This week, we began to explore word families, beginning with words with the -am ending. To start, we practiced blending sounds by sliding the sounds down our arms. We then used the Fridge Magnets function on our Smart Board to build words that end with -am. Students helped to generate words and then found the appropriate beginning sound or sounds to create the word they thought of. At this point in the year, we do a lot of discussion about the words, helping students to understand why some words "fit" in the word family and others don't (why jam and Sam fit, but man does not).
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Mrs. McGrane
I love teaching kindergarten literacy at STEM! It is amazing to be a part of the reading and writing growth of a kindergarten student. You get to see kids move from knowing some letters and sounds to being enthusiastic readers and young authors. Archives
March 2016
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