Long o as ow; sentences · Long o as in old; sentences
Grade 1 · Day 98 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 106, Lesson 107 · p.113–114 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 37 words
bow
know
low
blow
mow
crow
row
flow
sow
tow
owe
glow
grow
show
bowl
grown
slow
snow
own
shown
stow
blown
thrown
throw
flown
growth
bowling
old
hold
bold
mold
cold
sold
fold
gold
scold
told
◆ marks a word that does NOT follow today's pattern — Blumenfeld boxes these on the page. Teach it by heart; do not let the class sound it out and lose faith in the rule.
Read the sentences
- Joan wants to grow up.
- The snow fell last night.
- Bill wants his own boat.
- Bob wants to row his boat.
- Go slow in.
- "I know the way home," said Joan.
- Jack will mow the lawn after lunch.
- Mom gave the cat a bowl of milk.
Write what you hear
Say the word, have them repeat it, count the sounds on fingers, THEN write. The count is what stops a child writing the first letter and guessing the rest.