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Play, Pray, and Stay

Vowel Team AI and AY

Day 54of 180
Week 11of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Decode words with 'ay' vowel team

2

Read and write words ending in 'ay'

3

Understand how 'ay' makes a long a sound

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 5:3

“My voice you shall hear in the morning, Yahweh. In the morning, I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.”

— Psalm 5:3 (WEB)

God wants us to pray every day, just like we practice our 'ay' words each day

📦 Materials Needed

  • Vowel team cards
  • Word building mat
  • Letter tiles or magnetic letters
  • Whiteboard and marker
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and sing a morning prayer song. Introduce the day's focus on 'ay' words.

💭 Review Question: What sound do we hear in 'play' and 'stay'?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how 'ay' makes the long a sound at the end of words.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • 'Ay' always comes at the end of words
  • It makes the same sound as long a
  • Examples include play, stay, pray, day
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of any words that end with 'ay'?
  • What sound does 'ay' make?
3Activity: AY Word Building (8 min)
hands-on

Students build and read 'ay' words using letter tiles

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each student a word building mat
  2. Provide letter tiles
  3. Call out 'ay' words for students to build
  4. Have students read their words aloud
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide letter tiles with words partially built

Challenge: Students create their own 'ay' words

4Closing (4 min)

Review the words we learned today and their meanings

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound does 'ay' make?
  • Can you read 'play'?
  • Can you spell 'stay'?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn to read and pray. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll read a story with our new 'ay' words!

💎 Memory Verse

1 Thessalonians 5:17

“Pray without ceasing.”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Clap out each word while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Students are learning another way to spell the long a sound

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice 'ay' words at home
  • Encourage reading words ending in 'ay'
  • Make word learning fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering that 'ay' always comes at the end of words

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to read and spell 'ay' words independently

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create an 'ay' word hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures of 'ay' words
  • Play a matching game with 'ay' words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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