Recognize and apply short vowels, long vowels, and “y” as a vowel.

Procedures:Short vowel e class worksheetSong for short a displayed on chart paper on an easelSong for short e displayed on chart paper on an easel.White boardComputerShort vowel e take home worksheetPaper bagToy elephantToy eggToy bedToy henToy jetPenSentence strips of short e wordsIntroduction and Motivation:Students will start by singing the short e song twice. Then they will come up and drawobjects with short e sound in the word out of the paper bag. Objects will be toy elephant,plastic egg, toy hen, toy bed, toy jet and a pen. After they draw an object the teacher willdisplay it on a sentence strip on the boardTeaching steps and Procedure:1. Teacher will project http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-e/load.htm?fon white board.2. Teacher will choose volunteers to click on the letter to hear the words andsee the associated video display.3. Teacher will project http://www.starfall.com/n/short-e/se/load.htm?f onthe white board.4. Teacher will choose volunteers to take turns reading the story.5. Students will be aided in reading the story by clicking on words not knowand getting help from the computer.Closure:Teacher will ask students what sound short e makes. Teacher will then ask students toname some objects that start have short e vowel sounds. Students will then sing the short e song.Assessment:Students will complete a worksheet in which they identify objects and create a short e word forthat object.