While we still have some consonant letter-sounds, we have finally come to the final vowel letter-sound! Did you know the letter 'E' is the most common letter in English?
elephant, letter 'e', letter of the week, speech, vowels | in Letter of the Week, Speech ...oh, yeah, and mid-winter break. On paper, next week is an eventful one. Do you have anything special planned for next week? I hope you also find fun ways to sneak in some review! We are 21 letter-sounds in: O, B, X, S, A, I, F, L, P, J, M, H, U, T, R, W, N, K, D, G, V. With Monday a holiday and the week off from school, let's pause for some review.
letter of the week, review | in Letter of the Week Valentine's Day is coming up. Next Friday, in fact! Some people are really anti- Cupid's holiday. Others LOVE it. I love the possibilities. It creates a great atmosphere for working on themes of kindness, friendship, love, feelings. It also provides a lovely theme to go along with our letter-sound of the week. Bring on the love!
Valentine's Day, letter 'v', letter of the week | in Holiday, Letter of the Week What is your prediction? Will Mr. Groundhog see his shadow? Six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Back before we had instruments and technology to track and predict weather patterns, farmers observed the habits of animals to try to figure out when winter was over so they could plant their crops. Farmers in Europe used badgers, hedgehogs, and bears to forecast the coming of spring. The early settlers in North America found the groundhog to be ideal as it wakes from hibernation in February and was easily observed in eastern United States and Canada.
Groundhog Day, letter 'g', letter of the week | in Holiday, Letter of the Week January 31st marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year celebration (for 2014), welcoming in the year of the horse. Dragons play a big role, which we are going to use to incorporate the letter-sound 'd' into our Lunar New Year theme for the week. The Chinese think of dragons as helpful, friendly creatures. The dragon is linked to good luck, long life, and wisdom.
Lunar New Year, dragon, letter 'd', letter of the week | in Holiday, Letter of the Week 