Beginning Literacy

Last week we learned the letters M and B, and more importantly the sounds they make!  We sometimes listen to this cool song which you can click on and enjoy at home.

The students worked on these letters by looking and listening to words with "Mm" and "Bb" as the initial sounds.  We cut pictures, sorted them by initial sound, and glued them in the right spot on our charts.  Here's one student's completed sheet!

 

In addition to learning letter names and sounds, we are trying our best to write them.  Handwriting is a process, and we are off to a great start.  We use a wide variety of hands-on activities.  The kids really seem into the chalk- it is a little easier than pencil to work with (plus it is totally fun).  Look at some of our Bs!

We've started our Sight Words (a.k.a. Rainbow Words) too!  We've written and read "a" and "at" and this week we will work on "is."

Have a great week, and feel free to comment on any blog posts you'd like!

~Mrs. Fournier