Practise identifying the different graphemes that spell the long /o/ sound with this fun boat-themed interactive activity.
Sail Across the Seas and Practise the Long O Vowel Sound
In this interactive activity, students will be guided to explore their knowledge of the main spelling combinations that produce the long o sound (oa, ow, oe, and o_e). Some of the interactive activities included are:
- Sorting words into the different grapheme categories for this sound.
- Choose either oa, ow, oe, or o_e as the spelling choice for particular words and move these graphemes into the spaces provided.
- Matching words that contain the long /o/ vowel sound with the correct images.
- Decoding a sentence with a word that contains the long /o/ sound and matching an image to each of the three sentences provided.
- Encoding words that contain the long /o/ sound.
- Find vowel teams in words in simple sentences.
- Plus more!
Learning About the Long /O/ Vowel Sound
Teaching kids about the long “o” sound involves helping them understand that the letter “o” can make a different sound in various words. The long “o” sound is pronounced like the name of the letter itself and is commonly found in words such as “go,” “bone,” and “note.”
Various spelling patterns in English can represent the long “o” sound. This interactive activity includes teaching students about the most common:
- oa
- ow
- oe
- o_e
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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.
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