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God's Awesome Creation

Vowel Teams AU and AW

Day 160of 180
Week 32of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Decode words with au and aw vowel teams

2

Understand the meaning of 'awesome'

3

Connect reading skills to God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Explore God's amazing creation through reading and vowel team words

📦 Materials Needed

  • Decodable creation-themed text
  • Picture cards of creation scenes
  • Whiteboard and marker
  • Au and aw word cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and review previous day's au and aw words. Explain today's focus on God's awesome creation.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me an awesome thing God created?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce the word 'awesome' and discuss how it means something amazing and wonderful. Connect to God's creation.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Awesome means something that fills us with wonder
  • God's creation is truly awesome
  • We can see God's creativity in nature
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is the most awesome thing you've seen in nature?
  • How does learning about creation make you feel?
3Activity: Awesome Creation Reading (8 min)
reading

Read a decodable text about creation using au and aw words

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen carefully to au and aw words
  2. Identify words like 'draw', 'saw', 'pause'
  3. Circle au and aw words in the text
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher reads text with student pointing to words

Challenge: Students read text independently

4Closing (4 min)

Recap the awesome words we learned and how God's creation is amazing

📝 Review Questions:
  • What au words did we read today?
  • What aw words did we find?
  • What makes God's creation awesome?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for creating such an awesome world for us to enjoy.

Coming up: Next week, we'll continue exploring amazing words and God's wonderful world!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 104:24

“O Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Draw a picture showing God's awesome creation

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Students are learning to decode words with au and aw vowel teams while connecting to biblical concepts

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage finding au and aw words in everyday reading
  • Talk about awesome things in God's creation at home
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between au and aw spelling patterns

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to read au and aw words with increasing confidence

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create an 'Awesome Creation' drawing with labeled au and aw words
  • Go on a nature walk and list awesome things seen
  • Make a simple book about God's creation using au and aw words

Ready for Tomorrow?

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