Developing Reader
Lesson 209Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 209: Vowel Team OO (LONG)

Focus: Vowel team oo (long)

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the oo (long) vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Circle the oo (long) in each word. Say the sound it makes.

Words

Word list

moonfoodbootzoocoolspoonschoolballoon

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the moon.
  • We can see the food.
  • You can see the boot.
  • They can see the zoo.

Story time

Kai and the Moon

Kai went to the pond. Kai saw a moon and a food.

"Look!" said Kai. "The boot is by the zoo."

Mia came to help. Together they played with the cool and the spoon.

At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team oo (long) adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Kai go?

2. What did Kai see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 add

Meaning: to put numbers together to find the total

Example: If I add 2 and 3, I get 5.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • foodA food is something we can talk about or see.
  • moonA moon is something we can talk about or see.
  • balloonA balloon is something we can talk about or see.
  • schoolA school is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

moonfoodbootzoocoolspoonschoolballoon