Long A Sound 1: -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!

The 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 the 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?

Happy Halloween!

 🎃🎃🎃Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃

This week, we will celebrate Halloween at school. Today, 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?

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. 

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 learned 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. 

/th/ Sound and Vocabulary

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

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

/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!

/Xx/ Sound Review

Today, we reviewed the /x/ sound like in xylophone, exit and saxophone. Are you ready to read some of the words we read in class? Excellent!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

Today, we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin. Would you like to read it again?

Question Words

Yesterday, we reviewed some of the words we can use to make questions: who, when, what, where and how. Let's practice some of the questions we asked and answered. 

What is your name?  My name is.....

How old are you? I'm .....

How are you? I'm fine.

Who is your science teacher? Who is your math teacher? Who is your literacy teacher?

When is your birthday? My birthday is in ........

Where is Ainoha? Where is Raquel? Where is your pencil case? 

The wh- spelling of the /w/ sound

Today, we learned the sometimes the /w/ sound is written wh- like in whale, what, when, and where. Let's review!

/Ww/ Review and Dictionary Copy

Today, we copied all of the words that we reviewed yesterday in our Phonics dictionary. 

/Ww/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we reviewed the /w/ sound like in Wednesday, winter and windy. How many words can you remember?

 

/Vv/ Sound and -ve spelling - Dictionary Copy

Today we reviewed the sound of /Vv/ like in very, vest and November. We also learned that -v must always be followed by -e at the end of a word like in have, give and glove. Then, we copied the words in our Phonics Dictionary. Let's review!

/Vv/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review

Today, we have reviewed the /v/ sound like in van, vampire and volcano. How many of these words can you remember?

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!