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*Please note that due to the new Common Core Standards, we are rearranging the order that we study our words. Check your newsletter for the correct list of words and you can find corresponding activities here!*Miss Jolliff's class is word smart!On this page you will find:
- the weekly phonics rules that we study. I'm currently working on adding all of the word family and sight words as well.
- ideas for activities to practice the weekly word wall words at home,
- with downloadable practice pages,
- links to online activities
Printable practice pages (for extra practice or if you misplaced your spelling packet):Word LaddersAlphabet Letter Cards (cut out letters and paste to make the word wall words)Write it, Make it, Change it, Write itHere is a Powerpoint with sample activities that we do in class to work on our word wall words. Each week the sentences/words change to match our new list/phonics rule.Apple Activities with sh/th Be sure to check the notes section at the bottom of the PPT for instructions/tips!Hands-On Ideas (Some are messy, but very fun!)1. Find the words in newspapers or magazines and highlight or cut them out... OR... cut out letters and glue them together to make the words.2. Use fingerpaint to paint the words.3. Roll out play dough "snakes" and bend and twist them to make the letters in each word.4. Put salt or shaving cream on a plate or table and write the words in the salt or shaving cream.5. Use Twizzler Pull N Peels to spell the words, then eat them!6. Spell the words with Alpha-Bits or alphabet letter noodles, then have a tasty snack!Weekly lists with links to corresponding activties:Introduction: vowels and consonants:vowels video: http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/vowels/load.htm?fVowel Boot Camp: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/vowelboot.htmlWeek 1: short a (-am, -ap, -at)word family words: tap, map, mat, hat, pat, at, ham, amsight words: I, to, is, theIf You Can Read... music video featuring -at, -en, and -op families: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/ifyoucan.html-at make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/at/load.htm?fshort a book: http://www.starfall.com/n/short-a/sa/load.htm?fWeek 2: short a (-ad, -an, -and)word family words: sad, mad, an, can, tan, and, cat, sat, cap (review -at & -ap)sight words: he, be, me-an make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/an/load.htm?fLonely vowel (-e at the end word): http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/the-lonely-vowel/load.htm?fWeek 3: short i (-in, -ip, -it)word family words: pin, hip, it, sit, did, and, hand, sand (review -and family)sight words: as, the, he, of-ip make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/ip/load.htm?fshort i interactive story: http://www.starfall.com/n/short-i/si/load.htm?fWeek 4: short a and short i (new family -ig)Word family words: fat, fan, fast, if, fin, pig, big, digSight words: see, go, or, weWe are still working on: short vowels, adding, deleting, substituting letters to make new words.For example, here are verbal instructions that would be given and the students would use letter tiles or a dry erase board to complete the activity:Add a letter to am to make ham.Change one letter to make ham into hat.Change the vowel to make hat into hit.Change the last letter to make hit into hip.Add a letter to the beginning to make ship.Take off the sh and add a blend to make slip.Try this at home with short a and short i words! Make letter cards here.-ig make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/ig/load.htm?fWeek 5: short o: (-og, -op, -ot, -ox)Word family words: frog, stop, top, hot, box, fox, fix, six (short i continuation)Sight words: do, says, have, byIf You Can Read... music video featuring -at, -en, and -op families: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/ifyoucan.htmlMusic Video, "Sloppy Pop:" http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/sloppypop.html-og make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/og/load.htm?f-ot make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/ot/load.htm?fshort o interactive story: http://www.starfall.com/n/short-o/so/load.htm?fWeek 6: -ar (also known as the pirate letters)When r follows a, a doesn't get to make it's own sound. Instead, it makes the pirate sound!Word family words: car, bar, far, star, barn, arm, farm, hardSight words: are, my, you, was"The -ar Song:" http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/arsong.html-ar make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/control-ar/load.htm?f-ar interactive story: http://www.starfall.com/n/control-ar/ar/load.htm?fWeek 7: short u (-ug, -un, -up)Word family words: bug, rug, fun, run, up, cup, but, zip (-ip review)Sight words: me, do, with, this-ug make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/ug/load.htm?fshort u interactive story: http://www.starfall.com/n/short-u/su/load.htm?fGrubby Pup short u video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/grubbypup.htmlWeek 8: short e (-en, -et)Word family words: let, wet, yet, help, lock, clock, duck, deck
Sight words: for, said, they, haveIf You Can Read... music video featuring -at, -en, and -op families: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/ifyoucan.html-en make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/en/load.htm?f-et make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/et/load.htm?fshort e book: http://www.starfall.com/n/short-e/se/load.htm?fSven Sent short e video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/svensaid.htmlGawain's word: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/gawain.htmlNow we have learned all of the short vowels! Here are some review activities:If You Can Read... music video featuring -at, -en, and -op families: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/ifyoucan.htmlBetween the Lions Blending Bowl (like Gawain's word): http://pbskids.org/lions/games/blending.htmlBetween the Lions Chicken Stacker: http://pbskids.org/lions/games/stacker.htmlBetween the Lions Pounce- http://pbskids.org/lions/games/pounce.htmlMaking words with Clifford the Big Red Dog:Hint: You can drop new vowels over the words you already made to make new words.Short vowel Memory: http://www.starfall.com/n/matching/short-vowels/load.htm?fWeek 9: sh and thWhen s and h are together, they don't make their own sounds. Instead they work together to make the quiet sound. We put our left index finger up to our lips and make the "sh" sound to remind us!
Word family words: this, that, thin, with, shark, shop, fish, wish
Sight words: what, when, for, aresh song/video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/shush.htmlWhen t and h are together, they make a new sound, too. Put your left thumb on your chin... it's like a button that pushes your tongue between your teeth to make "th." Th can be voiced (like the) or not voiced (thin).Week 10: chTo make the ch sound, make a c with your left hand and make it "chug" across like a train. Ch-ch-ch-ch!
Word family words: chin, chip, chick, lunch, inch, much, shell, math
Sight words: she, her, his, fromDixie Chimps ch song: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/dixiechimps.htmlCha Cha cha video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/chachacha.htmlWeek 11: silent e (working on long a families -ake, -ale, -ate)When e is at the end of a word, it can jump back over one consonant and boss the vowel (a,e, i, o, or u) around. It makes that vowel say its own name. Bossy e is so tired after all its bossing that it is too tired to make its own sound.
Word family words: ate, gate, cake, rake, made, whale, shape, tape
Sight words: were, you, one, whatsilent (but bossy) e video: http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/silent-e/load.htm?flong a make-a-word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/silent-e/load.htm?flong a picture hunt: http://www.starfall.com/n/picture-hunt/long-a/load.htm?flong a picture hunt: http://www.starfall.com/n/picture-hunt/long-a/load.htm?fWeek 12: soft c (sounds like s) and hard s (sounds like z), long i (-ide family)When c and e are together, they make the s sound (nice).When se is at the end of a word, they make the z sound (nose).Long i and long o: mice, nice, hide, ride, nose, rose, drove, vote, likeSight words: (like), all, yes, noTwo Sounds Made By C video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/twosounds.htmllong i story: http://www.starfall.com/n/long-i/li/load.htm?fmake-a-word long i: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/long-i/load.htm?fWeek 13: hard s, u_e (u followed by a consonant, then bossy e), eeRemember the rules for hard s (se sounds like z) and bossy e (jumps back over one letter to make the vowel say its name).This week we learn that when vowel teams go a walkin' the first vowel does the talkin.'(We talk about how the 2nd vowel is just holding the first vowel's hand and helping it... the 2nd vowel does not make a sound!)This is a VERY important rule that will help us read and write SO many words!Here's videos and some games:Vowel Boot Camp video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/vowelboot.htmlTwo Vowels Go Walking video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/twovowels.htmlsong/video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/doublee.htmldouble ee make-a-word game: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/long-e/load.htm?fdouble ee interactive story: http://www.starfall.com/n/long-e/le/load.htm?fWeek 14: vowel teams: ea (also 3 letter blends and qu)Remember that when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!Vowel sorting game: http://www.starfall.com/n/sorting/two-vowels/load.htm?fChallenge!ee/ea discrimination: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-ee-ea.htmlQ without u song/video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/qwithoutu.htmlWeek 15: -y as long e, ai, ayOur new rule this week is that when y is at the end of the word, it acts like a vowel. This means instead of making the y sound (like yellow), it sounds like a long vowel. This week we are working on y as long e like in baby.This week's words:Y as long e: lady, baby, pony
Y at the end of a word serves as a long vowel, either long e or long i. It also makes the other vowel long if there is only one consonant between them.
ai: rain, mail, pail, play, say
Remember that when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking and it says its own name!
sight words: once, come, was, with
y as a vowel video: http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/y-vowel/play.htm?fy as e picture hunt: http://www.starfall.com/n/picture-hunt/y-as-e/load.htm?fy as e story: http://www.starfall.com/n/y-as-e/y-as-e/load.htm?fReview rule from weeks 13 and 14 and apply to ai and ay:Remember that when 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking!Vowel sorting game: http://www.starfall.com/n/sorting/two-vowels/load.htm?fChallenge! a_e and ay discrimination:Week 16: igh and -y as long iigh: high, right, night, sight
y as long i: try, cry, dry, fly, why, by
sight words: why, they, this, by
Now when we read, we should know to try either long i or long e when we see a word that ends in y! Trying both vowel sounds is one of our reading strategies to help us with accuracy!
Play another fun game to help you:Week 17: ow/oa/oe/oThese letters all make the long o sound.Here is a game to help you: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-oa-ow.htmlVowel sorting game: http://www.starfall.com/n/sorting/two-vowels/load.htm?fLonely vowel video: http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/the-lonely-vowel/load.htm?fanother oa game: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-oa.htmlChallenge!oa/ow discrimination: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-oa-ow.htmlDixie Chimps sing long o: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/dixiechimps.html The video is after ch and oo.Week 18: ow/ew/ue-Ow makes the long o sound like snow, but it can also make the sound like you are hurt... "Ow!"Week 19: ou/au/awhouse, mouse, shout, about, August, because, hawk, paw, draw, saw, were, whoLast week we learned that -ow can make the sound like you hurt yourself- Ow! So can -ou... ouch! Ou likes to be at the beginning or middle of a word/syllable, while ow likes to be at the end of a word or syllable. For some reason, -ow also likes to be before just -n or lust -l like grown or growl. Don't ask us why!Here is a game to help with ou/ow discrimination:More links:Get Cando Home (aw)For more dipthong activities, click here and scroll down to the combination you would like to practice!Week 20: oo/ue/ewThese letters all make the same sound. Oo likes to be in the middle of a word or syllable, while ue and ew like to be at the end."Cool" video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/twovowels.htmlSam Spud oo video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/samspud.html"Double o, oo" Video: http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/doubleo.htmlMake sure you read the words to a grown-up as you play these games!Challenge!oo/ew discrimination: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-ew-oo.htmlWeek 21: oo as in lookLast week we learn the oo sound in food. This week, we learned that we can try two sounds for oo.Week 22: oi/oyOi and oy make the same sound. Oi likes to be at the beginning or middle of a syllable, oy likes to be at the end of a word/syllable.Challenge!oi/oy discrimination game: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-oi-oy.htmlWeek 23: ph/wrPh makes the f sound and wr makes the r sound (the w is silent).Week 24: adding suffixes -er and -edWeek 25: er/ir/ur (r controlled vowels)-er make a word: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/control-r/load.htm?fR-controlled vowel interactive story: http://www.starfall.com/n/control-r/r/load.htm?fR- controlled word sort: http://www.starfall.com/n/sorting/r-controlled/load.htm?fChallenge!er/ir discrimination: http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-er-ir.htmlor (another r-controlled pair): http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/long-vowel-phonemes-or.htmlWeek 26: -dgeWeek 27: i by itself as long iWeek 28: variant vowel o- -alk, -allWeek 29: adding -ingWeek 30: soft g (like George)Music Video from Between the Lions:, "The Two Sounds of G: " http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/twosoundsg.htmlWeek 31: y as a vowel; changing y to i (-ies, -ier, -iest)The Good, Better, Best Trampolini Game: http://pbskids.org/lions/games/This game explores the concept of comparison, which is tied to adding -ier and -iest. Click on the man with the drums to start the game.Week 32: -le