First Grade Mini Literacy Pack: From Words to Stories (Vowel Teams ai, ay, ee, ea)

Help your 1st grader read vowel teams, where two vowel letters work together to make one long vowel sound. Ai and ay both say "ay," like in rain and play. Ee and ea both say "ee," like in feet and leaf. Your scholar also learns a handy tip: ai lives in the middle of a word, and ay lives at the end.

What's inside (10 printable pages)

• A Grown-Up Guide and Toolkit, so you know exactly what to say and do

• Hear It: count the sounds in vowel team words

• Map It: match each sound to its letters, with the vowel team in one box

• Blend It: read vowel team words, plus a Switch It word ladder

• Read It: a short decodable story, The Snail in the Rain

• Understand It: pick, order, and draw to show understanding

• Write It (2 pages): sort ai and ay words, spell them, and write a full sentence

Your scholar will practice

• Reading ai, ay, ee, and ea words, like rain, play, feet, and leaf

• The heart words we and are

• A new vocabulary word: drenched

How it works

Five short sessions, about 10 to 15 minutes a day. No prep, just print and begin.

A good fit if your scholar can read silent e words, like cake, bike, home, and cube.

You'll need: a pencil, crayons, and a printer.

This is a digital download. You'll receive your PDF right after purchase. Nothing will be shipped.