3FN18 – Reading & Writing – Phonics: Vowel Variants /ô/ o, au, aw, a(l), au(gh), ough

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Class Lesson Plan

Objectives:

Students will understand vowel variants that produce the short o or “aw” sound and the letter combinations that create them.
Students will recognize and use the vowel teams o, au, aw, a(l), au(gh), and ough to create words.
Students will practice reading and writing words with these vowel variants in their spelling list.

Materials:
Whiteboard
Visual aids (examples of words with o, au, aw, al, au(gh), and ough)
Spelling word list:

  • ought
  • soft
  • yawn
  • walk
  • long
  • also
  • thaw
  • lost
  • cause
  • taught
  • pause
  • straw
  • false
  • author
  • almost

Introduction (5 minutes):

Introduce vowel variants or vowel teams as two letters working together to create a new sound, focusing on the “oo” sound.
Explain that today’s lesson will explore words with oo, ew, ue, and ui that produce the “oo” sound.

Theocratic Connections:

Recognizing vowel variants and their sounds can help in understanding the pronunciation of names and places in the Bible.

Activity 1 – Understanding Vowel Variants (7 minutes):

Present examples of words with o, au, aw, al, au(gh), and ough on the whiteboard. Practice pronouncing and identifying the vowel variants that make the “aw” sound.

Activity 2 – Identifying “aw” Sound Words  (7 minutes):

Show examples of words with o, au, aw, al, au(gh), and ough and discuss their meanings. Practice identifying and categorizing words based on the vowel variants that create the “aw” sound.

Activity 3 – Reading and Writing Practice (7 minutes):

Present sentences with words containing o, au, aw, al, au(gh), and ough. (You can create sentences and/or use biblical examples.) Practice reading these sentences aloud and writing them, focusing on the correct pronunciation and spelling of the vowel variants.

Conclusion (2 minutes):

Summarize key points: Vowel variants are created by various letter combinations that produce the short o or “aw” sound. We focused on the variants o, au, aw, al, au(gh), and ough today, learning how they generate the “aw” sound. Encourage students to practice reading and writing words with these vowel variants to reinforce their understanding.

Assessment:

Informally assess students through participation in vowel variant identification activities, their ability to read and write words with these variants, and their understanding of the “aw” sound.