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The Extraordinary Letter E

What sound does the letter E make? Your students will practice identifying pictures, reading, and making words with the short E sound in this fun-filled phonics lesson.
Grade:
First Grade
Subjects:
English Language Arts
Phonics
CVC Words
View aligned standards
RF.1.2.c
RF.1.2.d

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to isolate and produce the short E sound. Students will be able to identify words with the initial and medial short 'e' sound.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Begin the lesson by activating your students' prior knowledge about the alphabet, specifically vowels and consonants. Ask questions like: What are consonants? What are vowels? How many vowels are in the alphabet?
  • After some discussion, explain to the class that vowels are the letters a, e, i, o, and u.
  • Tell your class that today, they will be learning about the vowel E.
  • Demonstrate the short e sound (/e/) to your class. Ask them to repeat the sound back to you.
  • Using an interactive whiteboard or computer, play the Short E Dot-to-Dot for your class.