Early Reader
Lesson 168Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 168: 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

hopestonephoneglobe

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the hope.
  • We can see the stone.
  • You can see the phone.
  • They can see the globe.

Story time

Luna and the Hope

Luna went to the yard. Luna saw a hope and a stone.

"Look!" said Luna. "The phone is by the globe."

Bo came to help. Together they played with the hope and the stone.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Luna go?

2. What did Luna see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 experiment

Meaning: a test to find out how something works

Example: In our experiment, we watched ice melt.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • hopeA hope is something we can talk about or see.
  • globeA globe is something we can talk about or see.
  • phoneA phone is something we can talk about or see.
  • stoneA stone is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Silent E: o_e pattern.

Which word belongs with Silent E: o_e?

Which word belongs with Silent E: o_e?

Which word belongs with Silent E: o_e?

Stretch

Try more words

hopestonephoneglobe