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EE or EA?

Vowel Team EE and EA

Day 59of 180
Week 12of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Distinguish between EE and EA vowel teams

2

Sort words with EE and EA spelling patterns

3

Read words with long E sounds

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 86:11

“Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.”

— Psalm 86:11 (WEB)

Just as we learn to sort and understand letters, God wants to teach us His ways

📦 Materials Needed

  • Vowel team sorting mat
  • Word cards with EE and EA words
  • Pencil
  • Clipboard
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and review previous day's ee and ea words. Sing a quick phonics song about long E sounds.

💭 Review Question: What sound do EE and EA make together?
2Teaching (8 min)

Demonstrate how to sort EE and EA words using sorting mat. Show how both make the same long E sound.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • EE and EA both say 'long E'
  • Some words use EE, some use EA
  • We can learn to recognize the pattern
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of any words with EE?
  • Can you think of any words with EA?
3Activity: EE and EA Word Sort (8 min)
hands-on

Students sort word cards into EE and EA columns on sorting mat

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take a word card
  2. Read the word out loud
  3. Decide if it goes in EE or EA column
  4. Place card in correct spot
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer word cards

Challenge: Time how quickly words can be sorted correctly

4Closing (4 min)

Review sorting activity and celebrate learning

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you learn today?
  • How are EE and EA the same?
  • Can you read an EE word?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Teach us to love reading your words.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll read a story using our new EE and EA words!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 86:11

“Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth.”

— Psalm 86:11 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions: 'Teach' (point to head), 'way' (make walking motion)

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to recognize different spelling patterns for long E sound

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice sorting words at home
  • Read books that include EE and EA words
  • Make it fun and praise effort
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering which spelling to use

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in reading and sorting words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a personal word wall with EE and EA words
  • Play a matching game with EE and EA word pairs
  • Draw pictures of words with EE and EA sounds

Ready for Tomorrow?

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