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DAYS OF THE WEEK

Proper Nouns & Phonics Fun!

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KEY WORDS

Calendar

A chart that shows the days and months.

Sequence

Putting things in the right order.

Weekday

A day from Monday to Friday.

Syllable

A part of a word with one sound.

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QUICK RECAP

Question 1:

Is 'vet' a common noun or a proper noun?

Question 2:

Which word has a short E sound: Beg or Bag?

Question 3:

How do you spell the word for an animal doctor?

Answers on the next slide...

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QUICK RECAP

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Answer 1:

Common noun

Answer 2:

Beg

Answer 3:

Vet

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DAYS OF THE WEEK

Days of the week are proper nouns and always start with a capital letter: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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DAYS OF THE WEEK SONG

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DISCUSS! 🤷‍♀️​ 💁‍♂️​ 💬​

Short A vs. Short E

Which vowel sound do you hear in these words: 'nap' and 'pen'? Are they the same or different?

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DISCUSS! 🤷‍♀️​ 💁‍♂️​ 💬​

You might have said...

'Nap' has a short A sound (like in apple).

'Pen' has a short E sound (like in egg).

They have different vowel sounds.

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