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Pray and Praise Words

Vowel Teams: AI and AY

Day 14of 180
Week 3of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Decode and read words with ai and ay vowel teams

2

Understand the long a sound in different word positions

3

Connect vowel team words to biblical praise and prayer

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 100:4

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.”

— Psalm 100:4 (WEB)

Demonstrates how words with ai and ay can be used in praising God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Vowel team cards
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Bible
  • Colored paper
  • Pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and review previous day's ai and ay word learning. Sing a simple praise song to introduce the lesson theme.

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

Explore words related to praise and prayer that use ai and ay sounds: pray, praise, faith, way

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • AI makes a long a sound in the middle of words
  • AY makes a long a sound at the end of words
  • We can use these words to talk about our love for God
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean to pray?
  • How can we praise God?
  • Can you think of a way to show faith?
3Activity: Praise Word Building (8 min)
hands-on

Students create praise-themed sentences using ai and ay words

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a praise word card
  2. Build a sentence using the word
  3. Underline the ai or ay in the word
  4. Share your sentence with a partner
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use word cards with picture support

Challenge: Create multiple sentences with different ai and ay words

4Closing (4 min)

Review learned words and their sounds

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound does AI make?
  • Where do we use AY?
  • What praise words did we learn today?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for helping us learn new words to praise You!

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

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 100:4

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.”

— Psalm 100:4 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions for each key word

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Students are learning vowel teams that make the long a sound in different word positions

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice reading ai and ay words at home
  • Encourage finding these words in everyday reading
  • Use playful word games to reinforce learning
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering when to use ai vs ay

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent use of long a sound with ai and ay

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a prayer journal with ai and ay words
  • Make a poster of praise words
  • Play a vowel team matching game at home

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