Sound Cards
Students in first grade and in our Reading Room are practicing and learning about glued sounds, short and long vowels and trick words. Here are the sound cards we use to practice these concepts every day. Have your child practice these sound cards a few times a week to help them keep the rules in their mind:
Smartboard Games:
We have played the following games in class to make learning about "silent, sneaky e"fun:
Small Group Instruction:
The students also practice what they have learned in small group activities to reinforce what they have learned:
Around the World with Trick Words
Trick words are words that don't follow rules and need to be memorized. Every Friday we play "Around the World" to review what we have learned in a fun way. We all sit in a circle as one child stands up and is given a word to write on their iPad. When the participant gets the word correct, (s)he advances to the next person. If (s)he gets the word wrong, that child sits down and another child stands up for a turn. This continues until all the students have a chance to go all the way around the circle. The best part is that all children get to participate by writing the word on their iPads whether they are standing or sitting. We get to cheer on our fellow classmates as they advance around the circle, encouraging each other even if the answer is incorrect. We learn from our mistakes.
