🌟 New Example with
Animals:
Your Turn
Good Job
Ask a question –
“What do I want to know?” 🤔
EXAMPLE
That is my ball. ⚽
key
🔑
Rise 🌞
To go up.
Problem: Rudi and Lupe want to play outside, but it’s raining! 🌧️
→ That’s the trouble.
📝 Example:
The friends carry their boat to the water.
👉 Rule:
In animal words and in some short words, “ey” usually says long E (ee).
piece
🍰
📝 Example:
A sponge absorbs water when it gets wet.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
donkey
🐴
EXAMPLE
We went swimming in the lake. 🏊♂️🌊
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
📝 Example:
He changes the wall color from white to red.
🎨 Think:
Like when you carry your backpack to school.
EXAMPLE
A big cloud covers the sun. ☁️🌞
Solution: Rudi and Lupe play happily inside. 😀
→ Problem solved! Even though they couldn’t play outside, they found a fun way to play indoors.
rain
👉 Water that falls from clouds.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
field
🌾
problem
is something that goes wrong or makes things hard for the characters.
I wonder:
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? 🐛➡️🦋
I read:
“The caterpillar makes a chrysalis.” So it stays inside and changes.
Another
Example 2
they
👉 Means many people or things.
When
“ey” makes the long E sound:
Become 🦋
To change into something new.
Another
Example
Your Turn
Good Job
📝 Example:
A caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Your Turn
Good Job
🌟 What Does It Mean to
“Ask Questions”?
lake
👉 A big area of water with land all around it.
EXAMPLE
You are my friend. 😀
honey
🍯
🔤
Long E with “ey”
🎨 Think:
Like when you grow older, you become taller!
Event 2:
She fills her cup with juice instead. 🍹
monkey
🐒
🎨 Think:
Like when your shirt absorbs juice if you spill it!
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Now I wonder:
Does the water change or stay the same on the way?
📝 Example:
The tall buildings rise high into the sky.
Now I wonder:
How long does it take for the butterfly to come out?
When
“ie” makes the long E sound:
EXAMPLE
The birds are flying in the sky. 🐦☀️
🎨 Think:
Like the sun rises in the morning.
Event 2:
She asks her friend for help. 👩🤝👩
When we read a story or look at a picture, we don’t just read—
we think! Asking questions helps us understand better.
EXAMPLE
It is rain today, so take an umbrella. 🌧️☂️
Event 1: They run inside. 🏃♂️🏃♀️
→ They don’t give up, they try something else.
Event 2: They find a game to play indoors. 🎲🎮
→ This is their new idea.
cloud
👉 White or gray shapes in the sky made of water.
ocean
👉 A very big body of salt water that covers most of Earth.
Carry 🚤
To hold something and move it from one place to another.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
EXAMPLE
Whales live in the ocean. 🐋🌊
Event 1:
She looks in her backpack. 🎒
sky
👉 The space above us that looks blue in the daytime.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Imagine
you are reading a story about butterflies.
EXAMPLE
The cats are playing. 🐱🐱
turkey
🦃
🎨 Think:
Like when you change clothes after playing outside.
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
believe
🙏
Solution:
Anna isn’t thirsty anymore. 😋
Absorb 🌊
To soak up or take in.
Note
The steps are:
Think and ask more questions –
to learn even more. 💡
New
Vocabulary
Change 🎨
To make something different.
👋 Hey kids!
Let’s talk about Problem and Solution in a story.
those
👉 Points to many things far away.
Solution:
Her friend lends her a pencil, and Mia can finish her homework. ✅
are
👉 Used with many or with you/we/they.
EXAMPLE
Those are my shoes. 👟👟
I read:
“Water goes from a little lake to the big ocean.” So maybe it moves through rivers.
🔤
Long E with “ie”
chief
👑
📝 Example with the picture
(Lupe’s writing about water going from a lake to the ocean):
Your Turn
GOOD JOB 🎉
Event 1:
She checks the fridge. 🧊
Your Turn
Good Job
I wonder:
How does the water travel from the lake to the ocean?
EXAMPLE
They are my friends. 👦👧👦
Problem:
Mia forgot her pencil at school. ✏️
Problem:
Anna is thirsty, but the water jug is empty. 💧
that
👉 Points to one thing far away.
KEY WORDS
VOCABULARY
Your Turn
Good Job
solution
is how they fix the problem.
Look for the answer –
in the text or picture. 👀
👉 Rule:
If “ie” is in the middle of the word, it usually says long E (ee).