Z, zebra, zoo - oh, my! We are getting close to the official start of spring. As we tackle the letter-sound 'z', what better theme than zoo (and zebras)?
letter 'z', letter of the week, zoo | in Letter of the Week Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) was born on March 2, 1904. The NEA now celebrates him and his body of work to promote children's literacy with Read Across America Day (although this year Read Across America Day is being celebrated on Monday, March 3rd). Is Dr. Seuss a popular author in your house? Growing up, we had several Dr. Seuss books in our home library. I admire his creativity and imagination. His play with words lends well to working on word families and rhyming. And he's got a quite famous cat. Ready for some Seussian fun? Let's 'grab our hats and read with the cat'!
letter 'c', letter of the week | in Letter of the Week 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