PreK to Kinder Level 8 Sort It /i_e/ & Texts PDF
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Sort It
& Accompanying Texts
The / i_e
i_e// Sound
PreK to Kindergarten
(CVC to early MS)
Developed by Marnie Ginsberg, PhD
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Key Sentence:
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I like to try to find the right pie.
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Sort It List
The /i_e/ Sound
Read the words and sort them by their /i_e/ spelling. Remember to say the sounds as you write each word.
Sort It
Read & Search
The /i_e/ Sound
Ask students, “What do you think this poem titled ‘The Flight of the Kite’ will be about?” Read the poem.
Afterwards, support students to summarize what the poem is about. If time allows, have students
highlight or underline each /i_e/ sound spelling. Students can also record the words on a Sort It page.
The Flight of the Kite
by Terri Jenson
A fun thing to do
on a day that is fine
Is to pick up a kite
and plen ty of twine.
Off to the field,
ight
when the wind is just right
Send the kite high –
up, up on its flight.
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Read & Search
The Flight of the Kite
(continued)
Feel the tug on the twine;
the kite dips and it dives.
Watch it dance and wave
as it glides in the sky.
On a fine summ er day –
try as you might,
There’s no thing like be ing
a kid with a kite.
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After a first reading, if time allows, ask your student
to re-read while listening for the /i_e/ sound.
Circle the /i_e/ spellings in the nursery rhyme.
Read & Search
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twink le, twink le, litt le star,
How
I
Up
a bove*
won der
what you are.
the
world
so high
Like a di a mond in the sky.
Twink le, twink le, litt le star,
How
I
won der
what you are!
* “Above” is coded like the words “come” and “some” with the O and E
marked as a unit representing the /ŭ/ sound.
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As your bright and ti ny spark
Lights the
trav e ler
in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twink le, twink le, litt le star.
the www.starfall.com
booklet, “sky ride,” would
be good to read now.
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Make the Connection
The following phrases are famous idioms. An idiom is an expression whose figurative meaning does not
correspond to the literal meaning of the words that make up the expression.
Note for teachers: each phrase has a literal meaning illustration and a figurative meaning illustration. Fold
the figurative meaning back before reading with students. Read the idiom first, look at the literal meaning
illustration, and discuss whether it makes sense. Then unfold and look at the figurative meaning illustration to
discuss the actual meaning of each phrase.
Bull in a chi na shop
Rise and shine!
When pigs fly!
Don’t cry o ver spilled milk.
Pie in the sky
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Star Light, Star Bright
Read & Search
Star light, star bright,
First star I see to night,
I wish I may,
I wish I might,
Have a wish I wish to night.
Search for the /i_e/ sound and draw a diamond over each /i_e/ word.
Then sort each word into the columns below.
i_e
I
like
y
to
try
i
to
find
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Write It
The /i_e/ Sound
Ask students if they remember the Key Sentences for the /oa/, /ee/, /ay/, and /i_e/ sounds (you may
decide to target only certain sounds). Review each Key Sentence and have students write them below.
Brief but regular review of Key Sentences helps students to store phonics information for rapid and
easy access.
THE www.starfall.com BOOKLET, “GEORGES
SEURAT,” HAS SOME /I_E/ SOUND WORDS.
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Read & Search
This is a long but gripping story. You may wish to take turns
reading sections with students. Remember to ask for a summary
of the story. (The words “eye” and “island” have odd spellings
that aren’t repeated in other English words.)
The Island
by Laurie Newell
My eyes o pen and I see the sky.
The night is o ver. It is light.
I am on an is land.
Why am I here?
How much time has passed?
I
re mem ber:
My boat sank!
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I had to swim. I swam a long time,
But
fi nall y,
I got to the is land.
I am still tired.
I get up. The sand is fine and white.
I write in the sand as big as I can:
I don’t know the size of the
is land. Is the is land wild or are
there peo ple here? Should I try
to walk to the o ther side?
My throat is dry.
I must try to find
wa ter.
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I have an i de a. I climb high in to a tree.
I can not see the o ther side of the
is land, but I can see a stream.
I climb
down
and get
wa ter.
I must eat. I find some clams in the sand.
I make a fire and roast the clams.
I try them. I like them!
A plane is in sight!
I see it fly right o ver me.
Will the pi lot see me?
Will he see what I wrote in the sand?
I wave my hands.
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The plane is fly ing right by!
I try not to cry. But wait!
The plane is fly ing back. It is fly ing low.
It is a sign that the pi lot has seen me!
I smile.
Fi nall y,
I know I will be safe!!
Hunt for as many /i_e/ spellings as time allows. Ready, go! Using the Key Sentence
for Sort It, record several of the words on the following Sort It page. Remember to
say each sound separately as you write each sound.
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Sort It
The /i_e/ Sound
Use this /i_e/ Sort It page to record as many of the /i_e/ spellings from “The Island” as you have time for.
Key Sentence:
I like to try to find the right pie.
i_e
I
like
igh
the
right
y
to
try
i
to
find
ie
pie.
BONUS! Guide students to notice that words like “try,” “my,” “cry,” and “by” end in the /i_e/ sound.
How is the /i_e/ sound often spelled at the end of short words?
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Match It
The /i_e/ Sound
Read each sentence. Then draw a line to match it with the picture!
What will help a kite fly high?
This bug likes to eat flies.
Most have five of these on each hand.
What can shine in the sky on a
dark night?
You can write this and send it by mail.
What grows on a vine and you can
pick them when they are ripe?
What can chime and show the time?
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The /i_e/ Sound
Make It Stick
DIRECTIONS:
Have student try to read all the words in 1 minute. At first, you may need to read
them aloud as your student follows along. There are 20 words repeated twice.
I
like
by
light
my
life
high
line
time
might
why
died
night
lie
find
tied
right
while
try
white
while
I
life
time
why
my
tied
like
died
might
find
line
night
by
right
try
lie
high
white
light
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The /i_e/ Sound
Make It Stick Review
+ /ee/ & /ay/ Review
DIRECTIONS:
Have student try to read all the words in 1 minute. At first, you may need to
read them aloud as your student follows along.
child
to day
cried
main
mile
day
I’m
we
fight
stay
fire
here
write
play
wild
five
same
late
quite
me
say
size
leave
came
fine
sky
read
bright
try
these
drive
wide
ba by please
three
ta ble
lie
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