Developing Reader
Lesson 211Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 211: Vowel Team OU

Focus: Vowel team ou

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words with the ou vowel team.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

outloudcloudroundshoutfoundmousehouse

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the out.
  • We can see the loud.
  • You can see the cloud.
  • They can see the round.

Story time

Bo and the Out

Bo went to the farm. Bo saw a out and a loud.

"Look!" said Bo. "The cloud is by the round."

Zoe came to help. Together they played with the shout and the found.

At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful Vowel team ou adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Bo go?

2. What did Bo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 multiply

Meaning: to add the same number many times

Example: Multiply 3 by 4 to get 12.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • roundA round is something we can talk about or see.
  • cloudA cloud is something we can talk about or see.
  • loudA loud is something we can talk about or see.
  • outA out 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 ou

Other

Stretch

Try more words

outloudcloudroundshoutfoundmousehouse