Childrens+Literature

Level Readers:
1.How to Rake Leaves

This book is on the early reader level with few words on a page, it uses a simple theme in the book for students to relate to and only a few silent e words such as rake.

2.Sam and the Waves



3.Check Out These Animals



5.Where can a Hippo Hide?

6. Families to Share



Trade Books:
1. Pre-Reading Activity for Here Comes Silent E! Discuss the following questions with your students before reading the book: Have you ever heard about silent e before? Do you have any idea what his job in a word is to do? Do you think there are many words that follow this rule or just a few? As a class, brainstorm a list of as many words as you can that have the silent e on the end.

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 * //This is a cool website has all kinds of songs and teaches students with rhyming and songs the use of silent e in most of the words.//**

1. song

 * I went from:**


 * fat to fate**
 * hat to hate**
 * and, mat to mate**
 * with a silent e.**


 * man to mane**
 * can to cane**
 * and, plan to plane**
 * with a silent e.**


 * Silent e (It’s quiet!)**
 * Silent e (Just try it!)**
 * Silent e (It’s quiet!)**
 * It makes a vowel say it’s own name.**


 * I went from:**


 * kit to kite**
 * bit to bite**
 * and, sit to site**
 * with a silent e.**


 * Sam to same**
 * Jan to Jane**
 * and, Nat to Nate**
 * with a silent e.**


 * Silent e (It’s quiet!)**
 * Silent e (Just try it!)**
 * Silent e (It’s quiet!)**
 * It makes a vowel say it’s own name.**


 * Silent e (It’s quiet!)**
 * Silent e (Just try it!)**
 * Silent e (It’s quiet!)**
 * It makes a vowel say it’s own name.**
 * Silent e!**


 * 2. The rap song**


 * The Silent //e// Spelling Rule**
 * Check out the rap! [|The Silent e Spelling Rule] **

Drop the //e// //(have-having)// at the end of a syllable if the ending begins with a vowel. Keep the //e////(close-closely)// when the ending begins with a consonant, has a soft ///c/// or ///g/// sound, then an “ous” or “able” //(peaceable, gorgeous)//, or if it ends in “ee”, “oe”, or “ye” //(freedom, shoeing, eyeing).// Exceptions to the rule: acknowledgment, acreage, argument, awful, duly, judgment, mileage, ninth, noticeable, outrageous, simply, truly, wholly, wisdom Drop the final //e// When adding on an ending If it starts with a vowel up front. Keep the final //e// When adding on an ending If it starts with a consonant. Also keep the //e// When you hear soft //c// or //g// Before “able” or “o-u-s” Mostly keep the //e// When the ending is “y-e”, “e-e”, or even “o-e”. YEO
 * Final // e // Memory Rap **

3. Song
Who can turn a pan into a pane? It’s not too hard to see It’s silent E!
 * Song Lyrics: ||
 * Who can turn a can into a cane?

Who can turn a cub into a cube? Who can turn a tub into a tube? It’s elementary For silent E!

He took a pin and turned it into pine. He took a twin and turned him into twine.

Who can turn a cap into a cape? Who can turn a tap into a tape? A little glob becomes a globe instantly, If you just add silent E!

He turned a dam - Alakazam! - into a dame! But my friend Sam stayed just the same.

Who can turn a man into a mane? Who can turn a van into a vane? A little hug becomes huge instantly! Don’t add W, don’t add X, and don’t add Y or Z, Just add silent E! [| (Bill L)] ||

4. Magazine Article

 * "Just My Size" this article by Pam Calvert was published in Highlights magazine's March 2003 issue, page no 30-31.**

**5. Magazine Article**

 * "Goose" by Debra Friedland Katz was published in Highlights magazine's March 2007 issue, page 22-23.**

**6. Magazine Article**

 * "Ollie's Cake Catastrophe" by Lissa Rovetch was published in Highlights magazine's January 2008 issue, page 22-23.**