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CVCe Fluency Builder

Silent E with Long E

Day 44of 180
Week 9of 36
22Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Read decodable passages with CVCe words

2

Improve reading fluency with long e words

3

Demonstrate comprehension of CVCe patterns

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Learning to read is like training our minds to understand God's words

📦 Materials Needed

  • Decodable reader
  • Reading tracking sheet
  • Pencil
  • Colored markers
  • Word building tiles
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and review previous day's long e words. Sing a phonics song about silent e.

💭 Review Question: What makes the 'e' make a long sound at the end of a word?
2Teaching (8 min)

Demonstrate reading CVCe words with smooth, connected sounds. Model tracking words with finger.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Silent e makes the vowel say its name
  • Look for e_e pattern in words
  • Read smoothly and clearly
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you find words with silent e?
  • What sound does the e make?
3Activity: Fluency Reading Challenge (7 min)
reading

Students read decodable passage, tracking words and marking long e sounds

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a decodable reader
  2. Use finger to track words
  3. Circle long e words
  4. Read passage twice
  5. Record reading time
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher reads with student

Challenge: Time own reading and try to improve speed

4Closing (2 min)

Celebrate reading success and discuss favorite words discovered

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite long e word?
  • How many e_e words did you find?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn to read and understand your wonderful words.

Coming up: Tomorrow we will write our own CVCe stories!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Trace verse words while reading

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

CVCe patterns can be tricky for early readers

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice reading together
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Use fun, playful approach
🤔 Common Struggles:

Mixing up short and long e sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Smooth tracking, confident reading of e_e words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a long e word hunt at home
  • Draw pictures of e_e words
  • Play 'I Spy' with long e words

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