Today we reviewed that when the letter Yy
Cervantes Second Grade Blog
This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Monday, February 9, 2026
The Letter Yy - My Family
Friday, February 6, 2026
My Family and the different sounds of the letter Yy
We are continuing to read book 15, My Family.
Did you know 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 on its own, it is a vowel and make two sounds:
-Long E like in happy, mommy and rainy
-Long I like in my, fly and cry
Click on the link below to play the games and read the book again:
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Long /e/ with -y spelling
Today, we learned that the Long /e/ sound can also be written with -y like in happy, rainy, and baby. Then, we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary. Let´s Review!
Monday, February 2, 2026
Long /e/ with -e spelling
Today, we learned that the letter Ee can make two sounds:
- the short /e/ sound like in ten, hen and pet
- the long /e/ sound like in zero, hero, and she
Let´s review!
Friday, January 23, 2026
Monday, January 19, 2026
New Book: Pete´s Sheep
Today, we read a new book on the Starfall webpage: book 7, Pete´s Sheep. We played the phonics games and read it. Click on the link below to read it again:
Friday, January 9, 2026
Long e sound with -ee spelling
Today, we have reviewed the Long /e/ sound with the -ee spelling like in bee, tree and see. We know lots of words with this spelling. Let´s review!