Developing Reader
Lesson 217Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 217: 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

pietiedieliechieffieldbriefbelieve

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

Max and the Pie

Max went to the pond. Max saw a pie and a tie.

"Look!" said Max. "The die is by the lie."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the chief and the field.

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ie adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 triangle

Meaning: a shape with three sides

Example: A slice of pizza can look like a triangle.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • tieA tie is something we can talk about or see.
  • pieA pie is something we can talk about or see.
  • believeA believe is something we can talk about or see.
  • briefA brief is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

pietiedieliechieffieldbriefbelieve