First Day of Winter!

Today is December 21st, the first day of winter. Would you like to read some stories and watch some videos about winter and the snow?

This is the story of The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats: 

Bert and Ernie love to play to get dressed to play in the snow and make snowmen!

Here are some stories you can read along to about the snow!

Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear

Would you like to read the story of Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood again?

Long /A/ with the Magic -e

Today, we reviewed Long A with the Magic -e like in cake, mane and game. Then we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary.  

Jake´s Tale - Book 6

This week, during reading time, we read book 6, Jake´s Tale on the Starfall webpage. Let´s read it again! Click on the link below!

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

Long a with Magic -e Worksheets

Today, we have continued to work with the Long a sound written with the Magic -e like in take, cape and snake. We worked a lot! These are the worksheets we completed:

Introducing Long a with the Magic -e

Today, we have learned about words that make the Long a sound with the Magic -e like in cake, made and plane. Let´s review!

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Hello! It´s very rainy this morning! 

Here are some Bert and Ernie videos to keep you happy if you can´t play outside today!

Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Today, we did this worksheet. Have a look!

Days of the Week Reading Comprehension

During reading  time today, we solved this reading comprehension worksheet. Would you be able to solve it?

Yesterday, today and tomorrow...

Today,  we worked on sequencing days using the words yesterday,  today,  and tomorrow.  We are getting quite good at it. Have a look!

Days of the Week Sequencing Activity

We are continuing to work with the days the week.  We are also working on sequencing the days using the words today, yesterday,  tomorrow,  before and after. Would you like to see our work?

The Days of the Week: Exam Preparation

Nota para padres:

Tendremos dictado y examen sobre los días de la semana el jueves 5 de diciembre. Los días de la semana siempre empiezan con mayúscula en inglés. También tienen que saber escribir la fecha en una frase (Today is Thursday, December 5th, 2024). En la segunda parte del examen, tienen que poder decir cual día es el anterior y posterior a un día dado (yesterday and tomorrow). Lo trabajaremos mucho en clase esta semana. Aquí, pueden practicar con un calendario interactivo:

https://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/calendar/?sn=main

This week, we are learning to spell the days of the week and working on our calendar skills. 

Remember that the days of the week always start with a capital letter: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 

Today is Thursday, November 28th, 2024.

Days of the Week Poem

Today, we started working with the days of the week.  We copied our Days of the Week Poem in our Literacy notebook.  

Long a Wordsort Cut and Paste Worksheet

Today, we reviewed the Long a vocabulary that we worked on yesterday and we did a cut and paste worksheet to sort words with -ai and -ay. Can you read the words again?

Long A Sound 2: -ay

We have been working with the -ay spelling of long a sound like in play, day and crayon. We have copied the vocabulary in our new Phonics Dictionary. Have a look!

Long A Sound 1: -ai

Today, we reviewed some of the vocabulary we know with the /ai/ spelling of the Long a sound like in rain, Spain, snail and paint. 

The three spellings of the /Ff/ sound

This week, we learned that the /f/ sound has three spellings:

-f like in fish, Friday and frog

-ph like in elephant, telephone and saxophone

-gh like in laugh, enough and cough

Watch the videos below to review the words!

/sh/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we reviewed the /sh/ sound like in sheep, shop and wash and copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary. Have a look!

The wr- Spelling of the /Rr/ Sound

Today, we learned that the /r/ sound can also be written wr- like in write, wrist and wrong. Let´s review the vocabulary!

Happy Halloween!

 🎃🎃🎃Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃

Today, we have celebrated Halloween at school. We read the book On a Windy Night by Nancy Raines Day. After recess, we played games and we trick-or-treated. We had a great time! 

The three spellings of the /z/ sound

Today, we reviewed three spellings for the /z/ sound:

- z like in zoo, puzzle and zero

- th like in weather, the and mother

- s like in toes, nose and goes

th Word Sort

Nota para padres:
Hoy vamos a repasar los dos sonidos de la th. También, hay un juego con las palabras para discriminar los dos sonidos que hacen esta combinación de letras. Pueden fabricarlo y jugarlo para practicar.

Today, we are going to review the two sounds of th and make a word sort game. Then, we will play the game together. 

/th/ Sound and Vocabulary

Today we are going to learn about the /th/ sound like in Thursday, think and bathroom. 

The different sounds of th -2

Today, we reviewed that the letters -th can make two different sounds.

Sometime th makes the same sound as in think, thank you and bathroom. But sometimes the th can make a sound similar to the /z/ like in the, this, mother and weather. 

Let´s watch the videos to review!

The two sounds of th -1

This week, we are learning that the letters th can make two different sounds. Sometimes, they make the same sound as in bathroom, think and mouth. However, they can also make the same sound as in father, weather and there. 

/Zz/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we are reviewing the /z/ sound like in zebra, buzz and zipper.

Let´s review some vocabulary!

Present Continuous

We are continuing to work with the present continuous using the structures

- I am...

-He/She/It is...

-You/We/They are....

Let's review!

/ng/ and present continuous

This week, we are working with the /ng/ sound like in ring, strong and looking. We have also practiced the structure "I am + verb+ing":

I am talking. I am playing. I am looking. I am eating. I am sleeping. I am reading. I am going to school.

Can you play the miming game with Mommy and Daddy?

The kn- spelling of the /n/ sound

Today we learned that the /n/ sound is sometimes written kn- like in knee, knock and know. Let´s review!

Short /e/ spelled -ea vocabulary review

Today, we reviewed the words we learned that have the short /e/ sound spelled -ea like in head, bear and weather. Have a look!

The -ea spelling of the short /e/ sound

Today, we learned that the short /e/ sound can be written:

-e like in ten, bed and red

-ea like in head, bread, breakfast and ready

New Book: Gus

Today, we started reading a new book called Gus. Let´s read it again together!

Short Vowel Sounds Review 2

We have now reviewed all of our short vowel sounds:

- a like in man, hand and cat
- e like in hen, red and egg
- i like in six, sit and big
- o like in hot, stop and on
- u like in run, cup and jump

Short Vowels Sounds Review 1

Today, we reviewed the short vowels and did a worksheet in which we copied vocabulary with each of the short vowel sounds. Would you like to review the words and sing along with me?

School and Classroom Vocabulary

Today,  we have reviewed school and classroom vocabulary. Let´s repeat the words together!

First Day of School Book

This is the book we are reading in class this week. Let´s read it again together!

Back to School!

Welcome back to school boys and girls! I hope you have enjoyed your first day back today! 

Cookie Monster and Elmo are a little nervous about going to school today. Enjoy! 

Long U Riddle Game

Good Morning!

Today, we are going to review the spellings and vocabulary that we have done with the Long U Sound so far. We are also going to do a worksheet. Are you ready? Let´s play! 

Long U - Important Words to Remember

Today, we learned about some unusual spellings of the Long U Sound. We have to remember these words because we use them a lot!

Long U with -ou and -o spellings

Good morning!

Today we are going to work on two spellings of the Long U sound:

-ou like in group, soup and you

-o like in two, do and today

We have lots to do! We copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary. Enjoy!😊

Long u with u spelling

Today, we are going to review the -u spelling of the Long U Sound like in music, unicorn and computer. We are also reviewing the Short U Sound like in run, cut and up. Here we go! 

New Book: Dune Buggy

Today, we read book 10, Dune Buggy, from the Starfall Page. Click on the link below to read it again.

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

or/oar/ore/oor - My Horse Glory

This week we have learned that the /or/ sound can be written:

-or like in corn, horse and morning

-oar like in board, snowboard and skateboard

-ore like in store, more and bored

-oor like in door and floor

Can you read these words?

We also read My Horse Glory on the http://www.starfall.com page. Would you like to read it again? Click on the link below:

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

Long u with the Magic -e

Today, we are going to learn about the Long U Sound spelled with the Magic -e like in June, flute and cube. Are you ready? We copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary. 

Long u with -ew spellings

Today, we are going to learn about the -ew spelling of the Long U Sound: like in new, few and grew. We also copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary.  

Nota para padres: los verbos to fly (volar), to grow (crecer), to blow (soplar), to draw  (dibujar), y to know (saber) hacen pasados irregulares en inglés. Se tienen que aprender de memoria porque son verbos muy comunes. Lo positivo es que empleamos la misma forma del verbo para todas las personas.