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The Magic E Returns

Review and Readiness: Building on First Grade

Day 4of 180
Week 1of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Decode CVCe words with long vowel sounds

2

Distinguish between CVC and CVCe word patterns

3

Understand how silent-e changes vowel sounds

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Just as God's Word guides us, phonics rules help us understand reading

📦 Materials Needed

  • Whiteboard
  • Dry erase markers
  • CVCe word cards
  • Worksheet
  • Pencils
  • Colored markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and review previous day's blend lessons. Remind students that letters work together like teammates to make sounds.

💭 Review Question: What makes a vowel say its 'long' name?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how silent-e makes the vowel say its name. Write examples on board: 'mat' becomes 'mate', 'bit' becomes 'bite'.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Silent-e doesn't make a sound, but it changes the vowel
  • Long vowels say their alphabet name
  • CVC words have short vowel sounds
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of other words that change with silent-e?
  • How is 'mat' different from 'mate'?
3Activity: Magic E Word Transformation (10 min)
worksheet

Students will complete a worksheet transforming CVC words to CVCe words and drawing pictures to show the difference.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Write the original CVC word
  2. Add silent-e to create new word
  3. Draw a picture representing the new word
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide a word bank

Challenge: Create own CVCe words

4Closing (2 min)

Review worksheet together, celebrate learning

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does silent-e do?
  • Can you make a CVC word into a CVCe word?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and grow in reading your wonderful words.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll read a special Bible story using all our new reading skills!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Trace the words while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Silent-e is a critical phonics rule for understanding long vowel sounds

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice CVCe words at home
  • Use magnetic letters to demonstrate word changes
  • Encourage playful exploration of words
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering that silent-e doesn't make a sound but changes the vowel

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to correctly transform CVC to CVCe words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a CVCe word hunt around the house
  • Play a silent-e matching game
  • Write a short story using CVCe words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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