These colorful kite puzzles are the perfect way to introduce “Magic E” words AND bring a little spring into your classroom.
Grab the free puzzles below and then make sure to hop over and grab our Vowel Team Centers for more word work!
Getting Ready
To prepare this activity, I printed all of the kite puzzles on cardstock and laminated them for durability.
Next, I cut apart each of the 20 puzzles and placed the puzzle pieces in plastic bags according to their vowel sound: A, E, I, O and U.
What Are Magic E Words?
These words get their name because the silent E at the end of the word makes the middle vowel say its name.
For example, the A in “cake” makes the long A sound.
And the O in “hose” says the long O sound.
That silent E uses its magical powers to change the sound vowels make, so we call words that have one “Magic E words.”
Magic E Kite Puzzles
To introduce the game, I asked the kids what their favorite springtime activities were.
When a student mentioned flying kites, I wrote kite on the board.
Once I had given several students opportunities to share, I asked them to look at the word kite.
The letter I in the word kite makes the long vowel sound because of the Magic E at the end.
I then explained that we were going to be practicing reading Magic E words by matching the picture on the kite with the word below the string.
I spread one set of cards out on a table – placing the picture cards at the top and the word cards at the bottom.
Since the Magic E was new to most of my students, we started by working with just one vowel sound at a time, beginning with the long A sound.
After all the students had a chance to practice each vowel sound individually, I mixed up the cards and had the students work on completing all the kite puzzles.
The kids had so much fun with this spring-themed activity!
Grab Your Free Download
Ready to add some spring fun to your literacy centers? Click on the blue button below to download your free kite puzzles and then hop over and grab our awesome and super fun Vowel Team Centers in our shop!
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