State the Objective 
Tell the children that they will make bike or skate sale signs and that they will read and write silent-e words, such as bike, ride, sale, skate, and store.
 

Literacy Activities 
Introduce target words

• Display a list of silent-e target words.
• Read the words with the children.

Make bike or skate sale signs

• Read the Race on Skates target text (see below) with the children.
• Support the children in writing bike and/or skate sale signs (e.g., Bike and Skate Sale, Bikes for Sale, Bike Store, Skate Store Sale).
• Have the children read each other’s signs.

Put items in a bike basket

• Read the Bike Ride target text (see below) with the children.
• Tell the children to read the silent-e picture cards (see below) and put them in a basket or tape them to a picture of a basket (see below).
• Let the children write about the bike ride.
  • I can’t ___ (drive), but I can ____ (bike).
  • I bike from ____ (place) to ____ (place).
  • I don’t ____ (bike) across the ____ (line) on the road.
  • I can ride for a ____ (mile).
  • I did a ____ (chore) at the ____ (store).
  • I ____ (rode) my bike ____ (home).

Contrast the number of letters and sounds

• List silent-e target words (e.g., bike, ride, sale, skate, store).
• Write a silent-e word (e.g., bike) and ask:
  • How many letters does it have? (e.g., four, b + i + k + e)
  • How many sounds does it have? (e.g., three, b +ī + k)