Developing Reader
Lesson 208Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 208: Vowel Team UE

Focus: Vowel team ue

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ue vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

bluetruegluecluearguevaluerescuetissue

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the blue.
  • We can see the true.
  • You can see the glue.
  • They can see the clue.

Story time

Luna and the Blue

Luna went to the yard. Luna saw a blue and a true.

"Look!" said Luna. "The glue is by the clue."

Bo came to help. Together they played with the argue and the value.

At the end of the day, Luna and Bo smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ue adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Luna go?

2. What did Luna see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 structure

Meaning: something that is built and stays in place

Example: A treehouse is a fun structure.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • blueA blue is something we can talk about or see.
  • tissueA tissue is something we can talk about or see.
  • rescueA rescue is something we can talk about or see.
  • valueA value is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Vowel team ue pattern.

Which word belongs with Vowel team ue?

Which word belongs with Vowel team ue?

Which word belongs with Vowel team ue?

Stretch

Try more words

bluetruegluecluearguevaluerescuetissue