Short vowels
What shape does our mouth make when we say the sound for o - octopus - ŏ
circle
Will also accept oval
Tell me a digraph using it's letter, keyword, and sound. (Like how we do a - apple - /a/)
Hooray!
Jingle Bellss OR Jingle Bells? Which is correct?
Jingle Bells
Read the trick word!
you
you
"Winter banana" is a variety of what kind of fruit?
a) banana
b) apple
c) avocado
d) pear
b) apple
Tell me a word that has short vowel a - apple - ă in it.
Examples: cat, yam, rap, lab, etc.
Writing! Write the word Ms. Smiles reads to you.
chop
Writing! Spell the word Ms. Smiles gives you!
cross
True or false?
There are 27 trick words that you learned in kindergarten.
True!
What do we call it when animals sleep through the winter?
a) Migration
b) Radiation
c) Hibernation
c) hibernation
Read this word list. You must read all words correctly to get the points!
- pan
- beg
- mit
- Tom
- fun
- pan
- beg
- mit
- Tom
- fun
Which digraph do we only find in the beginning of a word?
wh
Writing! Spell the word Ms. Smiles gives you!
chill
Spelling! Write the trick word Ms. Smiles reads to you!
and
How many sides are there in a typical snowflake?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) too many to count
b) 6
No cheating! Name all of the vowels in the alphabet.
a, e, i, o, u
There are two different sounds that th makes. Can you tell me both?
Hint: think about your trick words!
th - thumb - /th/
th - this - /th/
What are the four letters that get doubled?
ff, ll, ss, zz
Read these trick words! You must read them all correctly to get the points!
she
they
of
by
Woo hoo!
Name 3 things you can make with snow!
snow angel, snow fort, snow man/snow person, snow balls, igloo, snow castle
Writing! What do teachers sometimes write on the top of the vowel to show that it is a short vowel?
ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ
Name all 5 consonant digraphs!
wh, ch, sh, th, ck
What is the bonus letter rule? How do we know when the word gets a bonus letter?
At the end of one-syllable words that have a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) IMMEDIATELY followed by either an f, l, or s or sometimes z, you MUST double the consonant.
Rhyme time! Tell me two trick words that we read that are also rhyming words (sound the same at the end)
me, be, she, he, we
by, my, try, I
or, for
will accept any others
How much money can you be fined (charged) in the state of Massachusetts for driving with snow or ice on the roof of your car?
a) $20
b) $50
c) $75
d) $200
d) $200 !!