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!
This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Monday, November 18, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
/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!
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Long U - Important Words to Remember
Today, we learned about some unusual spellings of the Long U Sound. We have to remember these words because we use them a lot!
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Monday, May 27, 2024
Long O Sound with -o and oe Spellings
Today, we have learned about the -o and -oe spellings of the Long O Sound like in no, potato, tomato, potatoes, tomatoes and goes.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Long O with Magic -e Dictionary Copy
This week, we have learned that the Long O Sound can be written with the Magic -e like in home, cone and note. Today, we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Long /i/ with -igh spelling Dictionary Copy
Today, reviewed the -igh spelling of the Long I sound like in night, right and sight. In this spelling, the letters -gh are silent. We learned that we live in Ejea de los Caballeros/Ejea of the Knights. We copied and illustrated our vocabulary in our dictionary. You can listen to us reading the words in the video below. 😃
Friday, March 22, 2024
Long I with the Magic -e Dictionary Copy
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.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Long I with -y and -ie Spellings
This week, we have started to review the Long I sound with the -y and -ie spellings like in fly, cry and spy as well as flies, cries and spies. Let´s review!
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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?
Monday, February 19, 2024
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!
Friday, February 16, 2024
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!
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Long /e/ Sound: -ee an -ea Review
Today, we reviewed the Long /e/ sound with the spellings
-ee like in see, tree and green
-ea like in eat, cream and team
Do you remember the words that we learned last week? We aslo did a worksheet in our Long /e/ workbook.
Monday, February 12, 2024
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. We copied them in our Phonics Dictionary. Let´s review!