Ten Red Hens

Counting hens who won't stay in the pen.

Lesson 16 · Unit 2 · CVC Word Mastery · New Concept

New this lesson: Short-e word families (-et -en -ed -eg)

Words to practise: pet, net, hen, ten, bed, red, leg, peg

The red hen is in a pen. Ted fed his pet.

Lesson 16. Sounds: review. Mastery: No e/i confusion in 9/12 words

In the lesson

Practice: e/i minimal pairs: pen/pin, bed/bid, ten/tin

With Wiggler: AI runs e/i minimal pair reading round — hardest vowel pair

Sounds: /e/

Unit 2: CVC Word Mastery

10 lessons All 5 short vowels automatic; CVC fluency 20+ words/min; s=/z/ plurals in context

• Lesson 12 · The Cap Nap (New Concept): A cat naps in a cap.
• Lesson 13 · Pip Digs a Pit (New Concept): Pip the pig digs a big pit.
• Lesson 14 · Hot Pot Hop (New Concept): A frog hops over hot pots.
• Lesson 15 · The Mud Tub (New Concept): A cub and a bug share a mud tub.
• Lesson 16 · Ten Red Hens (New Concept): Counting hens who won't stay in the pen.
• Lesson 17 · Vowel Mix-Up Market (New Concept): A shop where one vowel changes everything.
• Lesson 18 · Ben's Pets (New Concept): Ben lists his pets (natural /z/ plurals).
• Lesson 19 · The Fast Fox (New Concept): A speed-themed decodable.
• Lesson 20 · The Big Job (Heart Words): Friends help; heart words carry the dialogue.
• Lesson 21 · The Sun Hut (Checkpoint): Checkpoint story with only taught patterns.

Part of Skill 2: CVC Word Mastery

• Previous lesson: The Mud Tub
• Next lesson: Vowel Mix-Up Market
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