<sub>Watch our Word Wall grow this year! Included will be the first names of all the children in our class, Special Words for Writing (frequently used words), phonetically spelled words, and thematic words.


short a sound
an, can, had, cat, a, at
High Frequency Words: the, and, man


short i sound
in, it, him, big, did, sit
High Frequency Words: to, of, is


short o sound
on, not, got, box, hot, top
High Frequency Words: was, I, you


short e sound
get, ten, red, yes, let, men
High Frequency Words: for, have, they


short u sound
up, us, but, fun, cut, run
High Frequency Words: are, one, all

Short vowel "trick"
When the vowel is closed in by consonants, it will usually make the "other sound." The consonants have the vowel trapped in the middle. Ex. C a T

Long vowel "trick"</sub>

<sub>When the vowel is open at the end of the word, it will usually make the long sound, or "say it's name."


long e
he, me, we


long o
go, so, no

High Frequency Words: there, his, as

Long vowel, magic e "trick"</sub>

_{The magic e has a "walking stick" but cannot talk. He taps the first vowel to remind it to say its name.}

<sub>long a sound
make, came, take, name, gave, game
High Frequency Words: were, would, out



long i sound
like, bike, ride, time, nine, five
High Frequency Words: do, will, from




long a spelled "ay"
day, say, play, may, way, stay
High Frequency Words: could, has, very



long i spelled "y"
my, fly, sky, by, why, cry
High Frequency Words: little, who, year

TRY THESE WORD WALL ACTIVITIES:
1. Word Sorts - Write one word per notecard. Then sort into sets.
*ABC order; shortest to longest; one syllable, two syllables, more than 2 syllables;long e; short a, etc. Can you think of any other sorts?
2. Rhyme Time - Choose five words. Write as many rhymes for the words as possible in 5 minutes. Extension: Choose more words, write more rhymes. Can you use these rhyming words and write your own poem?
3. Do this activity with a partner. Choose a Short Vowel word. Think of a word that has the same vowel sound. Give clues until your partner guesses the word.
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WORD WALL WORDS
SPELLING WORDS:
Each week we'll snap, clap, cheer our Word Wall words, as well as see and say the words. We'll also learn to "body spell." We will add our new words each week to our dictionary in our School Folder. During this time, students will be monitored for correct letter formation. At the beginning of each week, your child will bring home a list with the week's words. These words will become part of the word wall and will be revisited throughout the year. Please know that just memorizing the words for a test on Friday will not help your child save the word in long-term memory.
MATH WORDS
Watch for updates each six weeks.</sub>