Developing Reader
Lesson 193Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 193: Long i Words

Focus: Long vowel: long i

Objective

What we'll learn

Read multi-syllable words with a long i sound.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

A long vowel says its own name. Stretch it out and listen for the vowel!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word slowly. Point to the vowel that says its name.

Words

Word list

findkindmindchildwildmild

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the find.
  • We can see the kind.
  • You can see the mind.
  • They can see the child.

Story time

Leo and the Find

Leo went to the pond. Leo saw a find and a kind.

"Look!" said Leo. "The mind is by the child."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the wild and the mild.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Long vowel: long i 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

🔬 cloud

Meaning: tiny water drops floating in the sky

Example: That fluffy cloud looks like a sheep.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • kindA kind is something we can talk about or see.
  • mindA mind is something we can talk about or see.
  • childA child is something we can talk about or see.
  • wildA wild is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

findkindmindchildwildmild