Long o as ow; sentences
Grade K · Day 157 · Alpha-Phonics Lesson 106 · p.113 · 25.4 min · teacher edition of the student sheet
Read these · 27 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
◆ 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.