Make sure to go over the Phonics Book in this Unit first, so readers can predict the pronunciation of the vowel team in variant vowel team words.
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Activity: Two Sounds of ‘oo’
Standards
Distinguish two different sounds of variant vowel team oo: /o͝o/ and /o͞o/ sounds.
Reader Goals
I can compare and contrast two different sounds of variant vowel team oo.
Target Words
• /o͝o/: cook, wood, soot, foot, hook, shook, took, brook, good, crook, stood
• /o͞o/: food, moonlit, fool, school, swooped
• Pattern Breaker: would, could, should
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Point to the letters ‘oo’ and Ask
Which variant vowel team spelling is this?
(vowel team OO) - Say
In this activity, we are going to compare two different sounds that the variant vowel team oo can make: /o͝o/ as in book and /o͞o/ as in moon. - Point to the picture of a book and Say
The variant vowel team oo can spell the long oo, or the short oo, which sounds like a schwa sound as in the word book. Say book.
(book) - Point to the picture of the moon and Say
The variant vowel team oo can also spell the long oo sound as in the word moon. Say moon.
(moon) - Say
Now let’s listen for and sort words with variant vowel team oo spelling by their vowel sounds. This will help you pronounce the vowel to read more unfamiliar words.
Guide
- Say
Now we’re going to read a poem that has variant vowel team words with the oo spellings. Let’s focus on which vowel sound the oo spelling makes in each word. - Point to the headers as you Say
We have two headers, so let’s name them.
First, I see a picture of a word with the short oo sound as in book.
And I see a picture of a word with the long oo sound as in moon.
When a word does not have the variant vowel team oo spelling but has the short or long oo sound, we’ll put it in the gray area: It means it’s a pattern breaker. - Say
Now let’s read each stanza in the poem, identify words with the oo spelling, and sort them by their vowel sounds.
Listen as I read the title of the poem first. Here’s a hint: The title has three words that sound like /o͝o/ as in book. - Read to readers and Ask
I Would If I Could And I Should
What words have the variant vowel team oo sound?
(would, could, should) - Push next to highlight the words
Guide
- Point to the highlighted words as you Say
I hear the /o͝o/ sound in the words would, could, and should. Let’s look at them more closely to sort them. - Push next to continue
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word would. - Point to the word would and Ask
would-Book, would-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word would?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word would has the /o͝o/ sound as in book, but it does not have the variant vowel team spelling oo so it does not fit the pattern. We will put it in the pattern breaker box. - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word could. - Point to the word could and Ask
could-Book, could-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word could?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word could has the /o͝o/ sound as in book, but it does not have the variant vowel team spelling oo so it does not fit the pattern. We will put it in the pattern breaker box. - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word should. - Point to the word should and Ask
should-Book, should-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word should?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word should has the /o͝o/ sound as in book, but it does not have the variant vowel team spelling oo so it does not fit the pattern. We will put it in the pattern breaker box. - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s do the first stanza of the poem.
Listen as I read it and observe what words have the variant vowel team oo spelling. - Read to readers and Ask
If I could, I would cook food by a campfire
that I would start with a pile of wood
and keep the flames going on a moonlit night
when crickets are chirping and owls take flight.
And in the morning when all that is left is soot,
I would gather more wood in the forest by foot.
Yes, I would cook food by a campfire.
That is, I would if I could.
What words have the variant vowel team oo spelling?
(cook, food, wood, moonlit, soot, foot) - Push next to highlight the words
Guide
- Point to the highlighted words as you Say
I see the oo spelling in the words cook, food, wood, moonlit, soot, and foot. Let’s look at these words more closely to sort them by their vowel sounds. - Push next to continue
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word cook. - Point to the word cook and Ask
cook-Book, cook-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word cook?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word cook has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. So the word cook will go under the header book. - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word food. - Point to the word food and Ask
food-Book, food-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word food?
(/o͞o/ sound as in moon) - Say
The word food has the /o͞o/ sound as in moon. It is the long sound of the variant vowel team oo. So the word food will go under the header moon. - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word wood. - Point to the word wood and Ask
wood-Book, wood-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word wood?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word wood has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word wood?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word moonlit. - Point to the word moonlit and Ask
moonlit-Book, moonlit-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word moonlit?
(/o͞o/ sound as in moon) - Say
The word moonlit has the /o͞o/ sound as in moon. It is the long sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word moonlit?
(It will go under the header moon.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word soot. Soot is the grayish, blackish dust that is left after wood burns. - Point to the word soot and Ask
soot-Book, soot-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word soot?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word soot has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word soot?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word foot. - Point to the word foot and Ask
foot-Book, foot-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word foot?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word foot has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word foot?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s do the next stanza of the poem.
Listen as I read it and observe what words have the variant vowel team oo spelling. - Read to readers and Ask
If I could, I would catch a fish
with a worm on a hook
as my fishing pole shook
cause the fish took the hook
and swam away in the brook.
I might act like a fool
to fish and miss school.
Yes, I would catch a fish.
That is, I would if I could.
What words have the variant vowel team oo spelling?
(hook, shook, took, brook, fool, school) - Push next to highlight the words
Guide
- Point to the highlighted words as you Say
I see the oo spelling in the words hook, shook, took, brook, fool, and school. Let’s look at these words more closely to sort them by their vowel sounds. - Push next to continue
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word hook. - Point to the word hook and Ask
hook-Book, hook-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word hook?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word hook has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word hook?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word shook. - Point to the word shook and Ask
shook-Book, shook-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word shook?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word shook has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word shook?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word took. - Point to the word took and Ask
took-Book, took-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word took?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word took has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word took?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word brook. - Point to the word brook and Ask
brook-Book, brook-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word brook?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word brook has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word brook?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word fool. - Point to the word fool and Ask
fool-Book, fool-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word fool?
(/o͞o/ sound as in moon) - Say
The word fool has the /o͞o/ sound as in moon. It is the long sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word fool?
(It will go under the header moon.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word school. - Point to the word school and Ask
school-Book, school-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word school?
(/o͞o/ sound as in moon) - Say
The word school has the /o͞o/ sound as in moon. It is the long sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word school?
(It will go under the header moon.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s do the next stanza of the poem.
Listen as I read it and observe what words have the variant vowel team oo spelling. - Read to readers and Ask
If I could, I would read a good book
about what a crook took
and how a hero stood up to the crook
and swooped by to save the day.
Yes, I would read a good book
and I could and I should
read the book at the foot of my bed.
That’s what I said.
I would if I could, and I can.
What words have the variant vowel team oo spelling?
(good, book, crook, took, stood, swooped, foot) - Push next to highlight the words
Guide
- Point to the highlighted words as you Say
I see the oo spelling in the words good, book, crook, took, stood, swooped, and foot and we already know the word took has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. So let’s look at the other words more closely to sort them by their vowel sounds. - Push next to continue
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word good. - Point to the word good and Ask
good-Book, good-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word good?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word good has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word good?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word crook. - Point to the word crook and Ask
crook-Book, crook-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word crook?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word crook has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word crook?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word stood. - Point to the word stood and Ask
stood-Book, stood-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word stood?
(/o͝o/ sound as in book) - Say
The word stood has the /o͝o/ sound as in book. It is the short sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word stood?
(It will go under the header book.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s sort the word swooped. - Point to the word swooped and Ask
swooped-Book, swooped-Moon.
What vowel sound do you hear in the word swooped?
(/o͞o/ sound as in moon) - Say
The word swooped has the /o͞o/ sound as in moon. It is the long sound of the variant vowel team oo. - Ask
Under which header should we sort the word swooped?
(It will go under the header moon.) - Push next to show where it belongs
Guide
- Say
Let’s review the words with the variant vowel team oo spelling from the poem we just sorted. - Point to and Read the words in the book column with readers: Say
The variant vowel team oo can spell the /o͝o/ sound as in book: cook, wood, soot, foot, hook, shook, took, brook, good, crook, stood. - Point to and Read the words in the moon column with readers: Say
The variant vowel team oo can also spell the /o͞o/ sound as in moon: food, moonlit, fool, school, swooped. - Point to and Read the pattern breaker with readers: Say
These words have the /o͝o/ sound as in book but do not have the variant vowel team oo spelling: would, could, should.
Guide
- Say
Now that we know how to pronounce words with the variant vowel team oo spelling in the poem, we can read it together! - Read together, have readers repeat after you read each line (my turn, your turn), or have them read on their own. Practice reading until they can read it fluently.
