Day 1 at HOPE

Today was my first day teaching Phonics during PST to my first graders.  They learned that /kw/ sound is spelled qu.  I introduced the sound by showing them this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZyrgXYRAjo.  They loved it.  Then I read a short story to them about a duck that couldn't quack right.  They were involved by repeating /kw/ /kw/ /kw/ /kw/ the way that I said it (softly, loudly, quickly, slowly, and normal).  Then I had them do a picture short of pictures that start and don't start the /kw/ sound.  Then we did reading groups.  I felt confident throughout this entire lesson.  Since I've been at Hope all semester, I'm very familiar with how Miss Drager does her Phonics lessons.  They kids seemed to understand the new sound they learned, and they had fun learning it.