Phonics

Let’s Review!  “Sneaky e” makes the vowel before it ___.  Name the vowels  How many syllables are in these words? –reindeer –elf –tree –present

What letter makes this sound? voiced or unvoiced consonant or vowel or both? Review alphabet

Echo these words:  yes  yellow  yet  yam  yarn

“Y” has three sounds!  Sometimes “y” is a consonant, sometimes “y” is a vowel.  Think about these words: –yarn –cry –candy

 When “y” is at the beginning of the word, it usually acts like a consonant –yellow  When “y” is at the end of the word, it usually acts like a vowel –candy

 If “y” is at the end of a word, it can sound like long i or long e  cry  candy

 It usually sounds like long i in one syllable, short words: –cry –try –my –dry  It usually sounds like long e in two syllable words: –candy –happy –silly

Can you think of words with “y”?  _______________

How do we write “Yy”?

Let’s practice!  Magic wand

Can you make a word? t n a c y s r h p p d

Let’s watch the “y” music video!  phabet-videos/letter-y-video phabet-videos/letter-y-video phabet-videos/letter-y-video