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.

Sneaky Spy Detective Y

Meet Sneaky Spy Detective Y

Last week, we learned about words that end with the letter Y but make the long E sound. Below is the script I used for my lesson.

This is Sneaky Spy Detective Y. He is found in words like baby, sorry, happy, and tricky. These words end in y but make the long e sound. The long e sound is e. Everyone say e. I am going to read a list of words and I want you to really listen for the long "E" sound at the end of the word. Happy, silly, snappy, sneaky, funny, and bunny. When you spell the word happy, does it end in the letter e? No. Happy is spelt: H-A-P-P-Y, it ends in y but sounds like our friend, long e. Who can raise their hand and give me another example of a word that ends with the letter y but has the long e sound?

Sneaky Spy Detective Y needs our help completing some sentences. Each of these sentences is missing a word that ends in y but sounds like e. Give me two thumbs up is you think we can help him complete all six sentences. I know we can help him out! (Turns on projector)

Thanks for helping Sneaky Spy Detective Y! You all did a great job!

I have a Jelly Jar and I want you to work with a partner to fill up your jar with as many words as you can that end in Y but have the long E sound.Words like baby, sorry, happy, tricky, and jelly. You will work at your desk and Mrs. R and I will pass out papers. Are there any questions? Please get a pencil and sit at your desk.