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
3–30 SPELL--LinkstoReading&Writing
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
Lesson 21
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
Lesson 21
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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Section 3 Short Vowels
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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Short Vowel e Sound
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.”