Early Reader
Lesson 175Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 175: 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

theseeveheregeneathletedeletecompeteextreme

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the these.
  • We can see the eve.
  • You can see the here.
  • They can see the gene.

Story time

Sam and the These

Sam went to the park. Sam saw a these and a eve.

"Look!" said Sam. "The here is by the gene."

Luna came to help. Together they played with the athlete and the delete.

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

🔬 shadow

Meaning: the dark shape made when light is blocked

Example: My shadow follows me on a sunny day.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • extremeA extreme is something we can talk about or see.
  • competeA compete 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

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

Silent E: e_e

Other

Stretch

Try more words

theseeveheregeneathletedeletecompeteextreme