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 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.  

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!

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?

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Hello! It´s very rainy today! 

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

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?

The Days of the Week: Exam Preparation

Nota para padres:

Tendremos dictado y examen sobre los días de la semana el jueves 20 de noviembre. Los días de la semana siempre empiezan con mayúscula en inglés. También tienen que saber escribir la fecha en una frase (Today is Thursday, November 20th, 2025). 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 13th, 2025.

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.  

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!

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. 

Happy Halloween!

 🎃🎃🎃Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃

Tomorrow, we will celebrate Halloween at school. Toay, we read the books On a Windy Night by Nancy Raines Day and Funny Bones by Allan Ahlberg. Do you want to hear them again?

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?

New Book: Gus

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

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!

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!

The three spellings of the /Ff/ sound

Today, 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!

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

/Zz/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

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

Let´s review some vocabulary!

/Yy/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we reviewed the sound that the letter /Yy/ makes when it is at the beginning of a word like in yes, you, yogurt and yak. Let´s review!

Short Vowel Sounds Review

This week, reviewed all the sounds we learned about in first grade, insisting on  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

First Day of School Book

Welcome back to school! This is the book we read in class today. 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!