Do you teach vowel teams?
Phonics vowel teams can be tricky for students to grasp in reading and spelling. Let’s talk about tips for teaching long E vowel teams.
This week we are introducing our first vowel teams EA and EE. I like to start my creating an anchor chart with my students. While we make our class chart, the students make their own chart to take home.
We follow the Orton Gillingham method during our phonics instruction.
Let's talk about the vowel team EA...
The EA like in “sea”.
We go over many words with the EA vowel team. I show the kiddos that this vowel team usually will be at the beginning or middle of the word.
Some example words…
eat
cheap
seat
meal
beneath
treat
Let's talk about the vowel team EE...
The EE like in “see”.
We go over many words with the EE vowel team. We talk about how usually the double e will be found in the middle and end of words.
Some example words…
meet
sheep
deep
three
creek
see
Vowel Team EE and EA
Check out this resource for a simple vowel team lesson with EE and EA.
It also includes tips for teaching long E vowel teams!
It also comes with 14 printables that correspond to the lesson.
By the end of the week, students will be able to read and write words with this vowel team!
How to Teach Long Vowels?
With the “I Love Phonics” Series you will have a step by step lesson that helps you teach long vowels. Many units are up and ready to go. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions. Click here!
More Phonics Rules...
Phonics can be tricky. English language rules ARE tricky! When teaching young learners all of these skills, teachers can sometimes become overwhelmed and frustrated.
I have been teaching elementary for 17 years and it never fails…I will be in the middle of a lesson and I think to myself, “What is the rule for this phonics skill?” or “Did I just teach that rule correctly?”
Have you ever been there?
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