Developing Reader
Lesson 220Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 220: 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

Ada and the Blue

Ada went to the garden. Ada saw a blue and a true.

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

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

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 sphere

Meaning: a perfectly round 3D shape like a ball

Example: A basketball is a sphere.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • argueA argue is something we can talk about or see.
  • clueA clue is something we can talk about or see.
  • glueA glue is something we can talk about or see.
  • trueA true 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