Letterland – Unit 1 (Open and Closed Syllables) Letterland – Unit 1 (Open and Closed Syllables) New Words – he so she plot shelf neck clock nest New Words – he so she plot shelf neck clock nest belt shop help sock belt shop Tricky Words – what where when Tricky Words – what where when New Sentences – Where is the sock shop? What can we do to help you? New Sentences – Where is the sock shop? What can we do to help you? Tricky Words for Review - they are Tricky Words for Review - they are Review Words – zip wag fox yet bug fog kit cub Review Words – zip wag fox yet bug help sock fog kit cub Story Words (for those who want a challenge!) – mystery character police station solution police officer detective trouble Story Words (for those who want a challenge!) – mystery character police station solution police officer detective trouble This week, we are learning about closed and open syllables to help us decide whether a vowel will say its vowel sound (short sound: ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) or a Vowel Man’s sound (long sound: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). This week, we are learning about closed and open syllables to help us decide whether a vowel will say its vowel sound (short sound: ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) or a Vowel Man’s sound (long sound: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). We’ll think of a syllable as letters within a train car. When a syllable has just one vowel and that vowel is at the end of the syllable, the Vowel Man likes to shout his name out because he doesn’t have to worry about shouting in another Letterlander’s ear (gō, shē, ō-pen, mū-sic, ē-ven). We’ll think of a syllable as letters within a train car. When a syllable has just one vowel and that vowel is at the end of the syllable, the Vowel Man likes to shout his name out because he doesn’t have to worry about shouting in another Letterlander’s ear (gō, shē, ō-pen, mū-sic, ē-ven). When we find only one vowel in a syllable with at least one consonant after it, we almost always hear a Vowel Sound (short sound). That is because Vowel Sounds like to have friendly consonants close by, closing up the space keeping them safe (plŏt, shĕlf). When we find only one vowel in a syllable with at least one consonant after it, we almost always hear a Vowel Sound (short sound). That is because Vowel Sounds like to have friendly consonants close by, closing up the space keeping them safe (plŏt, shĕlf).