This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
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: