Lesson 201: Vowel Team AI
Focus: Vowel team ai
Objective
What we'll learn
Read and spell words with the ai vowel team.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
When two vowels go walking, the first one usually does the talking. Say ai as one long sound.
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Circle the ai in each word. Say the sound it makes.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the rain.
- We can see the pain.
- You can see the sail.
- They can see the tail.
Story time
Bo and the Rain
Bo went to the pond. Bo saw a rain and a pain.
"Look!" said Bo. "The sail is by the tail."
Zoe came to help. Together they played with the mail and the train.
At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ai adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Bo go?
2. What did Bo see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 battery
Meaning: a small box that stores electric energy
Example: The battery powers the flashlight.
Review
Vocabulary review
- pain — A pain is something we can talk about or see.
- rain — A rain is something we can talk about or see.
- chain — A chain is something we can talk about or see.
- brain — A brain is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch