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Two Vowels Go Walking

Vowel Team AI and AY

Day 51of 180
Week 11of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the vowel team rule 'when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking'

2

Recognize the ai vowel team and its long a sound

3

Decode simple words with the ai vowel team

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 4:1

“Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, and pay attention to know understanding.”

— Proverbs 4:1 (WEB)

Learning to read is like learning wisdom - we must pay attention and listen carefully

📦 Materials Needed

  • Vowel team cards
  • Picture cards
  • Whiteboard and marker
  • Bible
  • Worksheet with ai words
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Introduce the fun 'two vowels go walking' rule with a playful song and hand motions.

💭 Review Question: What happens when two vowels walk together in a word?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain how ai makes the long a sound in words. Show examples like 'rain', 'train', 'mail'.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Two vowels together make one sound
  • The first vowel 'talks' and says its name
  • AI says the 'a' sound
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of any words with ai?
  • What sound does ai make?
3Activity: AI Word Hunt (7 min)
hands-on

Students find and circle ai words on a worksheet

📝 Instructions:
  1. Distribute worksheets with pictures and words
  2. Help students identify ai words
  3. Circle the ai words together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps identify ai words

Challenge: Students create their own ai words

4Closing (3 min)

Review the ai vowel team rule and words learned today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound does ai make?
  • Can you remember an ai word?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help us learn and understand new things today.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about the ai vowel team!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 4:1

“Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, and pay attention to know understanding.”

— Proverbs 4:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create hand motions for key words: 'hear', 'listen', 'understand'

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Vowel teams are two vowels that work together to make one sound

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice ai words at home
  • Use playful songs to help remember the rule
  • Encourage child to look for ai words in books
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering that two vowels make one sound

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child correctly identifying ai words and sound

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create an ai word poster
  • Play a matching game with ai words
  • Read a decodable book with ai words

Ready for Tomorrow?

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