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 Goals:

• Students will check words for final e.
• Students will pronounce long vowel sounds in words with silent final e.

Materials:

• Magnetic letters
• Metal board
• Word cards showing words with and without final silent e (like rat/rate)
• Dry Erase board, markers, eraser

Preparation:

• Make a list of pairs of words with and without final silent e, such as sit/site, hat/hate, man/mane, and cub/cube.
• Print a list of ten CVC and ten CVCe words in random order for testing.

Procedure:

• Review CVC pattern words, such as man, rid, rip, cut, and hat.  Use CVC words that have related CVCe pattern words.
• Review the concept of short/long vowel sounds.  Be sure all students can give both long and short sounds for all vowels on command.
• Demonstrate how adding the silent final e changes vowel sounds by using the magnetic letters to spell a CVC word, reading it, then adding an e and reading it again.
• Allow each student to manipulate the letters and other students to read the words.  Repeat as needed.
• Repeat step three in reverse: spell the CVCe words with magnets, then remove the e and read the CVC word.
• Use the dry erase board.  Give each student turns to spell a CVC word and add an e to make the CVCe word. 
• Give each student turns to make a CVCe word, remove the e and read the CVC word.

Evaluation:

• Have students read privately from the prepared list.  Assess accuracy on both the CVCe and CVC words.

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