Beginner Reader
Lesson 80Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 80: The -ox Family

Focus: Word family -ox

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words in the -ox word family.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Words that end with -ox all rhyme. Blend the first sound with -ox to make each new word.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Point to each word. Say the first sound, then say -ox. Blend it together!

Words

Word list

boxfoxoxloxpoxnoxsox

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the box.
  • We can see the fox.
  • You can see the ox.
  • They can see the lox.

Story time

Ada and the Box

Ada went to the yard. Ada saw a box and a fox.

"Look!" said Ada. "The ox is by the lox."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the pox and the nox.

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful Word family -ox adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 robot

Meaning: a machine that can move and do tasks by itself

Example: The robot picked up the ball.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • loxA lox is something we can talk about or see.
  • loxA lox is something we can talk about or see.
  • loxA lox is something we can talk about or see.
  • loxA lox is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Word family -ox pattern.

Which word belongs with Word family -ox?

Which word belongs with Word family -ox?

Which word belongs with Word family -ox?

Stretch

Try more words

boxfoxoxloxpoxnoxsox