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OU and OW

For Students K - 2nd
In this vowel/consonant blending learning exercise, students circle in two boxes all the pictures that make the sounds of OU and OW and then choose which sounds complete eight words. Students fill in the blanks with their appropriate...
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OU and OW

For Students K - 2nd
In this vowel and consonant blending worksheet, students circle each picture in two boxes that have the same sounds in them as house and clown. Students fill in the blanks of eight words with the appropriate multiple choice sounds of OU...
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/ou/ Word List

For Students K - 3rd Standards
Phonemic awareness is the focus of an activity that asks kids to identify and highlight the /ou/ sound in a list of 32 words. The exercise is designed to not only develop the awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in words,...
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Ow! That Hurts

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the ou=/ow/ correspondence in written and spoken words using a tongue twisters and a letterbox lesson. They recite the tongue twister and make given words using the letterboxes. Next, they listen to a read aloud of Audrey...
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Ou / Ow

For Students K - 1st
In this "ow" sound instructional activity, learners fill in the missing letters "ou" or "ow" to complete the illustrated words. Students print the letters on the line.
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The Sounds of "ou" and "ow"

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this phonics ou/ow learning exercise, students practicing printing the letter, then circle words that match pictures, all having the "ow" or "ow' sound, and print 3 words that have the "ou" sound and 3 that have the "ow' sound. A...
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The Loud Trout Shouts!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice the strategies of phonemes and digraphs dealing with the correspondence "ou"=/ow/ in both spoken and written words. They listen as the book The Napping House by Audrey Wood is read to them and then they interact...
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"OU" O U Hurt Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the digraph ou=/ow/ in written and spoken words. They practice writing words with the ou=/ow/ digraph. Students match phonemes in words they hear. Students read The Napping House and identify words with the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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The oa, oy, and ow Sounds

For Students K - 1st Standards
Focus on the vowel sounds /oa/, /oy/, and /ow/ in this spelling patterns worksheet. The sounds are split into three sections, with learners observing how each can be spelled differently in familiar words. They write words beneath...
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Spelling with /ou/ Sound

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize spelling words with ou and ow sounds. In this spelling lesson, 4th graders begin with ground and town and build lists of words with similar spelling. Students complete a worksheet with antonyms and synonyms for...
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Vowel Digraph ou and ow

For Students 1st
In this vowel digraph worksheet, 1st graders use the ou and ow letter combinations. Students complete 6 fill in the blank questions writing the correct word from the word box next to the picture it represents.
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Reintroduce /ou/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate how to pronounce the "ou" sound. In this sound fluency instructional activity, students review the letters that make the sound in the word "cloud" and then practice making the sound. Students identify the words on...
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OW! I stubbed by toe

For Teachers K - 3rd
Drill and practice the /ow/ sound! Kids practice recognizing pictures that begin with the ou=/ou/ correspondence. They experience a letterbox activity to help implement this task before them as well as reading the story, The Napping...
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Howwwwl At The Moon

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss what a vowel digraph is and discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students read "The Napping House." They practice spelling words with the /ow/ sound in them. Students read words with the /ow/...
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Spelling Practice: ow and ou Words

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities for ou and ow words. In this ou/ow words lesson, 5th graders practice ou and ow words by completing the 'instant activity.' Students complete a crossword puzzle activity for ou and ow words.
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Wow, That's Loud!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore vowel digraphs. They discuss the vowel digraph ou=/ow/. Students identify ou=/ow/ in spoken and written words. They read words with the ou digraph and practice spelling words that contain the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: OU, OW, OY, OI

For Students 2nd
In this vocabulary activity, 2nd graders write seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words out, our, house, now, know, boy and coin.
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Ow! That Hurts!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the diagraph of ow coming together to make one sound. They read words containing this diagraph and spell words too. In the story, The Napping House, each pair of students finds -ow words. As an assessment, students...
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Introduce "Ou"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination instructional activity, students identify the sound made by the letters "ou" and what words contain this sound. Students listen as their...
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ow, ou, or oa

For Students 3rd
In this ow-sounds spelling worksheet, 3rd graders complete 14 fill in the blank questions with missing spelling word letters. each blank gives a few letter clues in addition to a picture clue. Students must identify the "ow" sounding...
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Check It Out!

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this phonics crossword worksheet, students are given 6 fill-in-the-blanks clues for words in a crossword puzzle. All the words contain the diphthongs ou or ow.
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Flashcards - Ou Words

For Students 2nd
In this -ou word list instructional activity, 2nd graders will cut apart and practice reading 36 different words containing the -ou diphthong.
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Vocabulary Building: ow and ou

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ow-ou worksheet, students write 6 words as they are called out, unscramble words and use them in sentences. All words have the ow or ou combination.
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Shout Out Loud

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore the /ow/ sound using the 'ou' digraph. They recite an /ow/ tongue twister and participate in a letterbox lesson to gain understanding of the ou = /ow/ concept. They read 'The Napping House' to practice reading with...