Hi, everyone!
Taylor here.
In this unit we are going to learn how to read words from different families that have
the vowel E in them.
Ready?
Let's go!
One, two, three...
Oh, hi there!
Will you help me count my hens?
Let's start over.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Ten red hens in the pen.
Thanks for helping me count!
Reading is just as important as counting, and the more words we read, the easier it
will become.
Are you ready to practice reading?
You know lots of consonants like h, n, v, and t, and you know the sounds they make.
H, n, v, and t [sounds out each letter].
You also know that the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and, sometimes, y.
Let's think about my hen.
I see three letters: h, e, and n.
H and n are consonants, so I put them in blue.
E is a vowel, so I put it in red.
The name of the letter is E, but when we talk about short E what sound does it make?
It makes the sound E [short E sound].
When I say the word hen, I hear three sounds.
H, e, n [sounds out each letter].
Make the sounds with me.
H, e, n.
Do you remember how to take three sounds and make them into a word?
We slide across and blend them, kind of like a snake [hissing] stretching out [emphasizes
short E sound].
We put our finger under each sound.
H, e, n [sounds out each letter].
Then we slide across, blending the sounds as we go.
H, e, n [sounds out each letter].
Hen.
A hen lives in a pen.
Let's go to a place where a different animal lives.
D, e, n.
Can you figure out what word this is?
Get your finger ready to tap under each sound.
Make the sounds with me.
D, e, n [sounds out each letter].
Ready to blend?
Den.
Hm...
What animal lives in a den?
Oh, a bear!
Hen and den are in the same family.
Their ending sounds are the same.
Only the beginning sounds h and d are different.
Can you think of another word in the n family?
Hm...
Hen, den, pen, ten!
Remember my ten hens in their pen?
This family is the n family.
In this unit you're going to learn to read words from four families that all use the
vowel sound E [short E sound].
They are ed, et, eg, and en.
We already read a few words from the n family, like hen, pen, ten, and den.
Let's read some words from the ed family.
B, e, d [sounds out each letter].
Bed.
R, e, d.
Red.
F, e, d.
Fed.
Can you think of any more words that could go in this family?
How about led?
Let's read words from the et family next.
J, e, t [sounds out each letter].
Jet.
V, e, t.
Vet.
P, e, t.
Pet.
Can you think of any more words that could go in this family?
How about... net?
Or wet!
Time for the eg family.
L, e, g [sounds out each letter].
Leg.
B, e, g.
Beg.
P, e, g.
Peg.
Can you think of any more words that could go in this family?
How about... keg!
Let's play a game with some of our new words.
I will say a riddle, and you have to think of the word.
[audience applause]
What is small, red, lays eggs and lives in a pen?
It's...
my hen!
Now, close your eyes and try to imagine the letters that spell the word hen.
I like to think of the three sounds I hear.
H, e, n [sounds out each letter].
Hen.
Next one!
This is an animal that you might have at home, like a dog, cat, or fish.
It's called your...
pet!
Now, close your eyes and try to imagine the word pet.
I like to think of the three sounds I hear.
P, e, t [sounds out each letter].
Pet!
Hm...
What if your pet was sick?
Where would you take it?
Um... the doctor?
What is the word for a doctor for animals...?
Oh, yeah!
Vet!
V, e, t [sounds out each letter].
Vet!
You did it!
Thanks for playing with me.
We read so many words today.
Pause the video and try to read them again, and don't forget to always stay clever.