of one fresh as with the model above it.
• Attention to sentence details. Pick one statement from the teddy lesson and have a partner act it out.
• Independent reading. Let a listener who missed the first teddy turn read the new caption.

Give as a short place in tomorrow's reading too. Let the child find it once in the worksheet or in a new sentence you have written. End on a successful read and invite them to choose one teddy task for the next visit.

Try the teddy conversation in two settings

At home. Choose a soft cloth and a stuffed toy. Ask the learner to finish a spoken comparison with two uses of as before passing the cloth back to you. Try a second comparison about color and let them keep both short words while changing what is being compared.

With a class. Put cards with as, soft and as in a row. Let three children hold the cards while a fourth chooses the bear as the reference. Have another group replace soft with brown and show that the comparison changes even when the two quiet words stay.

A first grade reader around ages six or seven may need oral rehearsal for a as sentence but manage the spelling with little help. Keep a pencil turn brief in that situation. Have an adult point to a clause or phrase and let the child finish reading it before asking them to repeat a more difficult part.

More places to read after the teddy lesson

When the as lesson is finished, choose a brief next turn with a lesson with the ap word family, a printable lesson for leg, or practice with the five short vowels. Ask what changed when the new task moved to a different word or sound.

Adults planning the next teddy session can use UF Literacy Institute’s high-frequency word materials or Reading Rockets’ high-frequency word teaching guide.

Print and revisit worksheet 07

The original as PDF is the free download. An eligible membership also provides the clean Bear Word Adventure PDF. Print on US Letter in portrait. Check the line guides and word labels on a single sheet before making a classroom stack.

The $4 set places as on page 07 of the twenty-sheet PDF. Use the collection when you want a single download for the supplied words from of through know.