Learning+Center+Activities

__Silent E Poem__
Have a simple poem such as a fairy tale, nursery rhyme or folk song written down on chart paper. Have the students read the poem out loud together. Then have the students cross out every the silent e in the poem and have the students read the poem again. Then let them discuss how the poem is different with out the silent e.

type of leaner: visual/auditory small group activity materials needed: chart paper with poem written on it pencil

__**Scavenger Hunt**__
In a center, have magazines, books, and newspapers available for students to read. With highlighter tape, have a scavenger hunt with the reading material. Allow the students to find words with magic e. Highlight the words and record them on paper. Have the students see who can find the most words with magic e.

type of learner: visual small group activity materials needed: several magazines, books, or newspapers highlighter tape paper



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Making Words**__
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Give the students magnetic letters and cookie sheet. Allow students to make as many words they can. At the end of the center, see which student has the most words and they win.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">type of learner: visual/ kinesthetic <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">small group activity <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">materials needed: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">magnetic letters <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cookie sheet

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Silent E Memory Card Game__**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__[|Long Vowel Flashcards]__** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use the link above or create your own flashcards. If you are using the flashcards from the link, be sure to print out two copies. You might also want to put them on card stock and laminate them so they last longer. Shuffle or mix up the cards and then lay them face down on a flat surface. Allow students to flip over cards to find a match. The student must say the words on the cards that they flip over. Have students take turns until all the cards have been matched. The student with the most matches wins.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">type of learner: visual/auditory

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">partner activity <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">materials needed: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">flashcards

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Silent E Board Game**__
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You can create a simple board game. I suggest using poster board to create the game. Then also have a stack of cards that have words that end in silent e (ex: hope, cane, cape, kite, site, robe, tube, cube, pale). Place the cards face down in the middle of the board. Have the students roll a dice to see who goes first. The person who rolls the highest number goes first. The first player rolls the dice and then picks up a card from the stack of silent e words. The student has to be able to pronounce the word on the card as well as the word without the silent e (with the short vowel). If the student can correctly do both, then they can move however many spaces they rolled on the dice. If the student gets cannot pronounce both words, then they move back one space. The first player to get to the end wins the game.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">type of learner: visual <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">small group or partner activity <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">materials needed:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">poster board to make the board game <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">words on index cards or card stock <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">dice <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">small game pieces <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">