FREE Magic e Game Boards!

Free Magic e Game Boards – A perfect activity for your literacy centers!

Many of my first-grade teacher friends are looking for fun and interactive center activities. Here’s a fun little freebie for practicing the magic e rule.  When you download this freebie you’ll receive 4 colorful game boards. These boards will keep your students engaged during independent work stations or during small group intervention.

Teaching Magic e

There are several ways to make a long vowel sound in words.  One way is to add the Magic e at the end of a word.  The Magic e usually changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound.  Teaching children this rule helps them to determine which sound the vowel will make.

A simple explanation of the Magic e rule is “An ‘e’ close behind another vowel (with no more than one letter in between) usually makes the first vowel say its name, and the ‘e’ is usually silent.”  Using a story to teach this rule is often helpful.  Here is the story that we often use with our students:

Magic e has magic powers!  He flies over the consonant and when he comes to the first vowel, he taps the vowel on the head with his magic wand and shouts, “vowel, say your name!  Make the sound  you say in the alphabet!”  Now, Magic e is so tired.  He flies back to his spot.  He has no more energy so he goes to sleep without saying a sound. 

We typically teach the magic e rule in the middle of first grade.  Teaching the rule is actually a lot of fun.  You can have your students make their very own Magic e wands and act out the story.

The Magic e Game Boards activity is available through my online Teachers Pay Teachers store.

These game boards are one of 15 interactive activities contained in the Magic e Activity pack!

Click the following link to check out our activity Pack:  Magic e Activity Pack

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