Sound of the Week! (ai/ay)

**I did not follow my script exactly- never do but, you get the idea!

Ai in the middle

Ay at the end

Both make the sound of long a, our friend.

Ai in the middle

Ay at the end

A a a

Today, we are learning about long a. Long says a. Everyone say a. Ai is in the middle like in the word, snail. Ay is at the end like in the word hay. Both make the sound of long of long a, our friend.

We are going to look at two poems today. The first poem is, Daisy the Snail. Daisy and Snail are two words with ai in the middle. (Read the poem) I need a couple of volunteers to come to the board and circle a word with ai in the middle. Great!

Let’s take a look at another poem. This poem is called, “The Birthday Day.” Birthday and day are two words that end in ay. (Read the poem) Raise your hand if you would like to but haven’t had a chance come to the board and circle a word with ay in the middle. Nice job!

We have one last thing to do. (Turn on PP) We need to complete six sentences. Some of these sentences are missing words that end in ay and others are missing words that have ai in the middle. It is up to us to find the missing word.

First one, The opposite of night is ___.  Good! Let’s try another. If she talks, she has something to ___. Right on! When the wind fills the ____, the boat moves. You are correct! How about this one?  She put sand in her ____. Terrific! One more… He will ___ with a one dollar bill. Good! He likes to ____ cards with his friend. Yes! First graders, you did a great job, give yourself a pat on the back.