Get E in the Net
Objective
Associate the uppercase letter E and lowercase letter e with the short /e/ sound in words such as egg, get, and pen.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- net
- get
- hen
- pen
- ten
- jet
- wet
Materials:
- Net
- Net graphic
- Picture cards
- Letter cards
- Paper airplane instructions
- Word cards
- Get the Hen in the Net target text
- Whiteboards for each of the children
Overview
The children will try to get pictures of things with the /e/ sound into a net as they practice reading and writing words spelled with the letter E, such as end, net, jet, bed, red, hen, and pen.
Literacy Activities
Make words on a net
- Show children the net and tell them they will get pictures of words with the /e/ sound in the net.
- Let the children choose picture cards to get in the net.
- Tell the children to say the sounds in each word then choose letter cards that match the sounds in the word (e.g., j + e + t = jet).
- Have the children put the letter cards in order on the lines below the net graphic to make the word.
- Make comments such as “I see jet in the net” or “I can get a bed in the net,” emphasizing the /e/ sound in words with the letter e (e.g., /n/ /e/, /e/, /et/).
- Point out that each word has the letter e, which makes the /e/ sound.
Put word cards in red jet
- Make a paper jet and color it red.
- Put word cards with the /e/ sound in the paper jet.
- Take the words off the red jet one at a time and point out the letter e, emphasizing that it makes the /e/ sound.
- Have the children read each word and then place the words in a net.
- Let the children make their own word cards to put in the red jet or in a net by writing words with the short /e/ sound on small pieces of paper.
More Practice
Identify the target letter and associated sound in a text
- Read the Get the Hen in the Net target text together.
- Have the children underline the letter e in words with the /e/ sound.
- Read the text again, fading support.
- Write the target letter on the whiteboard for the children to see.
- Give each child a whiteboard and have them write words from dictation, changing one or two letters each time to make a new word:
- pen → pet → bet → bed → led → leg → log → bog → bag → ban → man → men → met → set
- pen → pet → bet → bed → led → leg → log → bog → bag → ban → man → men → met → set
Read More
SEEL Target Texts
Get the Hen in the Net
I see a net.
I can get a hen in a net.
I can get a pen in a net.
I can get a sled in a net.
I can get a bed in a net
Now I see a red jet.
I can get the word leg from a red jet.
I can get the word pet from a red jet.
I can get the word step from a red jet.
I can get the word men from a red jet.
The word leg is on a red jet and a hen is in a net.
The word pet is on a red jet and a pen is in a net.
The word step is on a red jet and a sled is in a net.
The word men is on a red jet and a bed is in a net.
I can get a hen in a net.
I can get a pen in a net.
I can get a sled in a net.
I can get a bed in a net
Now I see a red jet.
I can get the word leg from a red jet.
I can get the word pet from a red jet.
I can get the word step from a red jet.
I can get the word men from a red jet.
The word leg is on a red jet and a hen is in a net.
The word pet is on a red jet and a pen is in a net.
The word step is on a red jet and a sled is in a net.
The word men is on a red jet and a bed is in a net.
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Standards
SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.
http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/
69307
Get E in the Net