Developing Reader
Lesson 205Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 205: Vowel Team IE

Focus: Vowel team ie

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ie vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

pietiedieliechieffieldbriefbelieve

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the pie.
  • We can see the tie.
  • You can see the die.
  • They can see the lie.

Story time

Sam and the Pie

Sam went to the hill. Sam saw a pie and a tie.

"Look!" said Sam. "The die is by the lie."

Luna came to help. Together they played with the chief and the field.

At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ie 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

🔬 lever

Meaning: a bar that helps lift heavy things

Example: A seesaw is a kind of lever.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • fieldA field is something we can talk about or see.
  • chiefA chief is something we can talk about or see.
  • lieA lie is something we can talk about or see.
  • dieA die is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

pietiedieliechieffieldbriefbelieve