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
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
- field — A field is something we can talk about or see.
- chief — A chief is something we can talk about or see.
- lie — A lie is something we can talk about or see.
- die — A die is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch