In our last post, there was an error in our holiday tree. The error has been corrected and in this post, Reading Elephant is offering a silent e, ee/ea and ai/ay worksheet. Holiday Silent e Tree Silent e Pdf ee/ea Holiday Tree with Interleaving This holiday tree allows kids to review short vowels and silent […]
Silent e Holiday Worksheet
Kids usually learn the silent e sounds at the end of Kindergarten or beginning of first grade. Here is a silent e holiday worksheet that your student can read and color: Silent e Pdf Explicitly teach the difference between short vowels and silent e. Teach the difference between short vowels and silent e by presenting […]
Consonant Digraph Words
Kids learn to read consonant digraph words in kindergarten. First, beginners learn short vowels: a_ (as in words like hat, Pam), i_ (as in him, sit), o_ (as in hot, mop), u_ (as in run, bug), and e_(as in hen, pet). Next, kids practice these simple short vowel cvc words quite a lot, gain some […]
Chunking as a Sight Word Strategy
Kids need to learn to read and spell sight words. These are words that break the phonetic code in some way. For example, “there” is a sight word, because although the /th/ and /r/ sounds are regular, the e_e sound is not. If we spelled “there” phonetically, we would write “thair.” There are about 100-150 […]
Halloween 1st Grade Phonics Story
In this FREE Halloween 1st grade phonics story, kids can practice reading short vowels, silent e, long vowel digraphs and some common sight words. [Scroll down for the free Halloween story pdf.] In Kindergarten, kids usually master short vowel words like mat, fun, and patch. Throughout 1st grade, students need to continue to practice these […]