bttrflyvld Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 We are using OPGTR and the book has been really great at teaching my daughter to read. I however, like to add some more to tougher lessons to make it fun and enjoyable for her. Any game ideas, or activities that I could try to help her get down her silent e words? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakpak Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 With my DD3, I've had the most success with her reading words here and there in books. So lots of practice in context, not lists. She's been able to identify silent e's for a long time, but it just now starting to self-correct a short vowel sound to a long-vowel sound. Then again, she's also just had a big developmental surge in reading/language again in general, so maybe it's just a readiness thing. There's some fun games/books on Starfall that really motivate my DD, but we only look at them once a month or so. http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/play.htm?f Montessori Printshop has a free printable that looks like it might be fun, although we haven't used it yet. http://www.montessoriprintshop.com/uploads/LF-108_Bossy_E_Words.pdf I'll be interested in seeing other responses as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 My daughter likes to practice some of the concepts with letter tiles on a whiteboard. Whenever she seems to struggle with something new, we spend a day or two's lesson time building words and then she's good to go again with the next thing. I got the tiles on amazon, and I think I spent 10$, but if you didn't want to spend much, you could cut 3x5 cards in half for each letter. For the silent-e lessons in particular, she has to sort of look over the whole word before she reads it, the exact opposite of how I initially taught her to do it (left to right, letter by letter), so when she was just beginning those lessons I'd say, "Now, this word has a silent-e at the end, see it?" and she'd modify the vowel sound. Now I just wait while she reads aloud, and she corrects herself. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I made flash cards with some of the spelling rules and then use them for a matching game. You could match the rule to a word that uses that rule. Here is the list of rules for silent "e" that I used. http://www.allaboutl...-teach-silent-e We use white boards here a lot. I have a little easel that I prop mine up on to write lessons. When we are writing a word for any reason and I recognize the silent "e" rule being used I point it out- particularly if it is not making the vowel say its name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 We use the Electric Company on youtube.com. For example, silent "E" has the following (most excellent) shorts: I find myself singing both songs! Electric Company has clips for a *ton* of the rules. We do a lesson in OPGTR and then search for an associated Electric Company clip. It is a sad day when there is no clip! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartingOver Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 For my daughter we wrote the words on a white board, changing the color of the silent e, to draw her attention to it. Then we just read, read, read. She also liked Word Factory Leap Frog DVD. We love OPGTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bttrflyvld Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 I haven't thought of tge electric company. Can't wait to check them out. I've seen several great ideas. Thanks everyone. Keep those ideas coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/Leap-Frog-Talking-Words-Factory/dp/B0002V7U0U/ref=sr_1_28?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1358406200&sr=1-28&keywords=leapfrog Taught my dd with a Leapfrog DVD .. Laugh if you will but they work! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I love "The Electric Company". I grew up on that. Hated Sesame Street but loved TEC!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 http://www.amazon.co...ywords=leapfrog Taught my dd with a Leapfrog DVD .. Laugh if you will but they work! lol My son learned the silent E from this Leapfrog DVD as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachingMyTwo Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Silent e was best taught to my kids with the My Montessori House dvd's (either Big Words or Tough Words). They sound out rob/e, rip/e, and a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I was going to recommend the Leap Frog DVD also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 We played a game--I would write a list of words like mat, fat or plan on a whiteboard. Then I gave her the "magic wand" (a dry erase marker) and she would magically and dramatically change 'plan' into 'plane' by adding the e. I would have her read the word, add the e, and read it again, all in a dramatic "magical" voice. She loved it and begged to do it daily, even after she had mastered the concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachingMyTwo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I came across some youtube videos yesterday, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bttrflyvld Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks for all the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I do not know why this never occurred to me ???? My poor child! He loved the e is a ninja video! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I have just been repeating it every time. It seem go be catching on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 HAve you used Starfall??? Great reading reinforcement anyway, but they have a silent E song that will stick in your head, um, forever. http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Schoolhouse Rock had a catchy tune we found on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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