Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.
Print this free card game for practice with ai and ay words! My Five and I have been playing a lot of games to help him learn the common phonics patterns. So far we've played
OO can be a tricky vowel team because it has two sounds. Join us to discover effective methods for teaching the "oo" vowel team! Utilize mnemonic devices like "Look at the Moon" to reinforce sounds. Explore multi-sensory instruction techniques and engaging activities. Enhance rea
You can use these kinesthetic activities right away! Incorporate hands-on learning into your child’s lessons and improve long-term learning.
Which /oo/ sound? There is really no way for students to determine which sound to use by looking at the word. That is why it s is important to teach both sounds. Begin by introducing the oo sound heard in the word look. It is referred to as the short oo sound On index cards write the words: book, foot, look, shook, wood, brook, good, nook, stood, wool, cook, hook, retook, took, unhook. Buy big googly eyes from the dollar store or draw them on a bright poster board. Review the sound and say each word emphasizing the sound Continue with activities to teach words with this pronunciation of oo Fill in the correct words from the word bank to complete the sentences. Answers Circle the word pairs that rhyme Answers Begin by introducing the oo sound heard in the word cool. It is considered the long oo sound. On index cards write the words: boo, fool, pool, school, stool, boot, moon, room, spool, tool, cool, noon, root, spoon, zoo. Buy big googly eyes from the dollar store or draw them on a bright poster board. Review the sound and say each word emphasizing the sound Continue with activities to teach words with this pronunciation of oo Fill in the correct words from the word bank to complete the sentences. Answers Circle the word pairs that rhyme Answers Choose the correct category Answers Student practice page Answers video
Are you looking for something fun and memorable to teach your students the vowel diphthong ew and oo? This fun phonics craftivity will help your students remember what sound the "oo" and "ew" diphthongs make. This resource includes the stew pieces and "oo" and "ew" word cards with pictures.Students ...
Teach the Letter Oo | Simply Print & GoThis curriculum has everything you need to teach your child the Letter Oo from the comfort of your own home, plus it's as easy as print and go! This curriculum is perfect for ages 2-5. You can spend anywhere from 10-30 minutes on it each day; breakin...
These worksheets are a great tool to check your students' understanding of oo words!
Last week we learned about the double /oo/ sound... (example: good, book, cook). This is such a hard one to remember, because it isn't an actual vowel sound.
One of our Phonics Curriculum Downloads. Here is what you get! 10 Printable Diphthongs Dab It Worksheets. -Diphthongs include: au, aw, ay, ea, ew, oi, oo, ou, ow, and oy. Prints a total of 10 pages. The worksheets were designed by Annette Sutherland, owner of Teach at Daycare in Arkansas City, KS. Please see our other great educational items in our store and thank you for visiting.
Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.
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The concept of two or more letters spelling a single sound (digraphs, trigraphs and quadgraphs) or two sounds coming together to create a ne...
Are you looking for some structured literacy lessons to explicitly teach long and short OO? These structured literacy digital phonics lessons can be used to supplement and strengthen your tier 1 program or curriculum. This resource includes lessons on both the long oo (moon) and the short oo (look) as well as lessons that include both long and short OO to help students master and apply the oo spelling pattern in their reading and writing. ***Recently Updated to Include 5 Word Work Activities*** *Be sure to download the preview to see more of what's included in this resource! All lessons include both a POWERPOINT AND Google Slides™ version. Vowel Digraph OO Lessons Include Over 200 Structured Literacy Slides & Student Practice Sheets. Lesson Components Include: Phonemic Awareness (Blending & Segmenting Sounds) Correct Sound Articulation for Long AND Short OO (with real photos) Proper Letter Formation Multi-Sensory Practice Explicit Phoneme/Grapheme Instruction Instruction to Strengthen Phoneme/Grapheme (sound/symbol) Mapping Letter Sound Fluency Word Blending Fluency Animated Word Blending Practice Onset-Rime Fluency (/oo/ as in moon AND /oo/ as in look) Animated Word Reading Sentence/Phrase Reading Long & Short OO Sound Sorts Encoding (spelling) Words Sentence Dictation Student Practice Sheets - letter formation, sorting sounds, look-alike-words, word sort, sound mapping, decodable word and sentence reading, etc. 2 Word/Picture Match Activities - 2 Write the Room Activities - 1 Long & Short /oo/ Picture Sort AND SO MUCH MORE Slides Include Animation (In Google Slides™ and PowerPoint) for increased student (and teacher) engagement! Check out my other Explicit Phonics Lessons HERE HAVE YOU TRIED BACKWARD BLENDING? CHECK IT OUT! You will NOT regret it! Short Vowels Mixed Short Vowels (All 5 vowels are included on every slide). Silent E Long Vowel Teams Blending Diphthong Vowel Teams R-Controlled Vowels Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: CLICK HERE to receive updates on new products, sales, and freebies! I discount new resources up to 50% off for the first 24 hours. It really does pay to follow me! ************************************************************************************************************* Customer Tip: Don’t forget that leaving feedback earns you points towards FREE TPT purchases. I truly do value your feedback! ⭐️ What are TpT Credits? You can gain TpT credits by going back and leaving feedback on any purchases that you have made. The credits build up and then you can use them towards future purchases! The credits REALLY do add up! I love to see my resources in action! Find me @daydreamingaboutdata on TiKTOK, Instagram and Facebook! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected] I appreciate YOU!! Sincerely, Rebecca @ Daydreaming-About-Data Keywords: long oo, short oo, long oo activities, vowel team oo, phonics lessons, structured literacy, oo worksheets, Science of Reading, digital phonics lessons
OO can be a tricky vowel team because it has two sounds. Join us to discover effective methods for teaching the "oo" vowel team! Utilize mnemonic devices like "Look at the Moon" to reinforce sounds. Explore multi-sensory instruction techniques and engaging activities. Enhance rea
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I See Ocean Animals Interactive Reader is a great tool to help improve reading skills and increase vocabulary.
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This OO Moon Craft and OO Book Cover Craft are a perfect way to help your kids remember the sounds of the vowel team OO. Students create their OO moon and OO Book Cover, and then display! You can copy on colored construction paper or black and white and let the kids color it themselves. You choose! ...
These Diphthong Reading Comprehension Passages are designed to help your students become skilled readers. They are perfect for helping to develop comprehension, phonics skills, fluency and sight word knowledge. The passages are filled with words that contain diphthongs. Each passage comes with a set...
This reading comprehension worksheet tells a simple story about a family. The short story describes different things about the people that are part of the family. Kids are asked to read the story and then to answer the questions at the bottom of the page. This worksheet is perfect for any kids that are developing their reading comprehension skills.
For the most part, I usually say that teaching children to read is easier than you think. I was surprised at how easy easy it...
Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.
