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EA Makes Three!

Vowel Teams: EE and EA

Day 17of 180
Week 4of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and decode words with the ea vowel team

2

Recognize the long e sound in ea words

3

Practice reading and spelling ea words

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 4:2

“For I give you good teaching. Don't forsake my law.”

— Proverbs 4:2 (WEB)

God teaches us, just like we are learning new reading skills today

📦 Materials Needed

  • Vowel team cards
  • Word building tiles
  • Whiteboard and markers
  • Picture cards with ea words
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Show a picture of a beach and ask what sound they hear at the beginning of 'beach'.

💭 Review Question: What sound does EA make?
2Teaching (10 min)

Introduce EA as a special vowel team that makes the long e sound. Write example words on the board: read, teach, peace, heal.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • EA says its name - the long E sound
  • It can be found in the middle of words
  • Listen for the 'eeeee' sound
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you hear the long E sound?
  • What other words can you think of with EA?
3Activity: EA Word Building (7 min)
hands-on

Students use letter tiles to build EA words and match to picture cards.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Distribute word building tiles
  2. Show picture cards
  3. Students build matching words
  4. Check and discuss each word
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide letter tiles with EA already grouped

Challenge: Students create their own EA words without picture support

4Closing (3 min)

Review the words we learned and practice reading them together.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound does EA make?
  • Can you remember one EA word?
  • How does learning help us grow?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Teach us to love learning and love others.

Coming up: Tomorrow we will sort EE and EA words!

💎 Memory Verse

John 13:34

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”

— John 13:34 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Love Heart EA Word Game

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

EA is a tricky vowel team that makes the long E sound

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice listening for the EA sound in everyday words
  • Use playful activities to reinforce learning
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between EE and EA sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to identify and read simple EA words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • EA word hunt in books
  • Create an EA word poster
  • Play 'I Spy' with EA words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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