πŸ“– ReadingGrade 2Lesson 1
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Vowel Teams ai, ay, ee, ea, and oa

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Recognize the vowel teams ai, ay, ee, ea, and oa
  • 2Say the long vowel sound each team makes
  • 3Sort words into the correct vowel team group
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Mini Lesson

When two vowels team up inside a word, they usually work together to make just one long vowel sound β€” that is why we call them vowel teams!

ai and ay β€” the long /a/ team

  • ai usually appears in the middle of a word.
  • Example: rain, snail, trail.
  • ay usually appears at the end of a word.
  • Example: play, stay, day.

ee and ea β€” the long /e/ team

  • ee and ea both say the long /e/ sound.
  • Example: tree, bee, leaf, read.

oa β€” the long /o/ team

  • oa usually appears in the middle of a word.
  • Example: road, toad, boat.
Vocabulary
Vowel team
Two vowel letters sitting next to each other that work together to make one long vowel sounde.g. ai in rain, ee in tree, oa in road
Long vowel
A vowel that says its own name β€” long /a/, long /e/, long /o/e.g. the /a/ in play, the /e/ in leaf, the /o/ in boat
Middle sound
The sound you hear in the middle of a short word; for vowel teams, it is the long vowel sound the two letters make togethere.g. the /a/ in the middle of rain
Ending sound
The sound you hear at the end of a word; ay often appears at the end of a worde.g. the /a/ at the end of day and play
Vowel Teams ChartA chart showing five vowel teams grouped by the long vowel sound they make: ai and ay make long A, ee and ea make long E, and oa makes long O.Vowel Teamsaiayβ†’ long/ā/rain Β· play Β· traileeeaβ†’ long/Δ“/tree Β· leaf Β· feetoaβ†’ long/ō/road Β· toad Β· boat
Five vowel teams grouped by the long vowel sound each one makes.
Vowel Team SpotlightThree example words β€” rain, tree, and road β€” with the vowel team letters highlighted to show how two vowels work together in each word.Spot the vowel team!rainβ†’ long /ā/treeβ†’ long /Δ“/roadβ†’ long /ō/Two vowels working together = one long vowel sound.
Three words with vowel teams highlighted β€” rain (ai), tree (ee), road (oa).
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Ask yourself: "Can I spot the two vowels working together? What long vowel sound do they make?"

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Guided Practice

Read each page slowly. After each page, ask: "Can I find any vowel team words here? Which vowel team is it?" Point to the vowel team letters in each word.

Rain on the Trail

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Exercises

Tap a word to select it, then tap a bucket to place it in the correct vowel team group.

ai / ay · long /ā/

ee / ea Β· long /Δ“/

oa · long /ō/

1. Which vowel team do you see in the word rain?

2. Which word has the ee vowel team?

3. The word road has which vowel team?

4. Which word belongs in the ay group?

5. Which word has the ea vowel team?

6. What long vowel sound do ai and ay both make?

7. Which word has the oa vowel team?

8. What do the vowel teams ee and ea have in common?

9. Which word belongs in the ee group?

10. A vowel team is when ____

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Assessment

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