Long I: -igh spelling and worksheet

Today, we are learning that the Long I sound can be written with -igh like in night, light, sight and firefighter. We also completed a worksheet with some of this vocabulary. 

Long /i/ Sound with -i Spelling

We know that sometimes the letter i makes a short sound like in big, sit and pig. But today, we reviewed that it also makes the long sound like in Friday, triangle and tiger. We copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary. You can practice saying the words with us in the video below. 

Long I with the Magic -e Dictionary Copy

Today, we continued to work with the Long I sound spelled with the Magic -e like in bike, kite and time. We copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary.

New Book: Sky Ride

This week, we are reading a new book called Sky Ride (book 8) from the Starfall page. You can read it again here:

https://www.starfall.com/h/ltr-classic/

Long i with the Magic -e

Today, we are learning about the Long i Sound with the Magic -e spelling like in bike, five and nine. Let´s have a look at the vocabulary and play a game! We also did these vocabulary worksheets from our packet!

Long I Worksheets

Today, we worked on our Long I workbook. We completed this worksheet:

The Sounds of the Letter Yy

Today, we reviewed the three different sounds of the letter Yy. Then, we sorted the words on the board. You can see us do it in the video below. 

Did you know that the letter y is a consonant and a vowel? When it is at the beginning of a word, it is a consonant like in yogurt, yo-yo and yes. When it is at the end of a word by itself, it is a vowel and can make two sounds:

-Long E like in happy, mommy and rainy (in long words)

-Long I like in my, fly and cry (in short words)

Yy as a consonant: