Early Reader
Lesson 163Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 163: Magic E with o_e

Focus: Silent E: o_e

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words where a silent E at the end makes the vowel say its name.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Silent E is a magic letter! It stays quiet, but it makes the vowel say its name. Cap → cape!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Cover the E. Read the short word. Uncover the E. Read the long word.

Words

Word list

ropenotehopestone

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the rope.
  • We can see the note.
  • You can see the hope.
  • They can see the stone.

Story time

Leo and the Rope

Leo went to the farm. Leo saw a rope and a note.

"Look!" said Leo. "The hope is by the stone."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the rope and the note.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Silent E: o_e adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Leo go?

2. What did Leo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 measure

Meaning: to find out the size of something

Example: We measure how tall the plant grew.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • stoneA stone is something we can talk about or see.
  • hopeA hope is something we can talk about or see.
  • noteA note is something we can talk about or see.
  • ropeA rope is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Silent E: o_e

Other

Stretch

Try more words

ropenotehopestone