Weekly Literacy Lessons
Week of 5/10/21: Review of Long A and Long E vowel sounds & Spelling Quiz!
(including in open syllables)
Two tasks this week....
LongALongEReview.mp4Review sounds and spelling for LONG A and LONG E with Brin. We'll also look at how closing in the vowel changes the sound of the vowel in the word (open vs. closed syllable type).
SpellingAssessment.mp4Let's check in on your spelling! This is to be done with NO HELP FROM GROWNUPS! Try your best -- I can HOW to try, not if the words are perfect.
Write the word (26 total) on lined paper. Use a pencil or pen.
Have a grown up send a picture of your words to Brin
This will help me and next year's teacher know how to help you NEXT with your spelling :)
Week of 5/3/21: Review of Long I and Long O vowel sounds
(including in a NEW syllable type, open syllables)
LongOLongI_VowelReview_OpenClosed.mp4Week of 4/5/21: ways to spell short o: au, aw, all, alk
So many spelling choices! Let's practice together.
Au_Aw_Al.mp4Week of 4/12/21: Soft and Hard C and G and some mystery silent letters...
These are funny rules and spellings! Let's practice together...
HardSoftCandG_silentletters.mp4Week of 3/15/21: Suffixes!
Let's learn about the job of suffixes and what happens when we add them to basewords.
MagicSuffixes.mp4Week of 3/22/21: Prefixes!
Let's learn about the job of prefixes and what happens when we add them to basewords.
Prefixes_IntroMovie.mp4Week of 2/8/21: Sounds that OO make (and review)
Please watch this video to learn the sounds that "oo" can make, as well as practice spelling words with "oo" and other review vowel teams.
OO_VowelTeams_Spellin.mp4LongU_DrillCards.mp4Week of 1/11/21: Long U sound
Please watch the 8-minute video to drill new sounds, review past vowel team sounds and spellings, and look at patterns of when we use "ie" or "igh"
Week of 1/11/21: Long I sound: igh, ie, i-e and y at the end of a 1-syllable word
Please watch the 8-minute video to drill new sounds, review past vowel team sounds and spellings, and look at patterns of when we use "ie" or "igh"
IE_IGH_DrillAndSpellingDiscussion.mp41.4.21_VowelTeamsReviewandDictation.mp4Week of 1/4/21: Let's review the vowel teams we learned before break!
First, practice "drill sounds" with Brin. Then, do the dictation. Please e-mail me your score from the dictation (spelling practice). This video is long...feel free to break it into two parts this week: drill sounds, then dictation.
Week of 12/14: We introduce vowel teams "OW" and "OA" and "OE" which all make the long O sound. We also review vowel teams that make the LONG A and LONG E sounds.
2 videos to watch: first, drill sounds. Then, practice spelling options with me!
DrillSounds_OwOaOe.mp4First, please practice our new sounds with me!
WriteWords_OwOaOe.mp4Next, let's try using "spelling options" to write words with the LONG O sound made by vowel teams. There are 6 words all together to write on your whiteboard or paper.
Week of 12/7: We introduce vowel teams "EE" and "EA" and "EY" which all make the long E sound. We also review -AI, -AY, and glued sound "exceptions".
Please do these drill sounds with me at home to make reading superhighways in your brain!
DrillSounds_EE_EA_Y_AI_AY_GluedSoundExceptions.mp4Week of 11/16: "Bossy R" continues to boss -er, -ir, and -ur...and they all say the same thing when scared by R!
Please do these drill sounds with me, and practice "spelling options" to see which spelling seems right.
Er_Ir_Ur_DrillandSpellingOptions.mp4Week of 11/30: We introduce vowel teams "AI" and "AY". We also learn about glued sound "exceptions".
Please do these drill sounds with me at home to make reading superhighways in your brain!
AI_AY_GluedSoundExceptions.mp4Week of 11/9: We introduce the "R Controlled Syllable Type".
BossyRIntro.mp4We introduce a new syllable type this week: BOSSY R, or "R Controlled Vowels". Check out what Bossy R does to the vowels A & O in this video.
MainLit_SoundsAndDictation.mp4Practice sounds with Brin and write words with Dictation. Send me an email to tell me how many of the 9 words/sounds you got correct this week!
Week of 11/2: We will again practice spelling words with -ing, -ed, and -less suffixes, changing what happens with "bossy E" when we add consonant vs. vowel suffixes. Follow along with Brin (who looks like a pirate in this video...but is not...promise) as we practice writing words with this spelling rule.
V-EwordsWithSuffixes.mp4Prior Week Phonics Lessons and Practice:
Week of 10/26: We continue our review of the Vowel-Consonant-E syllable type (V-E or "bossy E") that makes vowels long. We will also add suffixes to V-E words to see how this changes the spelling. When we add a suffix starting with a VOWEL, we have to DROP THE E before adding the vowel suffix. When we add a suffix that starts with a CONSONANT, we can just slap it on right after the E. This is a tricky spelling concept! We will practice in our literacy groups, as well.
DrillSoundsBuildWords_BossyEWithSuffixes.mp4Week of 10/19: We are reviewing the V-E syllable type, in which the silent "Bossy E" at the end makes the vowel say its name (long sound). Practice DRILL SOUNDS several times this week. Try out the DICTATION and email Brin your final score!
Drill Sounds:
V-E_DrillSoundsBuildWords.mp4Dictation:
V-E_Dictation.mp4Week of 10/13: We'll once again practice short vowels, digraphs (two letters; one sound), and glued sounds. We will also add in 8 "review" glued sounds: ang, ank, ing, ink, ong, onk, ung, unk. Please watch these two videos (as many times as you want) to practice drill sounds and also spelling words correctly.
DrillSounds_10.13.20.mp4Practice reading sounds s-l-o-w and then FAST with Brin!
Dictation_10.13.20.mp4In this "dictation", Brin will read sounds, words and a sentence. You write them down, and collect points for each one you spell correctly! You can email me your final score, if you would like :)
Week of 10/5: Review short vowels, digraphs (two letters; one sound), and glued sounds. We will also add in 8 "review" glued sounds: ang, ank, ing, ink, ong, onk, ung, unk. Please watch these two videos (as many times as you want) to practice these reading concepts this week!
DrillSounds_ShortVowels_GluedSoundsRegular.mp4Review our letters, keywords and sounds with Brin. This week (10/5) we are finalizing our review of short vowel sounds, digraphs and glued sounds.
BlendingShortVowelsDigraphsGluedSounds.mp4Build real and nonsense words with Brin, and practice tapping out and blending these words. On your whiteboard at home, you could try building your own real and nonsense words to practice reading!
"Drill Sounds" phonics warm up - Week of 9/28
Follow at home with Brin to drill sounds and blend consonants, short vowels, digraphs and glued/welded sounds to make real and nonsense words.
Please watch this video (more than once during the week is great!) to practice your sounds. This forms the "highways" in your brain to make reading easier and more automatic. You can play around with building words at home, too!
DrillSounds1.5.mp4Week of 9/14 and 9/21 tutorials and games:
Journal_Handwriting.mp4Journal Entry & Handwriting Practice Information
Two "off screen" activity choices this week are:
1) Write an entry in your 2nd grade Journal
2) Handwriting Practice
In this 3 minute video, I will show you these resources and provide a few suggestions for how to approach these weekly off-screen activity choices.
Gmail.mp4How to send an email in Gmail:
Please have your child send me an email this week! This video shows how to compose a new email in Gmail to send to Brin.
If your child is a hybrid learner, they can compose an email to Meg Chingery or Lorraine Bramble!
CompleteSentences_BareBones.mp4Sentences Week of 9/21:
Watch Brin's video about writing COMPLETE SENTENCES, below. Follow along and answer at home as you watch.
Then, please write 5 complete sentences in your slides from google classroom for the week of 9/21.
Click on the Umbrella to access this week's PA videos.
Watch and follow along with the teacher at home.
Click on the OWL to access online books and word cards related to this week's phonics concepts.