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Lesson 86

oa, ow, oe /ō/

The graphemes OA, OW, and OE spell /ō/

OA spells /ō/ at the beginning or middle of a syllable or word. OW spells /ō/ in the middle or end of a syllable or word. OE spells /ō/ at the end of a syllable or word. OW sometimes spells /ow/ (Lesson 96).

Today's plan

about 15 min
  1. Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
  2. Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
  3. Step 4Blending drill3 min
  4. Step 5New concept + read/spell6 min
Step 1

Warm Up Our Ears

Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.

Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)

/s/ · /l/ · /ō/slow
/th/ · /r/ · /ō/throw
/m/ · /ō/ · /t/moat

Break it (I say word → you say sounds)

Steps 2 & 3

Flashcard Drills

Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.

Step 4

Blending Drill

Change one part at a time and read the new word.

Initial

ch cr dr gr r

Middle

oa

ee

ea

Final

ch m n

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Step 5

New Concept

Today we learn three new ways to spell the long O sound: OA, OW, and OE.

Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.

The long O sound is /ō/ as in . Today we will learn new ways to spell the long O sound. We have already learned that O spells /ō/ in silent E words like bone. We have also learned that O spells /ō/ in open syllables like /cō/ in cozy. Vowel teams are two or more letters that work together to make one vowel sound.

oa /ō/

The vowel team OA spells /ō/. OA usually comes in the middle of a word like in boat and road. OA also comes at the beginning of a word like in oat and oak.

ow /ō/

The vowel team OW also spells /ō/. OW usually comes at the end of a word, like in show and grow. OW can also come in the middle of a word like in bowl and flown.

oe /ō/

The vowel team OE also spells /ō/. OE comes at the end of a word like in toe.

How our mouth moves

Like all vowels, /ō/ is a continuous sound that can be stretched out (use continuous hand motion). Be sure your voice is on. Watch me /ō/. You try /ō/.

Sound wall

Add 'oa', 'ow', and 'oe' under /ō/ (with 'o_e' and 'o').

Open the digital sound wall →