Reading Readiness TG - Book - Page 70
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The Letters ‘Ee’
Objectives
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Recognize the letters ‘E’ and ‘e’.
Recognize and say the sound of /e/.
Write the letters ‘E’ and ‘e’.
Materials
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ABC poster
Mural Piece - ‘Ee’
Letter House poster
Letter Cards - ‘Ee’, ‘Ll’, ‘Cc’
Plasticine/pipe cleaners
Before the Lesson
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Prepare Name Cards for students whose names begin with ‘E’.
Prepare a hardboiled egg.
Lesson Procedure
Letter 'e', Action and Chant
• Bring your shoulder to your nose, and wave your arm like the trunk of an elephant.
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Ask students to guess what animal you are. (an elephant)
Ask them what sound they hear at the beginning of the word elephant. (/ĕ/)
Say: /ĕ/ /ĕ/ elephant, /ĕ/ /ĕ/ elephant
Have students imitate the action while saying: /ĕ/ /ĕ/ elephant
Draw an ‘e’ on the board. Chant (track 26): The letter is ‘E’. The sound is /ĕ/. The word
is ‘elephant’. The word is ‘egg’.
Have students repeat after you.
Ask students what shapes make an ‘e’. (a line and a part-circle)
