Lesson 10

e - E  'Eva emu eats eels'

The next letter sound to teach is the sound as in emu, evening, eat, eel etc. The stripe above the 'e' shows your student that it is long sounding. The short sounding letter 'e' has a semi-circle above it, as in elephant;

Step 1:

1. Quickly review the previous letters learned.

2. Pronounce words beginning with those sounds.

3. Show the coloured letter cards.

Step 2:

1. print: letter 'e' in colour

Step 3:

1. Show the letter to your student and pronounce the sound several times.

2. Ask the student to repeat the letter sound several times.

3. Pronounce words that begin with the sound (Emu eats eels....).

Step 4: Print and complete the following worksheets in order:

1. letter e worksheet

2. the letter e

3. the letter E

4. print the 'alternative letter'

5. review number 3

Step 5: Optional Biblical lesson. Read the Bible chapters indicated on the worksheet. Tracing the sentence will give your student practice in forming letters. These letters may not have been taught yet; print worksheet.

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