January

Over the next few weeks we will be concentrating on the sounds of p, g, f and l. We will also begin working with the short Ii sound, both at the beginning of words and as a medial sound. The animal character in our reading program associated with the sound is "Iggy Iguana". Please look through books and magazines with your child to find pictures of things that begin with or contain the short Ii sound.

In the coming weeks the children will also focus on the following sight words; in, is, me, have, and two. Encourage your child to look for these words whenever you read together, on signs when you are driving, cereal boxes, commercials, and anywhere else you can think of!

Currently, we are working with informational text (nonfiction). We just finished reading "The Mitten" by Jan Brett and will now read informational books about the different animals in the story. Please read a variety of books with your child. Include both fiction and nonfiction.