-ed X3: Interactive Unit Guide

The -ed Files: A Mystery in Three Sounds

The three pronunciations of -ed is, indeed, a mystery to the majority of my students. After students demonstrate mastery of the Unit 2: Short Vowels, I like to introduce the sounds of -ed. This unit is especially helpful for Emergent Multilingual Learners. I teach this unit alongside our Morphology Unit on Inflectional Suffixes to ensure that students know the meaning of -ed as well as the three possible pronunciations of /id/, /t/, and /d/.

Below is the interactive Unit Plan where you can find tons of helpful links. Each blog post will include the typical grouping, methodology, suggested duration, and rationale. I included the objectives in the chart to give you a quick overview. The PDF column will take you to directly to TPT. Lastly, I noted how each objective applies specifically to this unit. You can download a hard copy of these plans here.

-ed X3 Mastery Goal:

Recognize the three different ending sounds of verbs using the past tense -ed.

Day	Blog Posts	The PDFs	Objectives	Unique to this Unit
tool	None	Teacher Word Bank	Provide the instructor with a bank of words for dictation and brainstorms.	n/a
tool	Anchor Charts & Posters	Anchor Charts	Provide students and instructor with a reference chart.	n/a
1	How To: Introduce a New Phonology Concept	Introduction to -ed X 3	Use Vocabulary Squares to develop shared definitions of key terms.	n/a
2		None	Morphology Full Period
3	How To: Explain Why	Explain Why	Apply phonological knowledge to analyze patterns in words	Students will "explain why" -ed makes the /d/, /t/ or /id/ sound.
4	How To: Word or Syllable Only? (Collaborative)	None	Review grapheme to phoneme relationships in order to build blending automaticity and accuracy.	n/a
4	How To: Look Alike & Analysis	Look Alike & Analysis	Build fluency and accuracy through orthographic mapping.	n/a
5	How To: Sand Spell the Phoneme	None	Review known phoneme to grapheme relationships in order build automaticity.	n/a
5	How To: Syllabication	Syllabication	Apply phonological knowledge to syllabicate words.	n/a
6	Identify the Vowel by Mouth Position	Mouth Position ID	Identify the mouth positions unique to each short vowel sound.	n/a
6	How To: Spell & Sort	Spell & Sort	Recognize and apply phonological knowledge.	n/a
7	How To: Short Vowel Intensive	Short Vowel Intensive	Build fluency with short vowel sounds through auditory, visual, and kinetic responses.	n/a
7	How To: Spell & Sort	See Day 1 of Spell & Sort	Continue from day 6.	See Day 6.
8	How To: Identify the Grapheme	Identify the Grapheme	Review phoneme to grapheme relationships in order to build automaticity.	n/a
8	How To: Rime Drill	Rime Drill	Recognize and use common rimes to build blending automaticity, accuracy, and fluency.	n/a
9	How To: Marker Spell the Phoneme	Marker Spell the Phoneme	Review phoneme to grapheme relationships in order to build automaticity.	n/a
9	How To: Dictation	Dictation	Encode new phonological patterns.	n/a
10	How To: Identify the Vowel by Mouth Position	See Day 1 of Mouth Position ID (same doc)	Identify the mouth positions unique to each short vowel sound.	See Day 6
10	How To: Syllabication	See Day 1 of Syllabication (same doc)	Apply phonological knowledge to syllabicate words.	See Day 5
11	How To: Read & Sort Phonology Passages	Passage Sort	Identify and sort phonological patterns in a story.	n/a
12	How To: Bags of Rimes	Bags of Rimes	Recognize and use common rimes to build blending automaticity, accuracy, and fluency.	n/a
13	How To: Word or Syllable Only? (Independent)	Word or Syllable Only? (Independent)	Review grapheme to phoneme relationships in order to build blending automaticity and accuracy.	n/a
13	How To: Syllabication	See Day 1 of Syllabication (same doc)	Apply phonological knowledge to syllabicate words.	n/a
14		None	Morphology Full Period
15	How To: Look Alike & Analysis	See Day 1 Look Alike & Analysis	Build fluency and accuracy through orthographic mapping.	n/a
15	How To: Dictation	See Day 1 Dictation	Encode new phonological patterns.	n/a
16	How To: Pre-Quiz Power-Up	none	Review content in preparation for the quiz.	n/a
16	How To: Quiz	Quiz	Assess understanding of the unit objective.	n/a