My Day, Hour by Hour
Primary 1 · English
My Day, Hour by Hour
Lesson 5 of 6
12 min
Let's begin
Grown-up: read this page out loud. Your child needs a stick and some dust, or a pencil and a notebook.
Mutesi writes the letter n in the dust.
Her hand goes up and over one time too many.
Now it is an m!
Today you will meet three new letters: n, m and g.
This is the letter n. The big one is N.
This is the letter m. The big one is M.
This is the letter g. The big one is G.
Say the three names out loud: n, m, g.
Look at this row. Find every n and circle it.
| n | m | a | g | n | o | m | e | n | g |
There are three letter n in the row.
Now find every m. There are two. Now find every g. There are two.
n goes down, then up and over. That makes one hump.
m goes down, then up and over, then up and over again. That makes two humps.
g goes all the way round like o, then down with a long tail.
Careful! Count out loud while your hand moves. n has ONE hump. m has TWO humps.
Write n, m and g six times each in the dust.
Then write them in your notebook.
n says /n/. Point to your nose. Say nose very slowly. The first sound is /n/.
m says /m/. The moon comes out at night. Look up and you will see it. Say moon.
g says /g/. A goat eats grass. Say goat.
All the letter names in one short song. Listen for n, m and g.
Tip
One hump n. Two humps m
Say "one" while your hand goes up and over for n.
Say "one, two" for m.
Two humps is m. One hump is n.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
Which letter has two humps, n or m?
Answer: m. n has only one hump.
Write the small letter g. What does it have at the end?
Answer: a long tail going down. First go all the way round, like o.
Which letter does moon start with?
Answer: m. Say moon slowly: the first sound is /m/.
Which letter does nose start with?
Answer: n. Point to your nose and say /n/.
Say goat very slowly. What is the first little sound?
Answer: /g/. Not "go". Only the first little sound.
What you learned today
Quick check
Which letter has two humps?
