Vowel Safari Activity
Grade 1 Phonics Long E Sound Squad
Vowel Safari Activity
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Safari Mission: Cut out the 9 animal token cards on Page 2 and glue each word into its habitat!
3 TEAMS
🌳
Habitat 1
The Tree Top
ee
Double E says /ē/ like bee!
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🍃
Habitat 2
The Leaf River
ea
Team EA says /ē/ like tea!
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🔑
Habitat 3
Key Mountain
ey
Team EY says /ē/ like key!
Paste Token Here
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Secret Decoder Challenge
Write the correct team: ee, ea, or ey
🌱
Plant a ...
s d
/ē/
🍑
Sweet juicy ...
p ch
/ē/
🍯
Sweet bee ...
hon
/ē/
Page 1: Explorer Sorting Mat Master the Sound: ee • ea • ey
Safari Token Cards
Carefully cut out each card along the dashed lines. Then paste onto Page 1!
9 Tokens to Match
🌲
tree Tall plant
ee
🍃
leaf Green plant part
ea
🔑
key Unlocks doors
ey
🐝
bee Buzzing insect
ee
🍵
tea Warm drink
ea
🐒
monkey Safari animal
ey
🦶
feet We walk on
ee
🏖️
beach Sandy shore
ea
🫏
donkey Helpful animal
ey
Do Not Cut Below This Line
Safari Sentence Trail
Read the sentence. Circle the Long E word. Check the team!
1 The busy bee made sweet honey.
Team used:
ee ea ey
2 A green leaf fell into the cool pool.
Team used:
ee ea ey
3 The clever monkey found the gold key.
Team used:
ee ea ey
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