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!
This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Monday, March 16, 2026
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.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Long /e/ Spelling Words
Next Friday (February 27th), 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.
Monday, February 16, 2026
Long /e/: -y and -ie spellings and plurals of words that end in -y
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
Do you know that singular words that end in -y and make the Long /e/ sound transform the letter -y to -ies to make the plural?
one mommy, two mommies
one family, many families
one cherry, many cherries
We copied the -ie words in our Phonics Dictionary.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Long /e/ Worksheets
Today, we reviewed the -ee, -ea, -e and -y spellings of the Long /e/ Sound by completing this vocabulary worksheet.
Monday, February 9, 2026
The Letter Yy - My Family
Today we reviewed that when the letter Yy
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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 2, 2026
Long /e/ with -e spelling and using pronouns
Today, we learned that the letter -e can make two sounds:
- the short /e/ sound like in ten, hen and pet
- the long /e/ sound like in zero, hero, and she
Do you know that he, she, we and me are pronouns? We practiced making lots of sentences with these special words:
-He is a boy.
-She is a girl.
-Give me the marker.
-We are in class.
-She is sitting.
-We are working.
-He is eating.
Can you think of any more sentences using he, she and we?
Monday, January 19, 2026
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!
Thursday, December 4, 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.
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?
Thursday, November 27, 2025
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.
Monday, November 17, 2025
Days of the Week Sequencing Activity
Friday, November 14, 2025
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?









