In the first grade lesson plan Silent E: 1, 2, 3!, children will learn about the role the silent E plays when reading certain words. With the help of a sing-along, choral reading, word scrambles, and more, learners will gain practice reading and differentiating between words with short vowel sounds (e.g., mad, rip, and dot) and words that have a silent E and therefore make the long vowel sounds (e.g. pie, plate, and home). By the end of the lesson, children should have a much broader understanding of the role the silent E plays in letter-sound relationships.