Developing Reader
Lesson 215Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 215: Vowel Team EA

Focus: Vowel team ea

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ea vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

eatseateareadseatleafbeachclean

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the eat.
  • We can see the sea.
  • You can see the tea.
  • They can see the read.

Story time

Sam and the Eat

Sam went to the park. Sam saw a eat and a sea.

"Look!" said Sam. "The tea is by the read."

Luna came to help. Together they played with the seat and the leaf.

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

🔬 fraction

Meaning: a piece of a whole thing

Example: Half of a pizza is a fraction.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • cleanA clean is something we can talk about or see.
  • beachA beach is something we can talk about or see.
  • leafA leaf is something we can talk about or see.
  • seatA seat is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Vowel team ea

Other

Stretch

Try more words

eatseateareadseatleafbeachclean