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Week 09 · Night Sky Hill

Monday

Meet oa and ow
// oa, ow, igh and y
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Meet oa and ow

Ferris the Fox takes the Sound Map up a hill.

Donnie the Deer waits at the top.

"Up here, the o says its name," says Donnie.

Hear it: the long o

A long o says its own name.

Listen to snow. The o says its name.

Listen to sock. That o is short.

HEAR IT: FIND THE LONG O
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one has a long o?
Which one has a long o?
Which one has a long o?
Which one has a long o?
Which one has a long o?

See it: oa and ow

The letters o and a team up. They say the long o.

Boat, goat and road have oa in the middle.

The letters o and w can say long o too.

Snow, grow and show have ow at the end.

SEE IT: OA OR OW?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
b _ t: which team fits?
sn _: which team fits?
r _ d: which team fits?
gr _: which team fits?
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
snowWhich word matches the picture?
raincoatWhich word matches the picture?
sockWhich word matches the picture?
boatWhich word matches the picture?
goatWhich word matches the picture?
SentenceTrue or false?
Goat has the oa team.?
Snow has the oa team.?
Show ends with ow.?
Sock has a long o.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESnow has ow. Sock has a short o.

Build it

BUILD THE WORD BOAT
  • Say boat slowly.
  • Tap the sound cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD SNOW
  • Say snow slowly.
  • Tap the sound cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD GOAT
  • Say goat slowly.
  • Tap the sound cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
boat, goat, road, soap
snow, grow, show, slow
a goat in a boat
Try it
Row, row, row your boat! Sing it with your grown-up.
Each time you say row, make the long o.

Word Spot: put

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Put: P-U-T.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
I ___ my boots on.
___ the book on the shelf.

Great start! Tomorrow we meet igh.