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Letter E: PowerPoint and Worksheets: Lesson 5

A read-aloud PowerPoint and two worksheets isolate the initial sound of the vowel Ee, following the four earlier letters reviewed at the close of this Lilibette's Resources phonics lesson.
Grades
Preschool–K
Pages
31
File type
Multiple File Types
Editable
Yes

Instant download · Updated Oct 18, 2024

Subject
Special Resources, ELA, Special Education Needs (SEN), Language Development, Phonics
Topic
phonics, learn to read
Resource types
Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Editable
Yes

About this resource

What's inside this resource

Learn Initial Sounds E: Lesson 5 teaches the letter Ee and its related phonic sound through a 25-slide PowerPoint lesson and 6 follow-up activity worksheets.

All you need to teach the phonic letter E! Whether in school or at home, this series of phonic presentations can help you teach initial/beginning sounds effectively to all pupils, including those with special needs/dyslexia.

This lesson is part of a synthetic, systematic phonics programme for all abilities including those suspected of being dyslexic.

This lesson is in the first stage of the Reading Made Simple programme where we teach the initial, or beginning, sounds.

The ability to hear the initial/beginning sound is stressed throughout, while we learn to associate each letter with its sound.

Each lesson can stand alone but the activities will presume knowledge of the previous letters in the alphabet as Reading Made Simple teaches the initial sounds in alphabetical order.

Special features of the Learn Initial Sounds E: Lesson 5

  • The PowerPoint is silent so that you can interact with your child in the best way for them: full instructions are provided at the bottom of each slide - be sure to show 'Notes'.

  • Science of Reading Aligned

  • Truly phonetic; no 'i' for 'ice-cream'.

  • We focus heavily on phonemic awareness which is so necessary for a head start in phonics

  • The child is given plenty of opportunities to learn the necessary skills - perfection is not expected in lesson 1 but the teacher will be looking for the development of the necessary skills as the child works through the alphabet.

What is included in the Learn Initial Sounds E: Lesson 5?

  1. A 26-slide PowerPoint which teaches phonemic awareness, letter/sound correspondence and letter formation along with practice games

  2. 5 follow-up worksheets

How can the Learn Initial Sounds E: Lesson 5 be used?

It can be used in multiple ways:

  1. As the child learns each sound, you can use the PowerPoint lesson to reinforce your own lesson

  2. It can be sent home for a child to watch with his/her parents after being taught the letter Ee in class - this will then act as revision as well as training the parent as to what is necessary to help the child.

  3. Use in class

  4. Use at home by parents or for home education

Suggested Method:

  1. Introduce each letter in turn to your pupil. Have a flashcard of the letter ready.

  2. Say the sound each letter represents to the child and ask him/her to repeat it three times. Explain that some words begin with this sound. Give an example.

  3. Either use the lesson as teacher training for yourself to see how to teach your child, or use it with the child.

  4. Choose suitable activities (matching the ability of your child) from the pak of worksheets.

  5. Notes are suggestions only - use language appropriate to your pupil and be sure to interact naturally. However, do make sure that you focus on the hearing of the sounds at the beginning of words as this is much overlooked in the quest to help children learn the initial sounds as quickly as possible.

Technical help:

Use the PowerPoint in normal mode so that you can see the notes and use the 'Draw' tool when prompted.

Some slides are interactive.

More:

  1. Teachers: Find more Initial Sounds Worksheets here: https://teachsimple.com/product/beginning-sounds-phonics-worksheets

  2. Find FREE revision/practice initial sounds slides here: https://teachsimple.com/product/learn-initial-sounds-powerpoint

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Hear and isolate the initial sound /e/ at the beginning of a spoken word.

  • Recognize and trace the letter Ee in its printed form.

  • Distinguish pictures whose names begin with /e/ from pictures that do not.

  • Review the initial sounds of the four previously taught letters, Aa through Dd.

Teaching tips

  • Use the guidance page's suggestion of "echo" instead of "elephant" as the picture cue if a child struggles to recall the /e/ sound, since the guidance notes elephant does not work for every learner.

  • Have the child feel the position of their mouth, tongue and teeth (using a mirror if needed) while saying /e/, per the lesson's own instruction for teaching new sounds.

  • Review the Aa-Dd slides at the end of the deck before or after the Ee lesson to reinforce previously taught letters, since the presentation itself is structured to revisit them.

Skills covered

  • Phonemic awareness -- students isolate the initial /e/ sound at the start of spoken words, per the guidance page's own emphasis on training the ear before the letter.

  • Letter-sound correspondence -- students connect the printed letter Ee to its spoken sound across the slides and both worksheets.

  • Letter formation -- students trace Ee with correct pencil hold, per Worksheet 2's explicit instruction.

  • Picture sorting by sound -- students identify and colour only the pictures whose names begin with /e/ in Worksheet 2.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Why might "elephant" not be the best picture cue for the letter Ee?

The guidance page notes some children find "echo" a clearer example of the /e/ sound than "elephant," and suggests trying different words or a physical gesture, like waving an arm like a trunk, if a child struggles to recall the sound.

How does the lesson review earlier letters?

The presentation closes with the same Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd sequence used in prior lessons, giving a quick recap of previously taught sounds before moving on to the newly introduced Ee.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • CCSS.RF.2 — Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
  • CCSS.RF.K.2.d — Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
  • CCSS.RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

Core concepts

  • Initial sounds

  • Letter-sound correspondence

  • Vowel sounds

  • Letter formation

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