Snowball Fight!

Wow...what a crazy few weeks!  Between snow days, forgetting my camera and getting everything and everyone caught up, I haven't had a chance to post in a long time.  So....here's some of the fun learning activities we've done!
We have been working on identifying the ending sound of a word.  This is proving a little tough for us because we've worked so hard at training our brains to listen for the beginning sound.  First, the students and I discussed the concept and practiced with a few "easy" words.  Then I passed out sheets with a picture on it to each student.  I asked them to identify the picture and, using a partner if necessary, the ending sound.  Were they surprised when I told them to wad up their papers!  Most of them even asked, "Really?". 

 Then we had our snowball fight...inside!

After each "fight", the students chose a snowball, looked at the picture and identified the ending sound.  They then went and stood by in spot designated by the letter that makes that sound.  When everyone was in a spot, we double checked and celebrated our success!