Early Reader
Lesson 165Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 165: Magic E with e_e

Focus: Silent E: e_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

heregeneathletedelete

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the here.
  • We can see the gene.
  • You can see the athlete.
  • They can see the delete.

Story time

Sam and the Here

Sam went to the hill. Sam saw a here and a gene.

"Look!" said Sam. "The athlete is by the delete."

Luna came to help. Together they played with the here and the gene.

At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful Silent E: e_e adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Sam go?

2. What did Sam see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 volume

Meaning: how much space something takes up

Example: The jug has a large volume of water.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • geneA gene is something we can talk about or see.
  • hereA here is something we can talk about or see.
  • deleteA delete is something we can talk about or see.
  • athleteA athlete is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

heregeneathletedelete