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Lesson Plan

Eager For E’s Lesson Plan

Students will identify, pronounce, and spell long E words spelled ee and ea through sorting, choral reading, and sentence-building activities to boost phonics mastery.

Long E spelled ee and ea is a key phonics pattern in 2nd grade. Mastery improves reading fluency and spelling accuracy and builds confidence with multisyllabic words.

Audience

2nd Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Hands-on sorting, guided modeling, and independent sentence practice.

Materials

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction and Sound Warm-Up

5 minutes

  • Display the first slide of the Eager For E’s Slide Deck explaining the long E sound.
  • Play or model the sound while showing examples with ee and ea.
  • Ask students to give thumbs-up or thumbs-down as they hear the long E in sample words.

Step 2

Guided Choral Practice

7 minutes

  • Show ee and ea word slides one at a time.
  • Model pronunciation and have the class repeat chorally.
  • Highlight spelling pattern (ee vs ea) on each slide.

Step 3

Word Card Sorting

8 minutes

  • Divide students into small groups.
  • Distribute the Eager For E’s Word Card Set.
  • Have groups sort cards under ee or ea headings (provided on slide or board).
  • Circulate to prompt discussion and correct sorting errors.

Step 4

Sentence Building Activity

7 minutes

Step 5

Closure and Quick Assessment

3 minutes

  • Administer the Eager For E’s Assessment Quiz as an exit ticket (3 short questions).
  • Collect responses to gauge mastery and identify students needing additional support.
  • Praise student effort and review one example of an ee/ea word as a final group affirmation.
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Slide Deck

Eager For E’s

Long E Sound: ee & ea

Let’s explore how ee and ea make the long E sound!

Welcome class! Today we're going to become “E detectives” and learn how ee and ea make the long E sound. Get ready to listen, practice, and have fun!

The Long E Sound

The long E sound is like saying /ē/. Listen carefully.

Examples:

  • ee: see, tree
  • ea: sea, eat

Play or model the /ē/ sound clearly. Ask students to give thumbs-up if they hear the long E sound and thumbs-down if they don’t.

Choral Practice: ee Words

  • week
  • feet
  • bee
  • sleep

Model each word slowly, then have the class repeat chorally. After each word, point to the ee letters and say, “ee makes /ē/.”

Choral Practice: ea Words

  • team
  • leaf
  • clean
  • dream

Model each ea word and invite students to repeat. Highlight the ea letters and say, “ea makes /ē/ here too.”

Spot the Spelling Pattern

Words with /ē/ can be spelled:

  • ee (always together)
  • ea (often in the middle)

Can you spot where they go?

Explain that sometimes we spell /ē/ with ee and sometimes with ea. Show examples and ask students where they think ee or ea belongs.

Word Card Sorting

Instructions:

  1. In your groups, sort word cards under “ee” or “ea.”
  2. Place each card in the correct column.
  3. Be ready to explain your choices.

Divide students into small groups and distribute word cards. Set a timer for 5 minutes. Circulate to prompt discussion and correct any errors.

Sentence Building

Complete each sentence with the correct ee or ea word.

  1. The ___ is on the table. (team / teem)
  2. I saw a ___ flying. (bee / bae)

Hand out the sentence-building worksheet. Students choose the right ee or ea word, write the sentence on their whiteboards, then hold them up for you to check.

Quick Quiz

Choose the correct word:

  1. I ___ my homework. (eat / eet)
  2. The cat has soft ___. (feet / feat)
  3. We ___ together. (meet / meat)

Project or hand out the quick quiz as an exit ticket. Give students 2 minutes to answer all three and then collect their papers.

Great Job, E Detectives!

You mastered ee and ea words!

Keep listening for the long E sound in your reading.

Celebrate the students’ success and remind them to keep listening for /ē/ whenever they read or write. Encourage them to spot ee and ea in storybooks.

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Worksheet

Eager For E’s Sentence Building Worksheet

Word Bank: eat, meet, sleep, feet, team, sea, dream, clean

Complete each sentence by writing the correct ee/ea word from the Word Bank on the line.

  1. I ____ my breakfast at 7 o’clock.


  2. We ____ at the park yesterday.


  3. The baby likes to ____ in the afternoon.


  4. The cat has soft ____.


  5. Our ____ played very well in the game.


  6. The sailors sailed across the ____.


  7. Last night I had a strange ____.


  8. Please ____ your room before dinner.


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Game

Eager For E’s Word Card Set

Use these cards for the Word Card Sorting activity. Print and cut apart each card. Students will sort them into the “ee” or “ea” columns.

ee words (long E spelled ee):

  • see
  • tree
  • feet
  • week
  • bee
  • sleep
  • meet
  • peek

ea words (long E spelled ea):

  • sea
  • eat
  • team
  • leaf
  • clean
  • dream
  • please
  • heat

(Teacher note: Feel free to laminate for durability or add images for support.)

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Quiz

Eager For E’s Assessment Quiz

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