Each class will begin with reviewing the sh, ch, and th sounds. Learners will practice reading skills and writing words. For example, our focus skill for class one day may be the silent e rule. We will read words with and without the silent e and discuss the rule. Students will look at several words and find the ones that end with the silent e (such as cape, tape, cap, tap, bike, hike). Each child will have an opportunity to read a word individually. We will then practice writing 2-4 words. Please bring a white board or writing paper and pencil or markers to class.
We will then be word detectives and try to figure out our animals of the day. Sometimes the animals will follow our rule and sometimes they will not. We will use decoding skills to help us figure out what animal we will be learning about. For example, one class we may learn about the killer whale and chinchilla. Then we will practice reading sentences. Each child will get to read at least one sentence and I will give as much support as needed. Sentences may be facts about the animals or fictional stories. Example sentences may be: Chinchillas have the softest fur in the world. They live in the Andys Mountains. Chinchillas don't take a bath in water. They take dust bathes. I will give learners as much support as they need and sometimes we will echo read the sentences together.
I use slides and lots of real pictures and clip art too. When appropriate I may also include a very short video clip on the animal (less than 30 seconds.) 
*Please bring a white board or paper to class each day as we will be writing some during each class. 

Week of February 20: Skill: Blends (fl, bl, gl)
Week of  February 27:  Skill: Silent e (long a and i)
Week of March 6: Skill: Silent e (long e and o)
Week of March 13:  Skill: Vowel team (ai, ay,  oa)
Week of March 20: Skill: Vowel team (ea, ee)
Week of March 27:  Skill: Blends (such as: sl, sp, br, cr)
Week of April 3: Skill: ou and ow (cow and spout)
Week of April 10: Skill: ing words (and verbs)
Week of April 17: Skill: ar words
Week of April 24: Skill: er, ir, and ur words
Week of May 1: or words
Week of May 8: ur words and review of bossy R
Week of May 15 : decoding blends and compound words
Week of May 22:  Y as long i and y as long e (like try and happy)
Week of May 29:  Simple compound words (cupcake, hotdog)
Week of June 5:  Compound words
Week of June 12:   Silent e (all vowels)
Week of June 19:  Ways to make long i (super e and igh)
 
More classes to come! Please contact me if there is a specific reading skill you would like me to cover and I will do my best to add it to our lessons. :)

More Classes to come! :) Please let me know if there are any specific first grade skills you'd like me to teach.