Confident Reader
Lesson 243Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 243: Suffix -ed

Focus: Suffix -ed

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and understand words with Suffix -ed.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Confident readers break big words into smaller parts. Look for the pattern, chunk it up, then read the whole word.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Break each word into parts, then read it as a whole.

Words

Word list

walkedjumpedplayedhelpedaskedsmiled

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the walked.
  • We can see the jumped.
  • You can see the played.
  • They can see the helped.

Story time

Leo and the Walked

Leo went to the farm. Leo saw a walked and a jumped.

"Look!" said Leo. "The played is by the helped."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the asked and the smiled.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Suffix -ed 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

🔬 force

Meaning: a push or a pull on an object

Example: You use force to push a swing.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • helpedA helped is something we can talk about or see.
  • askedA asked is something we can talk about or see.
  • smiledA smiled is something we can talk about or see.
  • walkedA walked 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.)

Suffix -ed

Other

Stretch

Try more words

walkedjumpedplayedhelpedaskedsmiled