Dwire+Letter+X

In the past we've gone over the letters... 1) Let's practice saying the letter's names. 2) Point to a letter and we will practice that letters sound. 3) The vowels are A, E, I, O, and U. Can you point to a vowel? Let's practice that vowel's sound. Can you think of a word that has that sound in it?

media type="youtube" key="4TlP8REYBoE?rel=0" width="756" height="563"

This week we are going to talk about the letter X.

When we write the letter X, we use two lines that go diagonal and cross each other.



media type="youtube" key="xoXsHnfcA5U?rel=0" width="756" height="563"

Let's practice this on the iPad and then on the white board.



The letter X makes the /ks/ sound.

media type="youtube" key="L2P05zJnTmE?rel=0" width="727" height="438" (to 1:03) Some things that have this sound are...











Can you think of some other things that have the /ks/ sound in it? Maybe in our classroom or at home? (read a few pages out of X book with the students).