Kindergarten Phonics, Decoding & Spelling Patterns: Short E
252 printable Kindergarten phonics worksheets on Short E. 7 activity types: Crack the Code, Lesson, Read and Draw, Roll and Read. The first three are free to download; All Access opens all 252.
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Includes 7 activity types: Crack the Code, Lesson, Read and Draw, Roll and Read, Sentence Scramble, Word Ladder, Word Search.
Teaching Short E
What it is
Short e is the /e/ sound heard in bed, ten, and nest. It is the short vowel children most often confuse with short i.
When a child is ready
Teach it after short a is secure and before mixing several vowels in one lesson.
If they struggle
If bed comes out as bid, compare the two sounds side by side with a mirror: the mouth opens wider for /e/. Sort word cards into an e pile and an i pile before reading them.
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