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Vowel teams and bossy r: K to 2nd reading & writing

Vowel teams (ai ay ee ea oa ow igh), r-controlled vowels and diphthongs (oi oy ou aw oo). A free K to 2nd lesson plan with a hook, practice that links to free activities, and an exit ticket. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students work toward: vowel teams (ai ay ee ea oa ow igh), r-controlled vowels and diphthongs (oi oy ou aw oo).

Hook (5 min)

  • Ask the class: what do you already know about vowel teams and bossy r?
  • Take two or three answers and write them where everyone can see them.

Teach (10 min)

  • Say the big idea in one plain sentence: vowel teams and bossy r.
  • Show one example, then one that is not an example, and ask how the two differ.
  • Have students tell a partner the idea in their own words.

Practise (15 min)

  • Choose one for the whole class or let groups pick:
  • Play: ai and ay (https://peabody.kids/words/c1-vowel-teams-a)
  • Play: Bossy r (https://peabody.kids/words/c1-r-controlled)
  • Play: oi, oy, ou, aw (https://peabody.kids/words/c1-diphthong)
  • Play: Spelling bee: Vowel teams (https://peabody.kids/spelling-bee/practice/vowel-teams)

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • On a slip or aloud: one thing I learned about vowel teams and bossy r, and one question I still have.
  • Sort the slips into: got it, nearly, not yet. Start tomorrow with the last pile.

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