This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Dragons
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Long I Spelling Words
-i like in tiger, spider and lion
-y like in my, fly and sky
-ie like in flies, cries and butterflies
-igh like in light, night and high
-i_e like in like, bike, and kite
Can you read these words?
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
New Book: Hide and Seek
Today, we read a new book called Hide and Seek. Let´s read it again together!
Monday, April 15, 2024
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.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Long I Poem Worksheets and Poem
Today, we continued to work on our Long I workbook. We did a riddle worksheet. Then, we read and illustrated the poem Rise and Shine. We like to do lots of things on sunny days!
Friday, April 12, 2024
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.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Long /i/ with -igh spelling Dictionary Copy
Today, reviewed the -igh spelling of the Long I sound like in night, right and sight. In this spelling, the letters -gh are silent. We learned that we live in Ejea de los Caballeros/Ejea of the Knights. We copied and illustrated our vocabulary in our dictionary. You can listen to us reading the words in the video below. 😃
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Easter Break Activities
Friday, March 22, 2024
Long I with the Magic -e Dictionary Copy
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Long I: -y and -ie spellings worksheets
Today, we reviewed the -y and -ie words that make the Long i sound. We did this worksheet from our packet:
Monday, March 18, 2024
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:
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!
Friday, March 15, 2024
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:
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Long I sound with -ie spelling
Today, we reviewed the Long I sound and song. We also copied some words with the -ie spelling in our Phonics Dictionary.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Long I with -y and -ie Spellings
This week, we have started to review the Long I sound with the -y and -ie spellings like in fly, cry and spy as well as flies, cries and spies. Let´s review!
Friday, March 8, 2024
Long /e/ Sound: -e, -ey, e_e Spellings and Dictionary Copy
Today, we are reviewing and learning about some spellings of the Long /e/ Sound:
-e like in he, me and hero
-e_e like in here, these and compete
-ey like in monkey, donkey and keys
We also copied the -ey words in our Phonics Dictionary.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Long and Short e with -e, -ee and -ea
Today, we are reviewing some short and long sounds of the letter e. Then, we will do the worksheet.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Long e: ee/ea wordsort
Today, we reviewed two spellings of the Long e sound:
-ee like in see, week and tree
-ea like in read, dream and seat
Then, we did a cut and paste worksheet. Have a look!
Monday, March 4, 2024
New Book and the different sound 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 29, 2024
Sentences with Long /e/ Spelling Words
Today, we brainstormed sentences with our Long /e/ spelling words and copied them in our notebook. We are getting quite good at this! Have a look!
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
The Letter Yy - My Family
Today we reviewed that when the letter Yy
Friday, February 23, 2024
Long /e/ Spelling Words
Next Friday , we are going to have our Long /e/ spelling test (exam). Do you remember how to spell the words? Let´s review by playing the riddle game.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Long /e/ Word Sort
Today, we reviewed the spellings of the Long /e/ sound that we have learned about so far:
-e like in zero, me and even
-ee like in bee, green and sheep
-ea like in eat, seal and tea
-y like in happy, sunny and candy
-ie like cookie, mommies and candies
-e_e like in Pete, these and here
Then, we did this word sort worksheet:
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Long /e/ Worksheets
Today, we reviewed the -ee, -ea, -e and -y spellings of the Long /e/ Sound by completing two worksheets:
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Long /e/: -y and -ie spellings
Today, we have reviewed the Long /e/ Sound with the -y spelling and learned about the -ie spelling:
-y like in happy, sunny and family
-ie like in families, candies and babies
Then, we copied the -ie words in our Phonics Dictionary.
Do you remember how to read these words?
Monday, February 19, 2024
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!