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OA Word Families

Vowel Team OA and OW

Day 62of 180
Week 13of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and decode words with oa vowel team

2

Build and read words in -oat, -oad, -oak, and -oal word families

3

Practice reading and spelling oa words

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

Just like learning to sound out new words takes practice and trust, we can trust God to help us learn and grow

📦 Materials Needed

  • Word building tiles
  • Magnetic letters
  • Whiteboard
  • Marker
  • Picture cards with oa words
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Sing a phonics song about vowel teams. Review previous day's oa words.

💭 Review Question: What sound does 'oa' make?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce word families with oa: -oat, -oad, -oak, -oal

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • oa always makes the long o sound
  • Words can have different endings
  • We can build many words with the same sound
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you think of a word that ends in -oat?
  • What might rhyme with 'road'?
3Activity: Word Family Road Race (10 min)
game

Students race to build words in different oa word families

📝 Instructions:
  1. Divide class into teams
  2. Teacher calls out a word family
  3. Teams race to build as many words as possible
  4. Points awarded for correct words
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide letter tiles for students

Challenge: Students must create original sentences with their words

4Closing (2 min)

Review words learned today and celebrate learning

📝 Review Questions:
  • What word families did we learn today?
  • What sound does 'oa' make?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Help us be patient as we learn to read.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about another way to make the long o sound!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper and Shout - softly whisper verse, then dramatically shout it

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Vowel teams can be challenging for young readers

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice reading oa words at home
  • Use magnetic letters for word building
  • Make learning fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering that 'oa' always makes the long o sound

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in decoding new oa words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create an oa word family poster
  • Hunt for oa words in books
  • Play online phonics games focusing on oa words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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