1. Say
   Let’s look at the cover of the book. The title says Nouns spelled with Variant Vowels.
2. Point to each picture as you Say
   I see three pictures on the board. Let’s name them together: hook, moon, paw. They are all nouns and I think they have something in common in terms of how they are spelled.

1. Point to the picture and Say
   Look at the banner the two vowels are holding. It says Variant Vowels. Variant means something is different in some way. The vowels in this group have a pronunciation that is different from the long vowel sound we expect when we see a vowel team.
   In this book, we are going to learn about variant vowel teams that spell three sounds: /o͝o/, /o͞o/, and /ô/ sounds.
2. Say
   Now let’s read the book to learn about words that are spelled with variant vowel teams.

1. Name pictures with students: Say
   Let’s name the pictures to see how the sound is spelled. I will name them first: foot, hook, hood, woods, book.
   Now you name the pictures.  
   (foot, hook, hood, woods, book)
2. Ask
   What vowel sound do you hear in all of these words?
   (/o͝o/)
3. Say
   I hear the /o͝o/ sound in these words and the /o͝o/ sound is spelled oo. You will learn two pronunciations for the variant vowel team oo in this book. The first is pronounced /o͝o/ as in book.
4. Have students read the words: Say
   Let’s read these words: foot, hook, hood, woods, book.
5. Say
   The vowel team oo belongs to variant vowels because it makes a sound that is not the long vowel sound of the first letter.

1. Read the sentence with your students and have them read the sentence to you
2. Ask
   What words have the /o͝o/ sound?
   (hood, woods)

1. Name pictures with students: Say
   Let’s name the pictures to see how the sound is spelled. I will name them first: room, moon, tools, broom, spoon.
   Now you name the pictures.  
   (room, moon, tools, broom, spoon)
2. Ask
   What vowel sound do you hear in all of these words?
   (/o͞o/)
3. Say
   I hear the /o͞o/ sound in these words and the /o͞o/ sound is spelled oo. The /o͞o/ sound, as in moon, is the second pronunciation for the variant vowel team oo.
4. Have students read the words: Say
   Let’s read these words: room, moon, tools, broom, spoon.
5. Say
   Remember the variant vowel team oo can spell more than one vowel sound: /o͝o/ and /o͞o/.

1. Name pictures with students: Say
   Let’s name the pictures to see how the sound is spelled. I will name them first: screw, stew, yew, shrew, dew.
   Now you name the pictures.  
   (screw, stew, yew, shrew, dew)
2. Ask
   What vowel sound do you hear in all of these words?
   (/o͞o/)
3. Say
   Let’s look at the words and see another way to spell the sound /o͞o/.
4. Have students read the words: Say
   Let’s read these words: screw, stew, yew, shrew, dew.
5. Say
   This time the /o͞o/ sound is spelled ew. The vowel team ew belongs to variant vowels because it makes a sound that is not the long vowel sound of the first letter.
   Remember there are different ways to spell the /o͞o/ sound.

1. Read the sentence with your students and have students read the sentence to you 
2. Ask
   What words have the /o͞o/ sound?
   (stew, spoon)

1. Name pictures with students: Say
   Let’s name the pictures to see how the sound is spelled. I will name them first: launch, gauze, sauce, vault.
   Now you name the pictures.  
   (launch, gauze, sauce, vault)
2. Ask
   What vowel sound do you hear in all of these words?
   (/ô/)
3. Say
   I hear the /ô/ sound in these words and the /ô/ sound is spelled au.
4. Have students read the words: Say
   Let’s read these words: launch, gauze, sauce, vault.
5. Say
   The vowel team au belongs to variant vowels because it makes a sound that is not the long vowel sound of the first letter.

1. Name pictures with students: Say
   Let’s name the pictures to see how the sound is spelled. I will name them first: paw, claw, straw, hawk.
   Now you name the pictures.  
   (paw, claw, straw, hawk)
2. Ask
   What vowel sound do you hear in all of these words?
   (/ô/)
3. Say
   Let’s look at the words and see another way to spell the sound /ô/.
4. Have students read the words: Say
   Let’s read these words: paw, claw, straw, hawk.
5. Say
   This time the /ô/ sound is spelled aw. The vowel team aw belongs to variant vowels because it makes a sound that is not the long vowel sound of the first letter.
   Remember there are different ways to spell the /ô/ sound.

1. Read the sentence with your students and have students read the sentence to you 
2. Ask
   What words have the /ô/ sound?
   (gauze, paw)

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