Digital Learning-Tuesday, April 21st

We are listening for the sound /v/ in words this week. Look at the poster and name the objects that begin with the /v/ sound. 

Hint: there are a total of 8. 

One of our favorite books to read is the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Do you see the word in the title that begins with the /v/ sound? Yes, it's very. Click on the link to listen to the author, Eric Carle, read his famous story.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Read Aloud

A fun way to practice your letters is with puzzles. Click the link below for printable puzzles from the Very Hungry Caterpillar book. Cut apart each letter, mix them up, and see if you can build the word again. 

Caterpillar Word Puzzles

This week, our special sight word is:

We are going to read a story together on Thursday with the word here on every page. Look around your house and find the word here in newspapers, magazines, or mail. 

Ms. Rhodes and Ms. Simonson are always here for you! 

Digital Learning-Monday, April 20th

Welcome to a new week of digital learning! We are going to learn about the letter Vv and the /v/ sound. It will be vvvvvvery fun! 

Read the poem about violins and violets. How many words do you see that begin with the /v/ sound? 

                                                                                                                                                                     

Ms. V is going to help us learn about the /v/ sound. Click on the link to hear the V song:
Ms. V and the Vegetable Vest Song

Ms. Rhodes and Ms Simonson LOVE vegetables. What is your favorite vegetable? 

Ask your parents to help you with a letter V activity. You will need newspaper food advertisements with pictures of vegetables, and glue. This activity will help you practice your cutting skills. It is a great opportunity to talk about what is a vegetable and what is not.

Click here for a letter V printable page

Here's what your project might look like:

We will see you tomorrow with more fun lessons about letter sounds! 

Digital Learning Day 19-April 16th

Hello Smyrna Stars! Can you find the letter Y in the alphabet chart? Count the letters and stop on Y. It is the 25th letter in the alphabet. It comes after X and before Z. 

Let's read words with the /y/ sound. Look at the picture of the yo-yo. It begins with a /y/. Read the words that have the same beginning sound as yo-yo. 

Quickly read this word chart. Try reading the words going across, then up and down. Read it three times. Did you get faster each time? 

The sight word for this week is:

Here's a song to help you remember how the word is spelled:

Sight Word "Yes" Song

Use your finger to circle the letters in the word below. Trace it with your finger, then practice writing the word yes in the air. 

You finished another great week of review and practice, yes you did! Remember, Friday is a day to have fun! Check out Ms. Leslie, Ms. Lane, or Coach Berie's blogs on our school website for fun music, art, and P.E. activities. 

Digital Learning Day 18: April 15th

Today we are learning how to use the /y/ sound when we read words. Read the passage below and look for words that begin with the letter Y. If you have trouble with a word, arm tap each sound, then blend it together to read the word.

One of our favorite stories with the letter Y is Yo! Yes! by Chris Raschka. Click the red link below to listen to the story. You might know the words in this book, so you can read along too! 

Yo! Yes! Read Aloud

Did you notice all of the excitement, or exclamation marks, in this book? Authors use these marks (!) when they want us to change our voices and read with excitement. Try saying Yo! with excitement. Yo is a way of greeting a friend, like saying "hello!" 

Yo! We will see you tomorrow with more fun activities to try. Yes! 

Digital Learning Day 17: April 14th

Yesterday, you were introduced to the letter Y with Ms. Y's yellow yarn. Today's lesson will focus on the letter Yy and the /y/ sound we hear at the beginning of words. Our Zoo animal that will help us remember this letter sound is Yancy Yak. To give his signal, form a “y-shape” by extending your thumb and little finger. Place your thumb next to your ear and your little finger next to your mouth, as though you were holding a telephone and “yakking.” While signaling, say the letter sound /y/. Note: Make sure you don’t say “yak, yak, yak,” instead of the sound /y/.

Did you know that most yaks live on farms?  There are a few wild Yak but they are in danger of extinction. There may be as few as 100 Yak left in the wild. All yaks have horns that form the shape of the letter Y, like the picture of Yancy. 

Yaks in India, saddled for riding.

Search for objects in the picture that begin with the /y/ sound. Hint: there are a total of 6. 

              

Can you read this sight word? Yes, you can! 

You can practice writing the word yes at home. Trace over the letters 3 times with different colors. Try using the word yes in a sentence. Here's an example: Yes, I do like to read. 

Tomorrow, we will look read a book about Yip and Yap. See you soon! 

Digital Learning Day 16: April 13th

Welcome back, friends! We are excited to introduce you to a new letter sound this week. Ms. Y would like to teach you about her sound. Listen to her song by clicking the link below.

Letter People Ms. Y Song

Let's be letter detectives and search the poem, Yellow, for words with the /y/ sound. 

In the poem, the boy's sweater is made of yellow yarn. Look around your house or outside and play, " I Spy Something Yellow." 

Thanks for playing, we will see you tomorrow with more letter Y activities!  

Digital Learning Day 15

It's a fantastic Friday! We are going to review the 2 letters from our lessons this week. Jerry Jellyfish and Kayo Kangaroo are the Zoo animal sounds and signals. Can you stand up and show the signals for each animal?

Check out this cool link to the Georgia Aquarium's Jellyfish webcam. You might even see Jerry Jellyfish floating around!   Jellyfish Webcam

Practice reading the words on this chart as quickly as you can. Read it three times. Did you notice that each time you try, you read a little faster?

Here is a great story you can listen to with our special letter of the week, K. Do you see the word in the title that begins with a K? After you listen to the story, remember that anytime the world seems a little scary, we love you just like Chester's mom loved him! 

Click the link below to listen:

The Kissing Hand Read Aloud