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Week 03 · Cloud Hill

Tuesday

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

Tuesday: ow as in cow

Down the hill, a brown cow munches grass.

She has a little crown of flowers on her head.

"Moo," says the cow. Oliver giggles. "Hoo!"

"Cow has the same sound as out," says Ferris.

"But it is spelled with ow, like owl," says Oliver.

See it: ow as in cow

The letters ow can say the sound in out too.

Cow, owl, crown, town and down have this sound.

Remember, ow can also say the long o in snow.

Try one sound. If it is not a word, try the other.

HEAR IT: COW OR SNOW?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
crownDoes crown sound like cow or snow?
Does bowl sound like cow or snow?
owlDoes owl sound like cow or snow?
Does grow sound like cow or snow?
Does town sound like cow or snow?
SEE IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
cowWhich word matches the picture?
crownWhich word matches the picture?
owlWhich word matches the picture?
READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The ___ eats grass.
Sit ___ on the rug.
The king has a gold ___ .
The dog has ___ fur.
SentenceTrue or false?
Cow and out have the same vowel sound.?
Snow sounds like cow.?
ow can make two sounds.?
Town has the team ow.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESnow has a long o. Cow glides like out.

Build it

BUILD THE WORD CROWN
  • Say crown slowly.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD TOWN
  • Say town slowly.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD GROWL
  • Say growl slowly.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
cow, now, how, down, town
owl, crown, brown, growl, frown
The brown cow sat down in the grass.
Try it
Play a game with your grown-up.
Your grown-up says a word with ow. You say cow or snow!

Word Spot: don't, fast, trees

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Don't: D-O-N-T.

Fast: F-A-S-T.

Trees: T-R-E-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.
Please ___ touch the hot pan.
The water moves ___ in the river.
Tall ___ give us shade.

Nice work! Tomorrow we meet oi and oy.

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