PreK to Kinder Level 6 Sort It /ee/ & Texts PDF
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Sort It
& Accompanying Texts
The / ee
ee// Sound
PreK to Kindergarten
Developed by Marnie Ginsberg, PhD
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of
each
fall.
ea
e_e
these
sees
ee
He
e
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ba by
be
each
these
see
mean
read
need
Pete
man y
sea
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Key Sentence:
He sees man y of these
se each fall.
man y
y
Sort It List
The /ee/ Sound
Read the words and sort them by their /ee/ spelling. Remember to say the sounds as you write each word.
Sort It
Read & Search
The /ee/ Sound
If time allows, Search for
the /ee/ spellings in this poem.
Little Bo Peep
Litt le Bo Peep has lost her sheep,
And can’t tell where to find them;
Leave them a lone,
one,
And
they’ll
come home,
Wagg ing their tails
be hind them.
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Write It
The /ee/ Sound
DIRECTIONS:
Have students read each word and remind them they all have the /ee/ sound. Next, have students
write each separate spelling in a box, saying each sound as they write. Two-letter spellings belong in
the bigger boxes. Finally, point to where each word belongs on the /ee/ Sort It page used previously.
she
we
each
see
happy
read
“pete’s sheep” from
www.s ta rfa l l . com
is a good /ee/
sound book to read.
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The /ee/ Sound
Read & Search
If time allows, Search for
the /ee/ spellings in this poem.
Jack Sprat
Jack Sprat could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean,
And so be tween the two of them,
They licked
ed the
pla tter
clean.
“my family” from
w w w .s t a rfa ll.co m
is a good /ee/
sound book to read.
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The /ee/ Sound
Read & Search
DIRECTIONS:
Ask students, “What do you think this poem titled ‘Tea with a Bee’ will be about?” Read the
poem. Afterwards, support students to summarize the poem. If time allows, have students
highlight or underline each /ee/ spelling.
Tea with a Bee
by Terri Jenson
As I sit be neath a tree
And sip my cup of neat, sweet tea,
I see a bu sy, buzz ing bee
And watch him flit from tree to tree.
What if he lands u pon my knee?
Or leaps in to my cup of tea?
I think it best for me to flee
And drink my tea – far from the bee.
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of
each
fall.
ea
e_e
these
sees
ee
He
e
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eat
happ y
he
read
these
see*
need
each
man y
sea**
she
feet
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Key Sentence:
He sees man y of these
se each fall.
man y
y
Sort It List
The /ee/ Sound
Do you recall the Key Sentence for the sound /ee/? Read the words and sort them by their /ee/ spelling.
Remember to say the sounds as you write each word.
Sort It
Read & Search
Gettysburg Address
Ask students which /ee/ spellings they remember. Write them on a dry erase board. Next, review the /ee/ Key Sentence and repeat the above process for the /oa/ sound. Finally, introduce
students to the strange /ee/ spelling in “people.”
people
“Look at all the people!”
/p/ /ee/ /p/ /l/
From a Famous Speech
by President Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863
This
na tion, un der
shall have a
and that
God,
new
birth of free dom—
gov ern ment
of the peo ple,
by the peo ple,
for the peo ple,
shall not
per ish
from the earth.
President Lincoln had a tremendous influence on the United States when it
was still trying to figure out how to build a democracy as a young nation. A
democracy is a government where the people vote for their leaders–not like
a country that has a queen or king or one that has a tyrant–one who rules
everything on his or her own. Lincoln made this expression that describes
democracy famous: ”of the people, by the people, for the people.”
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Write It
A Famous Saying
First, ask students to read the saying. Ask them what they think it means. Next, ask them if there has
been a time when they have thought carefully, or not thought carefully, before acting.
Look be fore you leap.
Have students read the famous saying a couple of times and then do Write It, saying
each sound as they write the words.
Ask students, “Can you recall the spellings of the /ee/ sound? Do you
remember the Key Sentence for /ee/ about the scarecrow? Where do
the /ee/ sound words in the saying above belong on the previous /ee/
Sort It page?”
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The “e” Spelling
Flex It
DIRECTIONS:
The spelling “e” can be two sounds: /ĕ/ as in “red” and /ee/ (also known as /ē/) as in “she.” Sometimes
you have to try one sound and if it doesn’t work, try another sound. We call this “Flex It.” Read these
words with the “e” spelling. Sort them by which sound of “e” they have.
/e/
Cut out the cards below to play the sorting game.
/ee/
as in red
yes
me
be
get
let
e ven*
red
we
then
e mail
bed
he
she
when
as in she
*The word “even” can go in either column.
Ask students to explain their choice.
If student reads “red” as /reed/, then say, “Yes, that’s a word, but what if the sentence were
“My favorite color is
?”
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The /ee/ Sound
Read & Search
Tommy
by Gwendolyn Brooks
I put a seed in to the
And said, “I’ll
I
wa tered
watch
it and
ground
it grow.”
cared
for it
As well as I could know.
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Tommy
Read & Search
One day I
(continued)
walked
in my back yard,
And oh, what did I see!
My seed had popped it self
With out con sult ing
right
me.
*Reprinted by Consent of Brooks Permission
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out,
Match It
The /ee/ Sound
Read each sentence. Then draw a line to match it with the picture!
Can you hear the sea when you
hold this near to your ear?
What is a sweet treat you can eat?
Man y of these grow on trees
each spring.
We have three toes on each of
our feet and can sleep in trees.
What are we?*
You can read a stor y in this thing.
On the deep sea, there are three
of these.
What can sneak and creep in the
dark street?
*sloths
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Make It Stick
The /ee/ Sound
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.
be
see
hear
man y
these
ea sy
me
feet
year
an y
here
read
he
keep
each
she
these
ver y
we
need
see
be
an y
year
we
hear
me
need
he
man y
she
each
read
ea sy
ver y
we
feet
here
these
keep
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The /ee/ & /oa/ Sounds
Make It Stick 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.
happ y please
on ly
he
meet
stor y
know
sea
po em e ver y
seem
most
we
those
near
hoe
reall y
coast
seen
al so
mean
tree
road
told
she
o pen
e ven
three al most
street
phone
bod y
a go
these
show peo ple
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ea
e_e
these
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He
e
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Key Sentence:
He sees man y of these each fall.
man y
y
The /ee/ Sound