MAGICAL Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 34
Let's Review: Phonics
Ready to Read – Magic E
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Write the vowels a e i o u on the board and review that each vowel can make two sounds: a short
sound, /a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ and a long sound, /A/ /E/ /I/ /O/ /U/.
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Show the flashcards and ask: What sound do you hear in the middle of the words: face, late, make?
(Elicit: the long /A/ sound)
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What letter do you see at the end of the words? (Elicit: The Magic E)
Show the flashcards and ask: What sound do you hear in the middle of the words: home, phone,
close? (Elicit: the long /O/ sound)
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What letter do you see at the end of the words? (Elicit: The Magic E)
Show the flashcards and ask: What sound do you hear in the middle of the words: nice, size, smile?
(Elicit: the long /I/ sound)
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Review that: When the letter E is added to a word, it changes the vowel sound to say its name,
but we don't hear the E. It is called: Magic E.
What letter do you see at the end of the words? (Elicit: The Magic E)
Show the flashcards and ask: What sound do you hear in the middle of the words: June, rule? (Elicit:
the long /U/ sound)
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What letter do you see at the end of the words? (Elicit: The Magic E)
Course Book page 10
Course Book page 10, task 1
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Before reading, have pupils point to each long vowel sound (long /A/, long /I/, long /O/, long /U/) and
review the sound each vowel makes.
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Have pupils listen and read the words along with the recording. Have pupils point to each word on
the page as they hear it.
Listening Script Getting Ready Page 10 #1
1 cake
7 time
2 smile
8 rule
3 home
9 nose
4 June
10 write
5 phone
11 same
6 take
12 online
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After listening, repeat the words one at a time. For each word, have pupils say which long sound they
hear: /A/ /I/ /O/ or /U/.
Course Book page 10, task 2
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Have pupils read the sentences and find at least one Magic E word for each long sound: /A/ /I/ /O/
and /U/.
GETTING READY / PART 2
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