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Short E Words: Learning to Spell

Simple CVC Words

Day 70of 180
Week 14of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and spell simple CVC words with short e

2

Sound out short e words correctly

3

Practice writing short e words on primary paper

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 4:20

“My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.”

— Proverbs 4:20 (WEB)

Just as we carefully listen and learn words, we learn to spell and read God's words

📦 Materials Needed

  • letter tiles
  • primary paper
  • pencils
  • word family cards
  • picture cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Sing alphabet song and review short vowel sounds

💭 Review Question: What sound does 'e' make?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce short e words: bed, red, hen, ten

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Short e sounds like 'eh'
  • Middle letter is always 'e'
  • First and last letters are consonants
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of other words with short e?
  • What objects around us start with short e sounds?
3Activity: E Word Builder (7 min)
hands-on

Use letter tiles to build short e words

📝 Instructions:
  1. Select letter tiles
  2. Build words like 'bed' and 'red'
  3. Write words on primary paper
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher assists in word building

Challenge: Student creates own short e words

4Closing (3 min)

Review words learned today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What short e word did we learn?
  • Can you spell 'bed'?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn new words and sounds.

Coming up: Next week we'll review all our short vowel words!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 4:20

“My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.”

— Proverbs 4:20 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions mimicking listening with ears

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Kindergarteners are learning phonetic spelling of simple CVC words

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice word building at home
  • Use everyday objects to identify short e sounds
  • Make learning fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between similar vowel sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to sound out and spell simple short e words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Short e word hunt around the house
  • Create a picture book of short e words
  • Play 'I Spy' with short e sounds

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