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Week 03 · Cloud Hill

Monday

ou as in out
// ou, ow, oi and oy
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: ou as in out

Ferris the Fox climbs up a grassy hill.

Big white clouds drift by.

Oliver the Owl lands on a post next to him.

"Hoo! Welcome to Cloud Hill," says Oliver.

"Say cloud. Your mouth moves as you say it. Ou glides!"

"Let us find more words with ou."

See it: ou

The letters o and u can team up as ou.

Listen to out. The sound glides as you say it.

Cloud, house, mouse and mouth have this sound too.

HEAR IT: THE SOUND IN OUT
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one has the same vowel sound as out?
Which one has the same vowel sound as out?
Which one has the same vowel sound as out?
Which one has the same vowel sound as out?
SEE IT: FIND OU
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word has ou?
Which word has ou?
Which word has ou?
Which word has ou?
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
cloudWhich word matches the picture?
mouseWhich word matches the picture?
mouthWhich word matches the picture?
SentenceTrue or false?
Cloud has the team ou.?
Out and house have the same vowel sound.?
Shut has the team ou.?
Loud and proud both have ou.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEShut has only a u. Shout has ou.

Build it

BUILD THE WORD CLOUD
  • Say cloud slowly.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD SHOUT
  • Say shout slowly.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD MOUTH
  • Say mouth slowly.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
out, loud, shout, cloud, proud
found, ground, mouth, south
We shout and run out on the ground.
Try it
Say ou words with your grown-up: out, loud, cloud.
Feel your mouth move as you say them.

Word Spot: cold, does

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Cold: C-O-L-D.

Does: D-O-E-S.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Snow falls when it is ___.
What ___ a plant need?

Great job! Tomorrow ow says the same sound.