Developing Reader
Lesson 203Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 203: Vowel Team EA

Focus: Vowel team ea

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ea vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

When two vowels go walking, the first one usually does the talking. Say ea as one long sound.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Circle the ea in each word. Say the sound it makes.

Words

Word list

eatseateareadseatleafbeachclean

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the eat.
  • We can see the sea.
  • You can see the tea.
  • They can see the read.

Story time

Leo and the Eat

Leo went to the farm. Leo saw a eat and a sea.

"Look!" said Leo. "The tea is by the read."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the seat and the leaf.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ea 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

🔬 machine

Meaning: a tool that helps us do work

Example: A washing machine cleans clothes.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • readA read is something we can talk about or see.
  • teaA tea is something we can talk about or see.
  • seaA sea is something we can talk about or see.
  • eatA eat 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.)

Vowel team ea

Other

Stretch

Try more words

eatseateareadseatleafbeachclean