Language

 

The jolly phonic sound for this week is the "r" sound. Some of the words include: rag, run, red, rat, rug, ram, rock, rot, ran, rim, rig, rad, ring, rang, rink, rip, rack and rub.

 

The By Heart word for this week is saw.

 

 

Over the next two weeks the children will be learning about rhyming words. This is difficult for some of the children. First they will be asked to identify some rhyming words, then they will be given a word and give a word that rhymes with it. The song "Down by the Bay" is an excellent introduction to rhyming. For example, Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair?

 

This week I plan to read a variety of nonfiction books about birds and robins in order to see how many of our "I wonder" questions we can find answers to. The questions and answers will eventually be posted on chart paper for everyone to see.