Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 2Unit 1Lesson 1

Review the alphabetic code

Short and Long Vowels

Today: Distinguish short and long vowel sounds in familiar one-syllable words.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Read: cap, cape.

  2. 2.Name the long vowel in kite.

B

Learn

Short and Long Vowels

A vowel can represent more than one sound. Compare the middle sounds in cap and cape: /ă/ and /ā/.

Read both words fully. Mark the vowel, notice the final e when present, and say how the vowel sound changes.

Study the model

kit → kite; hop → hope

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Jade slid a note under the gate. The note told Mike to bring a red kite.
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Short and Long Vowels

Grade 2Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.Sort: rid, ride. ELA-2-01-01-Q1

  2. 2.Add silent e to hop. ELA-2-01-01-Q2

  3. 3.What did Jade slide? ELA-2-01-01-Q3

  4. 4.What should Mike bring? ELA-2-01-01-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write one short-vowel word and its silent-e partner.

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