Today we reviewed that when the letter Yy
This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Monday, March 3, 2025
The Letter Yy - My Family
Monday, February 24, 2025
Long /e/ Spelling Words
This Wednesday , 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.
Friday, February 21, 2025
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, February 20, 2025
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:
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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?
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Long /e/ Worksheets
Today, we reviewed the -ee, -ea, -e and -y spellings of the Long /e/ Sound by completing two worksheets:
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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!
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Long and Short e with -e, -ee and -ea
Today, we are reviewing some short and long sounds of the letter e.
Monday, February 3, 2025
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!
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Long /e/ Sound: -ee an -ea Review
Today, we reviewed the Long /e/ sound with the two spellings
-ee like in see, tree and green
-ea like in eat, cream and team
Let's have another look!
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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:
Monday, January 27, 2025
Long e with -ea spelling
Today, we learned that the Long /e/ sound can also be spelled -ea like in eat, scream and meat. We copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
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!
Monday, January 20, 2025
New Book: A Day in May
We are now reading a new book, A Day in May. Here is a video so that you can practice it at home!
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Writing Sentences with our Spelling Words
Today, we used our Long a Spelling words to write sentences. Then, we copied and illustrated them in our Literacy notebook.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Spelling Word Review and Riddle Game
Remember that this Friday we will have our spelling test. You can watch the video below and play the riddle game to review the spelling words.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Complete the Sentences Worksheet
Today, we practiced completing sentences with words that have the long a sound. Let´s read them again!
The Long a sound and spellings Review
-a like in acorn, vacation and famous
-ai like in rain, snail and brain
-ay like in play, crayon and Monday
-ea like in great, break and steak
-eigh like in neighbor, eight and sleigh
-a_e like in name, snake and plate
-ey like in they
Can you read these words?
Friday, January 10, 2025
Spelling Test Words
Nota para Padres:
Este vídeo repasa las palabras del dictado del viernes de la semana que viene.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Long a: a, ea, eigh and ey Spellings and Vocabulary
Today, we worked with alternative spellings of the long a sound:
- a like in April, vacation and table
- ea like in break, great and steak
- eigh like in eight, sleigh and weight
- ey like in they and grey
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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!