Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Ehhh!  Can you repeat that! Lesson PlanEhhh!  Can you repeat that! Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Ehhh! Can you repeat that!

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Students assess how to recognize phonemes that stand for letters creating spoken words utilizing the short vowel /e/. They associate our written language as a secret code to solve. The tongue twister "Everybody saw Eddie and the Eskimo enter the elevator on the elephant," is also covered within this instructional activity.

3 Views 6 Downloads
Concepts

/e/ sounds, phonemes, vowel sounds, phonemic awareness, phonics, letter-sound correspondence

Additional Tags

/e/, phonemes, secret codes, english language arts
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
2 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

See similar resources:

Unit Plan

Look at Us!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 1)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Start off your young English language learners with this packet of materials, which covers three weeks of instructions. After completing the unit, kids will have practiced the letters K through Z, read several story books, talked with...
K English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Vowel Picture Sort

Florida Center for Reading Research
Sound sorting can be a fun way to get little ones phonologically prepared for a life of reading. In this activity, learners sort picture cards based on the long or short vowel sound they make when said aloud.
30 mins 2nd - 3rd English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Discriminating Phonemes 2

Achieve3000
Some sounds sound very similar! Help your class learn how to distinguish between various sounds by following the steps outlined in this plan. The plan includes a warm-up, a teacher-led portion, and details for guided and independent...
K - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

Phonological Awareness - Phoneme Segmenting and Blending, Treasure Chest

Florida Center for Reading Research
Working in pairs, scholars use picture cards to practice segmenting words into phonemes and blending phonemes into words. When a peer answers correctly they place a penny in a treasure chest. Incorrect responses make the card go back in...
K - 1st English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Unit Plan

Surprise!: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 2)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Surprise! is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Cover an array of topics such as where we live, different times of day, shapes, the city and the country, what we do for fun, jobs, and games, all while practicing how...
1st English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Unit Plan

All Together Now: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 1)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
All Together Now is the theme of this series of ESL lessons. Provide support to your language learners through games, role play, stories, and discussions all about greeting others, giving commands, telling about themselves, and...
1st English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Unit Plan

Down on the Farm: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 8)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Down on the Farm is the theme of this series of ESL lessons designed to support reading, speaking, and listening skills. Over three weeks, your learners will have the opportunity to sing songs, play guessing games, create masks,...
K English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Unit Plan

A World of Animals: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 10)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Animals are the theme of this series of English language development lessons. Scholars take part in grand conversations about woodland, jungle, and grassland animals. They also go on picture walks, read poems and high...
K English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Worksheet

Kelly's Kindergarten: Long/Short E

Curated OER
Kindergartners will cut, paste, and label the words that contain a short or long e sound. They can build their phonemic awareness as they say each word to determine which e goes where.
K - 1st English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Short Vowels

Curated OER
Learners will create a list of short vowel sound words and participate in computer phonics activities to practice. They will read an interactive storybook online. Next, they will complete words in order to better understand short vowel...
Pre-K - K English Language Arts
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use