Magic e Activity: Idea #306

Is your student becoming quite the reader? Try introducing magic e words. A fun way to get them started is to do the following:

1. Make a list of about ten words that have a silent e. For example: pine, game, lone, Pete, cube.

2. Arrange them similar to the following worksheet: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVVpIW5AEnUkjZPxoXyWt-CY7RrK2wDvLFFiOQuqIOBLM4TCtLXrCbUAsMHWZAOU5OT-VNj3Eya1k_nGCvgpt5CWcJSPgyZtQ0-Y0w31r2SgvpT2Ww9o6U68eucXnlFC7fz33DVPUp1pu/s1600/magic+e.jpg 

3. Make sure that the letter e is spaced out from the rest of the word. Once your list is finalized, have your student cut it in half and fold the paper over to cover the silent e. You can see how they do it here.

4. Have your student read the three letter word first, then uncover the silent e and read the new word. For example, at first your student may see the word cap, but after the e is uncovered the new word is cape. 

5. See how fast your student can read the new words to you. Reading magic e words was never so much fun!