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OA or OW?

Vowel Team OA and OW

Day 64of 180
Week 13of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Distinguish between OA and OW vowel teams

2

Read and sort words with OA and OW

3

Understand that OW often appears at the end of words

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Learning to read is part of training and growing in wisdom

📦 Materials Needed

  • Vowel team cards
  • Picture cards
  • Word sorting mat
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

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

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me a word that ends with OW?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain the difference between OA and OW. OA is often in the middle of words (boat, road), while OW is often at the end of words (grow, snow).

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • OA makes a long O sound in the middle of words
  • OW makes a long O sound at the end of words
  • Some words can look tricky, but we can learn to read them!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you hear the difference in these words?
  • Where do you see OA and OW most often?
3Activity: OA or OW Sorting Mat (8 min)
hands-on

Create a sorting activity where children categorize words by their vowel team.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each child a sorting mat with OA and OW columns
  2. Provide word cards to cut and sort
  3. Glue words in the correct column
  4. Read words aloud together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer words and provide more support

Challenge: Add more complex words with OA and OW

4Closing (4 min)

Review the words sorted today and celebrate learning

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes OA different from OW?
  • Can you read one OA word?
  • Can you read one OW word?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn to read and understand your wonderful words.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll read a special story about Noah and his boat!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Trace letters while saying verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to distinguish between two vowel team spellings for the long O sound.

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice reading words together at home
  • Point out OA and OW words in everyday reading
  • Make it fun and praise effort
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering which vowel team to use in different positions

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in reading and sorting OA and OW words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a word hunt in books
  • Draw pictures of OA and OW words
  • Play a matching game with word cards

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