All the stories in this book introduce words that use a silent magic e The purpose of the magic e which occurs at the end of a word and stays silent not pronounced is to indicate that the previous vowel is pronounced with a long sound Consider the difference between măd short vowel sound and māde long vowel sound One way to help your child read a silent magic e word is this Write a word such as made on a scrap of paper Cross out the e to show that it is silent made Next draw an arrow to show that the silent e jumps backward to the previous vowel made Last draw a horizontal line over that previous vowel to show that it says its name made Most of the time the silent magic e jumps backward over only one consonant to the previous vowel However in a few words it jumps backward over the blend st or the digraph th For example waste paste bathe The silent e has several other jobs too These are described on page 152 This story focuses on a-e words as in bāke and e-e words such as thēse There are more a-e words than e-e words in this story simply because very few e-e words exist in English It also includes the eight phonograms introduced in Meg and Greg Book 1 ck sh ch th and Book 2 nk ng tch dge For a list of a-e and e-e words including all the ones used in this story go to orcatworead com 10
the bake sale A story featuring a-e and e-e gate pete bake sale 11 a-e e-e
Let’s Bake gate steps grass Meg opened the gate from her backyard and ran to Greg’s house Knock knock Rocket barked and then Greg opened the door Hi Greg Meg said I need your help With what Meg Greg asked A bake sale she said I need to hold a bake sale right now This instant 12 a-e e-e Chapter 1
Rocket A bake sale Why I have to make a bit of cash Cash Yes We can sell cupcakes and lemonade Hang on Meg Just tell me Can you help me with a bake sale OK OK but tell me why 13 a-e e-e I have a problem
