Long Vowel E, Phonics, Reading, and Me

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Long vowel e, /ē/ Chant It!

Say: I see a bee! Beeee! Fly with me.

Act out: Make an arm movement of flying like a bee. Encourage students to join in.

Model: Change the chant for spellings appropriate to the lesson and group.

Have students repeat.

• 1st use: /ē/ spelled e.

• 2nd use: /ē/ spelled e–consonant–e.

• 3rd use: /ē/ spelled ee and ea. Also, ey.

• 4th use: /ē/ spelled y.

• 5th use: /ē/ spelled ie.

Break It and Blend It!

Say: T here are two sounds in bee: /b/ - /ē/.

Now let’s blend the sounds together: bee.

Say It in a Sentence!

Give context. Choose a sentence that matches the skills and interests of your group. Write it, and underline the long e words. Read it to students, and ask them to clap for each long e word. Have them repeat it back to you, chorally.

• A bee can be yellow.

• A bee lands on a tree by the sea.

• A bee stings a monkey. Eek! • A bee soars to a field of flowers.

• A tiny bee is hard to see.

Sound-Spelling Word Bank e

e–e

ee

ea

ey

y

ie

be

eve

eek

eagle

key

happy

piece

begin

theme

sheep

sea

money

baby

field

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