This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Friday, October 23, 2026
The different sounds of th -2
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
/Zz/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review
Monday, October 19, 2026
/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!
Friday, October 16, 2026
/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!
Friday, October 9, 2026
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?
Thursday, October 8, 2026
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?
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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!
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
/Ww/ Review and Dictionary Copy
Today, we copied all of the words that we reviewed yesterday in our Phonics dictionary.
Monday, October 5, 2026
/Ww/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review
Today, we reviewed the /w/ sound like in Wednesday, winter and windy. How many words can you remember?
Friday, October 2, 2026
/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!
Thursday, October 1, 2026
/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?
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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!
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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!
Monday, September 28, 2026
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!
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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!
Monday, September 21, 2026
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
Friday, September 18, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Short Vowel Sounds Review
- 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







