Developing Reader
Lesson 207Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 207: Vowel Team OW

Focus: Vowel team ow

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ow vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

When two vowels go walking, the first one usually does the talking. Say ow as one long sound.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Circle the ow in each word. Say the sound it makes.

Words

Word list

snowslowgrowshowthrowyellowwindowarrow

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the snow.
  • We can see the slow.
  • You can see the grow.
  • They can see the show.

Story time

Max and the Snow

Max went to the park. Max saw a snow and a slow.

"Look!" said Max. "The grow is by the show."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the throw and the yellow.

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ow adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 bridge

Meaning: a path built to cross over water or a road

Example: The bridge crosses the wide river.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • arrowA arrow is something we can talk about or see.
  • windowA window is something we can talk about or see.
  • yellowA yellow is something we can talk about or see.
  • throwA throw is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Vowel team ow

Other

Stretch

Try more words

snowslowgrowshowthrowyellowwindowarrow