This is the second semester of an ongoing class that learners can subscribe to and attend as much as desired.  It will be offered every Monday and Wednesday for the spring semester (Jan - June).  The class will give learners the opportunity to meet with other learners and have meaningful interaction with them while practicing basic beginning phonics, reading and language arts skills. Classes always begin with a few moments of greeting each other and encouraging expressive language skills and interaction with classmates. Then we will use paper/pencil or small dry erase boards to practice phonics skills and language skill for the week.  Learners will also have a time to drill Fry Words through interactive slides. The leveled stories used in this class are used with permission from K5learning.com. Parents will have access to these stories through this website and are encouraged to print them for their learner to use during class and to practice reading again with them after class.  This class will begin with Level F stories and work our way through Level H by the end of the school year. Each week we will have a special Wonder Word to help expand vocabulary in addition to the vocabulary words listed for each story. Come join this class, reinforce ELA skills learned in first grade and make some new friends. 
Updated calendar!
Week of Jan 16
1. Phonics Sounds: tw in twin, sw in swing
2. Reading Skills: Twins, Jane Visits a Sheep Farm
3. Spelling/Sight words:   twin, twist, swing, swim, sweet, sweater, shirt, sheep
4.  Grammar: plural spelling rules
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
               Twins/different, laughs, alike, answers, winks, twins
               Jane Visits a Sheep Farm/sheep, farmer, yarn, sweater, wool, lamb  
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  frustrated

Week of Jan 23
1. Phonics Sounds: 
2. Reading Skills: The School Play, Max's Valentine's Day
3. Spelling/Sight words:  thick, utensils, solid, separate, uneven, close, flaky, shape, boil, sprinkle
4.  Grammar: irregular plurals...deer, sheep, fish
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
             The School Play/practiced, stage, play, audience, parts, lead
             Max's Valentine's Day/favorite, cards, Valentine's Day, friends, alone, often
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  positive

Week of Feb 6 (Classes on Wed and Friday this week due to teacher's travel)
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 8 
2. Reading Skills: Annie Sullivan, Sammy and Kim
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD began, feet, might, song, begin
4.  Grammar: possessive nouns...using 's
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
            Anne Sullivan/language, blind, sign, braille, deaf
            Sammy and Kim/carrot, prize, race, behind, smile, win
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  negative

Week of  Feb 13
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 9 
2. Reading Skills: Italy, Money is Funny
3. Spelling/Sight words:  few, mile, soon, being, food
4.  Grammar: commas in dates
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
            Italy/Italians, Italy, boot, pasta, music, art
            Money is Funny/groceries, wash, paid, money, earn, work
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  disappointed

Week of Feb 20
1. Phonics Sounds: -er. -est
2. Reading Skills: Roller Coaster Ride, What do Butterflies Eat?
3. Spelling/Sight words: cross, wagon, weave, fancy, tame, lively, chore, pile, ripe, hollow
4.  Grammar: commas in list of items....I need paper, pencils, scissors and glue stick.
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
             Roller Coaster Ride/amusement, pause, shriek, scream, climb, track
             What do Butterflies Eat?/
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  suddenly

Week of Feb 27
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 9 
2. Reading Skills: Robots, Randy Goes to a Farm
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD state, between, girl, near, stop
4.  Grammar: conjunctions and/or
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
             Robots/microphone, batter, wheels, camera, computer, energy, chores, robots
             Randy Goes to a Farm/chocolate, basket, farm, chicken, eggs, peck
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  lovely

Week of March 6
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 9 
2. Reading Skills: Independence Day, On Our Walk
3. Spelling/Sight words: ADD book, got, never, story, both
4.  Grammar: conjunction but
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
             Independence Day/independence, fireworks, parade, important, country, picnic
             On Our Walk/complained, Granny, trick, tiny, glasses, quiet, fawn, deer
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  squirm

Week of March 13
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 9 
2. Reading Skills: Where is Mom, Sleep Little Otter
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD group, next, talk, car, grow
4.  Grammar: conjunction so
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
             Where is Mom?/piggy bank, Frisbee, sighed, shopping, second, store
             Sleep Little Otter/Cuddles, otter, pup, floaty, fur, sea
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  surprise

Week of March 20
1. Phonics Sounds: ea in head, ea in gleam, soft c sound
2. Reading Skills: Sara Can Fly, Anne Picks An Umbrella
3. Spelling/Sight words:  headlight, pattern, caution, alone, gleaming, eager, adjust, steady, exercise, complete
4.  Grammar: conjunction because
5.  Reading Vocabulary:
             Anne Picks An Umbrella/umbrella, window, color, sandals, closet, rain
             Sara Can Fly/touched, fingers, asleep, blanket, window, moon
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  worried

 
Level H Stories
Week of March 27 
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 9 
2. Reading Skills: Real Soup, The Seasons
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD thought, children, head, once, together
4.  Grammar: subject pronouns....I, you, he, she, it, we, they
5.  Reading Vocabulary:  Real Soup/ingredient, garlic, onion, tomato, sliced, soup
                                          The Seasons/sprinkler, seasons, through, favorite, weather, jacket
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  measuring

Week of April 3
1. Phonics Sounds: double letters
2. Reading Skills: Silly Lilly, Jeremy's Houseboat
3. Spelling/Sight words:  awkward, tide, construct, tower, drop, bold, divide, equal, length, receive
4.  Grammar: possessive pronouns...my, your, his, her, its, their
5.  Reading Vocabulary:  Silly Lilly/escapes, piling, giraffe, parents, rhymes, text
                                           Jeremy's Houseboat/houseboat, rowing, normal, computer, waves, deck
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  rhyme

Week of April 10
1. Phonics Sounds: review soft c and soft g 
2. Reading Skills: The New Principal, Playground Pals
3. Spelling/Sight words: month, mural, imitate, applause, photograph, grow, rise, mature, memory, artistic
4.  Grammar: object pronouns....me, her, him, them, it
5.  Reading Vocabulary:  A New Principal/announcement, principal, computer, photocopier, students, recess
                                          Playground Pals/playground, pretended, shoelaces, sunglasses, basketball, balance
6.  Weekly Wonder Word: applause, applaud

Week of April 17
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 10 
2. Reading Skills: Sun Safety, There's a Fireman at my Window
3. Spelling/Sight words: simple, rude, wind, sob, damaged, meadow, atmosphere, crash, search, clever
4.  Grammar: prepositions on, in, under, over, between, beside, next to, around, above
5.  Reading Vocabulary:  Sun Safety/exclaimed, sunscreen, sighed, important, groaned, finally
                                          There's a Fireman at my Window/climbing, curious, bright, fireman, scared, ladder
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  protect

Week of May 31
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 10 
2. Reading Skills: Soccer Lessons, The Very Odd Day
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD until, don't, Indian, real, walk
4.  Grammar: compound words
5.  Reading Vocabulary:  Soccer Lessons/tournament, trophy, tryout, referee, soccer, cheer
                                          The Very Odd Day/yesterday, dreaming, crazy, pancakes, monkey, normal
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  miserable

Week of May 8
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 10 
2. Reading Skills: The Rainy Day, All Kinds of Puppets
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD earth, it's, river, watch, eat
4.  Grammar: contractions
5.  Reading Vocabulary: The Rainy Day/toothpaste, blanket, clue, surprise, freezer, idea
                                          All Kinds of Puppets/puppets, person, show, strings, stage, worn
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  fascinating

Week of May 15
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 10 
2. Reading Skills: Late for School, Funhouse Mirrors
3. Spelling/Sight words:  ADD  keep, run, while, enough, last
4.  Grammar: Introduce Journals
5.  Reading Vocabulary:  Late for School/mismatched, breakfast, tripped, shrugged, Saturday, alarm
                                          Funhouse Mirrors/reflection, mirror, angle, reflect, bulge, light
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  curve

Week of May 22
1. Phonics Sounds: ABeka Phonics Chart 10 
2. Reading Skills: Jane's Present, How a Submarine Works
3. Spelling/Sight words: ADD saw, white, every, late, school
4.  Grammar: journal prompt...Opinion (My favorite vacation spot is....)
5.  Reading Vocabulary: Jane's Present/neighbor, garden, flower, bicycle, money, lawn
                                          How a Submarine Works/submarine, heavy, float, dive, ballast, light, tank, mug
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  directions

Week of May 29
1. Phonics Sounds: ey in donkey, wr in wrong, -er in pitcher, runner
2. Reading Skills: The Donkey Ride, Play Ball!
3. Spelling/Sight words: same as vocab and phonics words
4.  Grammar: Journal prompt....Informative (facts about favorite animal)
5.  Reading Vocabulary: The Donkey Ride/scratched, donkey, guard, laughed, wrong, fair
                                       Play Ball/hometown, practice, strike, baseball, pitcher, runner
6.  Weekly Wonder Word:  picture/pitcher

THIS IS THE LAST CLASS OF THIS CLASS. Watch for the new semster class beginning in September.  In the summer I offer other reading experiences that would be suitable for your student.