Find the Star - Long e

Looking for an exciting way to help your students master phonics? Our Find the Star – Long E Sound Game is just the thing! This engaging game gets students moving and practicing long E sound words. It’s perfect for small groups, literacy centres, or whole-class phonics lessons.

How the Game Works

Here’s how to play Find the Star – Long E Sound:

Print and Prepare: Print out the game materials. Words with the long E sound—like tree, beach,

sheep, leaf, and week—are hidden beneath star flaps.

Hide the Stars: Cut out the stars and hide them around the classroom, playground, or learning space. The more creative the hiding spots, the better!
Find the Star: Students search for the hidden stars. When they find a star, they lift the flap to reveal a word with the long E sound.
Read and Record: Students read the word aloud and either write it down or use a recording sheet to track the words they’ve found.
Extend the Activity: Challenge students to use the words they find in a sentence, sort them by spelling pattern (like ee, ea, y, e), or write them in rainbow colours.

Why Choose Find the Star – Long E Sound?

Phonics Practice Made Fun: Turns phonics learning into an exciting and active game.
Movement and Learning: Encourages movement to help students stay engaged.
Focused Phoneme Practice: Supports recognition and mastery of the long E vowel sound in various spelling patterns.
Quick and Easy Setup: Simply print, cut, and hide—easy preparation for busy teachers.

Classroom Tips

Use this as a phonics centre activity to reinforce long E words.
Combine it with other phonics games for a fun and varied phonics rotation.
Challenge students to create their own long E word list from the words they find.
Make it a team game to see which team can find and read the most stars.