Developing Reader
Lesson 204Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 204: Vowel Team EE

Focus: Vowel team ee

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ee vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

seebeetreefeetsleepgreensheepqueen

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the see.
  • We can see the bee.
  • You can see the tree.
  • They can see the feet.

Story time

Zoe and the See

Zoe went to the garden. Zoe saw a see and a bee.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The tree is by the feet."

Max came to help. Together they played with the sleep and the green.

At the end of the day, Zoe and Max smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ee adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 gear

Meaning: a wheel with teeth that turns another gear

Example: The bike gear helps me pedal faster.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • sleepA sleep is something we can talk about or see.
  • feetA feet is something we can talk about or see.
  • treeA tree is something we can talk about or see.
  • beeA bee is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Vowel team ee pattern.

Which word belongs with Vowel team ee?

Which word belongs with Vowel team ee?

Which word belongs with Vowel team ee?

Stretch

Try more words

seebeetreefeetsleepgreensheepqueen