Developing Reader
Lesson 213Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 213: Vowel Team AI

Focus: Vowel team ai

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ai vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

rainpainsailtailmailtrainbrainchain

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the rain.
  • We can see the pain.
  • You can see the sail.
  • They can see the tail.

Story time

Leo and the Rain

Leo went to the hill. Leo saw a rain and a pain.

"Look!" said Leo. "The sail is by the tail."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the mail and the train.

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

🔬 equal

Meaning: the same in value or amount

Example: Two halves are equal to one whole.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • trainA train is something we can talk about or see.
  • mailA mail is something we can talk about or see.
  • tailA tail is something we can talk about or see.
  • sailA sail is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

rainpainsailtailmailtrainbrainchain