Spelling - a-e

Interactive and engaging, this spelling lesson plan is designed to help children in identifying and using the 'a-e' split digraph, commonly found in words such as 'make' and 'cake'. The lesson begins with a visual and auditory exploration of images and words that contain the 'a-e' sound. Children are encouraged to sound out words, enhancing their phonemic awareness. The lesson then moves on to a series of activities where students apply their knowledge by adding sound buttons (dots for single sounds and dashes for digraphs) to words, creating new words with the 'a-e' sound, and labelling pictures with the corresponding words.

Further activities include finding hidden words within a grid, completing sentences with the appropriate 'a-e' word, and playing the Caterpillar game, where students spell words correctly to build a caterpillar. To reinforce learning, a spell check is conducted where children are asked to spell a list of 'a-e' words. The lesson plan also incorporates various printable resources and games like Bingo and challenge cards, catering to different learning styles and ensuring that the children remain engaged. Flashcards and alien (nonsense) word exercises are also included to test the children's ability to apply the 'a-e' sound in unfamiliar contexts, promoting decoding skills and phonetic understanding.