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
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
- train — A train is something we can talk about or see.
- mail — A mail is something we can talk about or see.
- tail — A tail is something we can talk about or see.
- sail — A sail is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch