This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Long u and /oo/ Review Game
Monday, June 15, 2026
/oo/ - Do You Speak English Moon?
Today we learned about words with the /oo/ sound and spelling like in book, moon and bathroom. Are you ready?
Friday, June 12, 2026
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 11, 2026
Long u with -ew spellings
Friday, June 5, 2026
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Long u with u spelling
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
/oa/ Review Riddle Game and New Book
Today, we reviewed the words that have the /oa/ spelling with a riddle game and we read a new book from the Starfall page, Soap Boat.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Long O with the -oa Spelling
We are learning about the Long O Sound with the -oa spelling like in boat, road and soap. Remember that the -oa spelling goes at the beginning or in the middle of the word, never at the end.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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. 😃
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Long I: -igh spelling and worksheet
Today, we are learning that the Long I sound can be written with -igh like in night, light, sight and firefighter. We also completed a worksheet with some of this vocabulary.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Long i with the Magic -e
Today, we are learning about the Long i Sound with the Magic -e spelling like in bike, five and nine. Let´s have a look at the vocabulary and play a game! We also did these vocabulary worksheets from our packet!
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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 10, 2026
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 9, 2026
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 24, 2026
Long /e/ Sound: -ey Dictionary Copy
Today, we learned about the -ey spelling of the Long /e/ Sound like in monkey, donkey and keys.
We also copied the -ey words in our Phonics Dictionary.


























