Sound: Short vowel e sound as in bed, head

There are many ways to spell the short vowel e sound.

Lesson 21

Short Vowel e Sound as in bed, head

Section

3

Short Vowels Word Study Journal Page

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Sound It Out!

Check the Order!

Catch the Beat!

Listen Up!

A Little Stress Will Help This Mess!

No Fouls! (see allowable spellings above)

Play by the Rules! The short vowel e sound is usually spelled with the letter ‘e’.

Use Rhyme This Time!

Spell What You Mean and Mean What You Spell!

Be Smart About Word Parts!

Build on the Base!

Invite the Relatives!

Fix the Funny Stuff!

Look It Up!

My Word Gallery

Directions for the Activity 1. Gather the items needed.

2. Review the Word Study Journal entries for this spelling lesson with your child.

3. Separately, search the reading material for words containing the short vowel e

sound. 4. Race against each other to see who can be the first to find three words with the

short vowel e sound.

5. Keep lists of each word found. 6. When you have finished, direct your child to read the words aloud and tap out

each sound in the words. 7. Then instruct your child to divide each word into syllables, if possible, and confirm

that each syllable has at least one vowel letter.

Section 3 Short Vowels

Items Needed • Reading material such

as storybooks, newspapers, or magazines

• Writing paper • Pencil or pen • Student’s Word Study

Journal

Short Vowel e Sound as in bed, head

Segmenting Sounds

Lesson 21

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Section 3 Short Vowels

Short Vowel e Sound as in bed, head

Writing – Word Completion

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The Elephant and the Egg

One day P__nny, the h__n, asked

__lephant if he would take care of her __gg.

P__nny’s b__st fr__nd was in b__d, not feeling

w__ll and P__nny, the h__n, wanted to h__lp

her. __lephant s__d y__s he would be happy to

take care of her __gg.

The n__xt day __lephant w__nt to

P__nny’s n__st. He was r__dy to learn all

about how to take care of an __gg. “W__ll,

here it is,” s__d P__nny, the H__n. __lephant

had n__ver seen such a pretty r__d __gg.

“H__llo little __gg’” s__d __lephant. __lephant

took out his y__llow p__ncil and paper and

wrote down each st__p P__nny s__d. He did

not want to forg__t __nything. P__nny showed

__lephant how to be g__ntle with the __gg and

told him not to y__ll around it. She also told

him not to l__t the __gg get too close to the

__dge of the n__st.

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Section 3 Short Vowels

Short Vowel e Sound as in bed, head

Writing – Word Completion

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The Tale of Captain Meadow

If you have ___ver r___d the tale of

Captain M___dow, you would know that he was

the w___lthiest pirate on the seas. It was hard

to m___sure his w___lth because his tr___sure

was spr___d around the world, hidden in many

different places. This m___nt that his w___lth

could not be thr___tened since no one could

find all of his tr___sure. His tr___sure m___nt

the world to him and he was always r___dy to

fight to the d___th to prot___ct it.

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Short Vowel e Sound as in bed, head

Writing – TTQA Prompts

Lesson 21

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Turn the Question Around

1. What are those things he set on his bed?

2. Why is the elephant so very upset?

3. What are seven things you should not put into your head?

4. How do you like to spend time with your friends?

5. When is a very good time to empty the desk?

6. What do you do when the hen lays too many eggs?

7. What has been said about eating the bread?

8. What are the things you have left to sell?

9. Why has Ben not fed any of the pets?

10. When will the bell ring?

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Lesson 21Short Vowel e Sound

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Decodable, sequenced book correlated with Lesson 21

Short Vowel e Sound

I’m Ken.

I’m Ken.

Let’s Send Ken Let’s Send Ken

Written by j. m. skylar

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Let’s send Ken,when Ken is set, when Ken is fed,

let’s send Ken off to bed.

Good night

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Let’s send Ken, let’s send Ken a jest in text.Let’s send Ken,let’s send Ken on a jet.

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let’s send Ken seven pets. Let’s send Ken,when Ken’s a pest,when Ken’s upset,

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Where Have You Been My Friend?

Where Have You Been My Friend?

Written by j. m. skylar

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Where have you been, my friend?

I’m happy to see you again!I’m happy to see you again, my friend!

When can I see you next, my friend?

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I kept the pets in the pen.Let’s have breakfast, my friend.

Breakfast is set in the den.So the pets can’t get in the den. So the pets can’t have any bread.

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“Do you have any pets?” he said.

“Go ahead, my friend,” I said. “Any bread for you, my friend?”

“I have many pets,” I said.“No, no bread,” he said. “I will have this instead.”