Digital Learning Day 13

Happy Wednesday! Ms. Rhodes has a special visitor to help us review our sight words today. Watch the video and see if you can read the words. 

What other animals can hop, besides a bunny? I am thinking about a kangaroo.
Today, we are going to review the letter Kk. Do you remember Kayo Kangaroo and the sound she makes, /k/?

See how many words you can read in the poetry poster that have the /k/ sound. 

Thanks for reviewing our sight words with Mr. Bunny and practicing your /k/ sound. See you back here tomorrow!

Digital Learning Day 12

Spring has arrived! You won't believe who Ms. Rhodes found hopping through her yard. Click the video below to listen to a fun story about Spring from Ms. Rhodes and her special guest! 

Wasn't that a great book! We hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather and looking for signs of Spring in your yard or on a walk with your family.


Today we are continuing our review of the letter Jj and the /j/ sound.
Look at the picture below. Name the objects that begin with the /j/ sound. (Hint: There are 9).

This week, we will also review the sight word put. Did you put your shoes on today? I put my shoes on and took a walk. Let's practice reading the pages below. Point to the word put. Do you notice any words with the /j/ sound?

Do you like jam? What words can you think of that rhyme with jam? Here are a few to get you started:

jam

ham

clam

keep going!

Thanks for visiting our page today! We'll see you tomorrow with a new Zoo-phonics friend! 

Digital Learning Day 11

Welcome to week three of digital learning! Today we are going to practice the letter J. Remember our Zoo friend, Jerry Jellyfish? Make his signal by wiggling your hands up and down in front of you while making the /j/ sound. 

Some words begin with the /j/ sound, like in Jumping. Read the poem below and look for words that begin with the /j/ sound. 

I noticed that Johnny, Jane, and Jellybean begin with uppercase letters. I wonder why? 

If you said, "Because they are all names," you are correct!

How many words can you write that begin with the letter J? Here are a few words to get you started:

jam

jump

jellyfish

What can you add to the list? 

Let's practice blending letter sounds to read words. Look at the words below. Tap out each sound on your arm, then blend the sounds together to read the word. 

Great work friends! We will see you tomorrow to practice the /j/ sound, and we will introduce our sight word for this week. 

Digital Learning Day 10

Review of /w/ and /i/. The two Zoo-phonics friends we visited this week were Willy Weasel and Inny Inchworm. Can you make their sounds and show their signals?

These 2 letters reminded us of the story, Mrs. Wishy Washy. The word "wishy" has the /w/ sound and the /i/ sound! Click on the red link below to read the story. When you are done reading, see if you can name the animals in the order they appeared in the story.

Mrs. Wishy Washy A read-together book

Now it's time to practice reading the rapid word chart below. Read the words quickly, going across the page or down the columns. Try it three times. You will notice that your reading becomes a little more fluent each time you try. 

We hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Digital Learning Day 9

Welcome to our lesson for Thursday! Yesterday we reviewed Inny Inchworm's sound and signal. We also know that /i/ is in the word igloo.

Let's review the short /i/ sound in words. Look at the picture below and name the objects with the short /i/ sound in the middle of the word. (Hint: There are 12) What other words can you think of that have a short /i/ sound?

Time to arm tap and blend the sounds to read these words:

You are doing great! Tune in tomorrow and we will review both letters from this week's lessons: /i/ and /w/. 

Digital Learning Day 8

It's a wonderful Wednesday! Today we are going to review and practice the short /i/ sound. Inny Inchworm is our Zoo-phonics friend for the short /i/ sound. His signal is done by moving your index finger up and down, like an inchworm, while making the /i/ sound. Give it a try!

Look for the letter i in the poetry poster, Baking. Did you notice the letter is at the beginning of some words and in the middle of words too?

Our sight word of the week is... with. Oh my, I noticed the short /i/ sound in the middle of the word with! To play our sight word game, "What's Missing?" click on the video below:

Can you write a sentence using the word with? Use our story pages below to help you get started.

Thanks for checking in today! We will see you tomorrow with more activities to help you review the short /i/ sound. 

Digital Learning Day 7

It is a terrific Tuesday! We are continuing our review of the letter Ww and the sound it makes. Do you hear the /w/ sound in any of the title words for the book I Went Walking? Click on the red link below to listen to a read aloud of this story. Can you count how many times you hear the /w/ sound in the story?

I Went Walking Read Aloud

Can you name the animals that were in this story? What did this story make you think about? It reminded me of the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
After you listen to the story, take a walk around your house or yard. Pick an object to write about. What color is it? Finish this sentence by writing the color word and the name of the object on a piece of paper:
I saw a _____________   ________________ looking at me!

I saw a white dog looking at me! This is Ms. Simonson's white dog, Miles.

This is Ms. Rhodes' white dog, Bella.

Here are some things you can search for in your yard on a sunny day:

Have fun searching and we will see you back here tomorrow!