Page 20, Learn to Be a Vowel Detective – B5, 2.01.2

In this lesson, students will be a vowel detective! Students will apply the reading code to read words containing the digraph /sh/. Students highlight or circle the digraph to establish the pattern of identifying a word part as they are reading. 1) Students will use a memorable phrase, “Find the first vowel and give it the code” to read each word; 2) Students will further develop their understanding of the vowel sound by writing the accent mark above the vowels to answer the question is the first vowel with a vowel after or without a vowel after?; 3) Students will trace the number 2 or 1 in a box to represent the basic rule: when there’s two vowels in a word, the first vowel says its name (this is called a long vowel sound) and the second vowel is quiet (it doesn’t make any sounds) and when there’s only one vowel in a word, that one vowel makes a short vowel sound. Students feel a sense of accomplishment upon successfully reading the words and express their excitement by giving a thumbs up and saying, “I’m a Super Reader!”