This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Monday, June 3, 2024
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:
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.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
/sh/ Sound, Song and Vocabulary Review
Today, we reviewed the /sh/ sound like in sheep, shop and wash and copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary. Have a look!