A borrowed IDEA...

I saw this idea on The Teacher Wife's Blog.  I thought it would be awesome to use this same idea in my classroom to help my little firsties know when "y" has the long "i" sound or the long "e" sound.  So I made my own for them to look at.  Hopefully they will use it to help them while reading and writing.  I also used The Teacher Wife's Fly Guy Idea.  It is not quite as cute as hers, but I just wanted something they could use as a reference.   If you haven't seen her Fly Guy unit, you have to purchase it.  My kiddos loved it.  I also included a activity that you can use for students to practice reading the words.  Cut apart the words and post them around the room.  Have them walk around the room with their recording sheet and put the word under the correct heading.  I call this a gallery walk. 

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