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Magic-E Pack (Free PDF)

4 pages — add a silent E, write the new long-vowel word, plus a draw-it box for each word.

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Magic-e with a drawing twist: after writing the new long-vowel word, the child draws it — a quick check that they understood the word, not just decoded it.

What’s inside

  • An instructions page.
  • Four sheets — Magic E A, I, O and U — with prompts like cap + e →, tap + e →, kit + e →, bit + e →.
  • A "Draw it!" box next to each word.

How to use it

  1. Read the short word, add the e, write the new word.
  2. Draw the new word in the box — a cape, a tape, a kite.
  3. If the drawing shows the short word instead (a cap), read both again together.
  4. Keep the drawings simple; the point is meaning, not art.

Watch out for

  • If the drawing shows the short word (a cap instead of a cape), the e was read but not understood — re-read both words.
  • Some magic-e words have two meanings (tape, note); any correct drawing counts.
  • Keep drawings to a minute — the aim is meaning, not art.

Who it’s for

Ages 6–7.

Where it fits: Stage 5 — Vowel Teams & Tricky Words

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