The Shut Gate

Vowels 'trapped' behind consonants (concept story).

Lesson 53 · Unit 7 · Open & Closed Syllables + Y · New Concept

New this lesson: Closed syllables (vowel trapped = short)

Words to practise: met, him, cat, wish, stop

Closed = the vowel is shut in. Review sentences.

Lesson 53. Sounds: review. Mastery: Labels closed syllables correctly 9/10

In the lesson

Practice: Door image: consonant closes the door, vowel is short

With Wiggler: AI asks child to label words open/closed

Sounds: short vowels

Unit 7: Open & Closed Syllables + Y

5 lessons Open-syllable words (me, go, she); both sounds of y; the flexing strategy

• Lesson 53 · The Shut Gate (New Concept): Vowels 'trapped' behind consonants (concept story).
• Lesson 54 · Go, Me, Go! (New Concept): A race story of tiny open words.
• Lesson 55 · Fly in the Sky (New Concept): A shy fly learns to fly.
• Lesson 56 · The Happy Puppy (New Concept): A puppy's sunny day.
• Lesson 57 · Open or Closed? (New Concept): A game-show themed story.

Part of Skill 7: Open & Closed Syllables + Y

• Previous lesson: The Note in the Cave
• Next lesson: Go, Me, Go!
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