Try playing the game Jake the Snake to practice silent e words. This is how you play:
1. PREPARATION: Go to this website and print off the game.
2. You will need: one die and a game piece for each player.
3. TO PLAY: Player 1 rolls the die, if he lands on a short vowel sound word, his turn is over. If he lands on a long vowel sound word, he gets to roll the die one more time.
4. The player that gets to the end of the snake first wins.
Have fun mastering silent e words!
Try out this really great educational website called Learning Games for Kids. You can find it at the following website: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/. On the website you will see online games for kids in Preschool up to 8th grade. You will find Math games, Spelling games, Science games, Literacy games, Social Studies games, and even Keyboarding games. There are so many options and things to choose from. Give yourself and hour or two to look through the website and see all they have to offer. You won't be disappointed!
Looking for an exciting way to teach your student how to read magic e words? Check out this awesome movie found on youtube. The teacher in the movie explains how to make a magic e wand and make the vowel stand out with glitter. How fun! Who knew that learning about silent e could be so exciting!
Don't you just love awesome worksheets that you can download for free? Go here to check out the Silent E Word Activity. All you do is cut out the word cards and the magic e's provided. Make sure to glue or tape a magic e on a popsicle stick for each student. Your student then uses to the word cards to place their magic e stick at the end, making a new word. The student reads the new word they made and then writes it down on their worksheet.
Students love having their very own magic e stick. It also helps so much with reading those tricky silent e words. Have fun!
If your student is a visual learner and thrives working in small groups, you should introduce them to the Silent e Board Game. This game provides excellent practice with reading silent e words. Here is how you play:
1. PREPARATION: Go to the following website: http://r3600f11silente.wikispaces.com/Learning+Center+Activities. Scroll down to the section that says Silent e Board Game.
2. Print off the board game. You will also need: two dice, game pieces, and flash cards with silent e words.
3. TO PLAY: Player 1 rolls the dice and picks up a silent e flash card from the stack. Player 1 must be able to read the word on the card as well as the word without the silent e. For example, if the card said: cape, the student would also say cap.
4. If Player 1 can read the word with the long and short vowel sounds, they can move however spaces they roll with the dice. If Player 1 can't read both words, then they must move back one space on the board.
5. The first player to get to the end wins the game.
I hope your student enjoys playing this game!
Are you trying to find a fun way to practice silent e words? You should check out this worksheet called Maze Madness. It is a simple maze worksheet where your student must help a boy named Mike get to the playground. If he comes to a word with a silent e, he must turn right in the maze. If he runs into a word with a short vowel sound, he must turn left. You can check out this maze worksheet here. Have an a-MAZE-ing time!
When introducing vowels or vowel patterns, I like to use the Vowel Boot Camp videos found on youtube.com. They are very clever and get kids interested. I have listed below which vowels talk about which vowel patterns in the videos:
VOWEL A and VOWEL E- These videos talk about when two vowels are side by side in a word, the first one says its name.
VOWEL I and VOWEL O and VOWEL U- These videos talk about the silent e.
Your student will love watching these short clips. Not only are they humorous, but they teach the concepts well. Enjoy!
