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. 😃
This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
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.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
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!
Friday, March 14, 2025
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.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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 11, 2025
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!
Monday, March 3, 2025
The Letter Yy - My Family
Today we reviewed that when the letter Yy
Monday, February 24, 2025
Long /e/ Spelling Words
This Wednesday , we are going to have our Long /e/ spelling test (exam). Do you remember how to spell the words? Let´s review by playing the riddle game.
Friday, February 21, 2025
Long /e/ Sound: -e, -ey, e_e Spellings and Dictionary Copy
Today, we are reviewing and learning about some spellings of the Long /e/ Sound:
-e like in he, me and hero
-e_e like in here, these and compete
-ey like in monkey, donkey and keys
We also copied the -ey words in our Phonics Dictionary.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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?
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Long /e/ Worksheets
Today, we reviewed the -ee, -ea, -e and -y spellings of the Long /e/ Sound by completing two worksheets:
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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!
Monday, February 3, 2025
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!
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Long /e/ Sound: -ee an -ea Review
Today, we reviewed the Long /e/ sound with the two spellings
-ee like in see, tree and green
-ea like in eat, cream and team
Let's have another look!
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Spelling Word Review and Riddle Game
Remember that this Friday we will have our spelling test. You can watch the video below and play the riddle game to review the spelling words.
Monday, January 13, 2025
The Long a sound and spellings Review
-a like in acorn, vacation and famous
-ai like in rain, snail and brain
-ay like in play, crayon and Monday
-ea like in great, break and steak
-eigh like in neighbor, eight and sleigh
-a_e like in name, snake and plate
-ey like in they
Can you read these words?
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Long /A/ with the Magic -e
Today, we reviewed Long A with the Magic -e like in cake, mane and game. Then we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary.
Friday, November 29, 2024
Days of the Week Sequencing Activity
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Long a Wordsort Cut and Paste Worksheet
Today, we reviewed the Long a vocabulary that we worked on yesterday and we did a cut and paste worksheet to sort words with -ai and -ay. Can you read the words again?