Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 1
Listen for It 27

A vowel digraph is two letters together that have

Focus
one sound. The digraphs oe, ow, and oa can have
the long o sound.

hoe crow g oa t

Say the picture name. Read the word.

Then underline the letters that stand for the long o sound.

1 2 3

toe to a s t s n ow
4 5 6

soap b ow b oat

Dictation

1. ow 2. oa 3. oe
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 2
Write It 27

Word Box
boat snow toe
hoe blow coat

Say the picture name. Write the word.

Then circle the letters that have the long o sound.

1 2 3

4 5 6

Dictation

1. ow 2. oa 3. ow
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Write It Day 3 27

Say the picture name. Read the word.

Then write a letter on each line to make a new word.
Read the words you made.

1 2 3

goat s now to e

c b fl r sh bl d h J

oat ow oe

oat ow oe

oat ow oe

Dictation

1. oa 2. ow 3. oa
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 4
Write It 27

Word Box

glow toe blow

Joe crow road
toad doe coach

Read each word. Then write the word under the correct letters.

oe ow oa

Dictation

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 5
Read It 27

Write the missing words. Then read the sentence.

1
snow coat

The fell on
my .

2
boat Joe

likes to row
his .

3
bowl roast

Put the in
that .

Dictation

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WEEK Diphthongs
28 oi, oy

DAY Listening for the /oi/ Sound

Read aloud the focus statement. Then point to the first example and say: The letters o and i together have the
1 /oi/ sound. Say coin. (coin) Then say: The letters o and y also have the /oi/ sound. Say boy. (boy) Repeat the
process for boy. Then read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Point to the toy. Say
toy. (toy) Which letters have the /oi/ sound? (oy) Underline the letters oy in toy. Repeat the process for the
remaining pictures.
Picture Key: 1. toy, 2. soil, 3. joy, 4. boil, 5. point, 6. oil

Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the missing letters to complete the word. 1. foil 2. soy 3. join

DAY Writing Words with the /oi/ Sound

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: The picture shows a boy. Look at the word
2 box at the top of the page and find the word boy. Write the word on the line under the picture. Circle the letters that
have the /oi/ sound. Repeat the process for the remaining pictures.
Picture Key: 1. boy, 2. point, 3. coin, 4. boil, 5. toy, 6. soil

Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the missing letters to complete the word you hear. 1. moist 2. joy 3. coil

DAY Writing Words with the /oi/ Sound

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Run your finger under the word as we read
3 it together: oil. Use the letters in the gray box to write new words that rhyme with oil. After students finish
writing, read the words together. Then repeat the process for column 2.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear. 1. spoil 2. coin 3. boys

DAY Writing Words with the /oi/ Sound

4 Read the directions and call students’ attention to the word box. Say: Point to the first word. It says cowboy.
Run your finger under the letters and read the word with me: cowboy. Which letters have the /oi/ sound in cowboy?
(oy) Write the word on the line in the box that says oy. Repeat the process for the remaining words.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear. 1. noise 2. toy 3. point

DAY Reading Words with the /oi/ Sound

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: This picture shows a coin and a piggy
5 bank. Let’s read the incomplete sentence together: The put a into the bank. Now point to the
words in the gray bar. Let’s read them together: coin, boy. Which word belongs on the first line? (boy) Write the
word boy on the first line. Now you know which word to write on the second line. After students finish writing,
say: Now let’s read the sentence together: The boy put a coin into the bank. Repeat the process for the
remaining sentences.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to this sentence: Roy has a coin. Write the words in the boxes.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 1
Listen for It 28

Focus The letter pairs oi and oy both have the /oi / sound
you hear in coin.

coi n b oy

Say the picture name. Read the word.

Then underline the letters that stand for the vowel sound you hear in coin.

1 2 3

toy soi l j oy

4 5 6

b oi l p oi nt oi l

Dictation

1. o i 2. oy 3. o i
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 2
Write It 28

Word Box
coin point boy
toy boil soil

Say the picture name. Listen to the letter-sounds.

Then write the word on the line. Circle the letters that have the /oi/ sound.

1 2 3

4 5 6

Dictation

1. o i 2. oy 3. o i
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Write It Day 3 28

Say the picture name. Read the word.

Then write a letter on each line to make a new word.
Read the words you made.

1 2

oi l boy

f b sp br s t j R

oi l oy

oi l oy
oi l oy

oi l oy

Dictation

1. 2. 3.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 4
Write It 28

Word Box
cowboy point enjoy
coil joy boil
toy coin noise

Read each word. Then write the word under the correct letters.

oi oy

Dictation

1. 2. 3.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 5
Read It 28

Look at the picture. Write the missing words.

Then read the sentence.

1
coin boy

The put a
into the bank.

2
Roy toys

likes to play
with his .

3
oil cowboy

The put
into the pan.

Dictation

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WEEK Diphthongs
29 ou, ow

DAY Listening for the /ou/ Sound

Read aloud the focus statement. Then point to the first example and say: The letters o and w together can
1 have the /ow/ sound in the word cow. Say cow. (cow) Remind students that ow can also have the long o
sound in snow. Repeat the process for the ou in mouse. Then read the directions and call students’
attention to number 1. Say: Point to your mouth. Say mouth. (mouth) Do you hear /ou/ in mouth? (yes) Which
letters have the /ou/ sound? (ou) Underline the letters ou in mouth. Repeat the process for the remaining
pictures.
Picture Key: 1. mouth, 2. house, 3. clown, 4. owl, 5. cloud, 6. crown

Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the missing letters to complete the word you hear.
1. how 2. round 3. brow

DAY Writing Words with the /ou/ Sound

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: The picture shows an owl. Look at the word
2 box at the top of the page and find the word owl. Write the word on the line under the picture. Circle the letters that
have the /ou/ sound. Repeat the process for the remaining pictures.
Picture Key: 1. owl, 2. scout, 3. house, 4. mouse, 5. crown, 6. cloud

Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the missing letters that stand for the letter-sounds you hear.
1. shout 2. down 3. gown

DAY Writing Words with the /ou/ Sound

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Run your finger under the word as we read
3 it together: cow. Use the letters in the gray box to write new words that rhyme with cow. After students finish
writing, read the words together. Then repeat the process for the remaining columns.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear.
1. pound 2. now 3. brown

DAY Writing Words with the /ou/ Sound

4 Read the directions and call students’ attention to the word box. Say: Point to the first word. It says house.
Run your finger under the letters and read it with me: house. Which letters have the /ou/ sound in house? (ou)
Write the word on the line in the box that says ou. Repeat the process for the remaining words.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the missing letters to complete the word.
1. crown 2. proud 3. loud

DAY Reading Words with the /ou/ Sound

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: This picture shows a mouse hiding. Let’s
5 read the incomplete sentence together: Do you see a ? Now point to the words in the gray bar.
Let’s read them together: brown, mouse. Which word belongs on the first line? (brown) Write the word brown on
the first line. Now you know which word to write on the second line. After students finish writing, say: Now let’s
read the sentence together: Do you see a brown mouse? Repeat the process for the remaining sentences.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to this sentence: I see a brown mouse. Write the words in the boxes.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 1
Listen for It 29

Focus The letter pairs ow and ou sometimes have the vowel

sound you hear in cow.

cow m ou s e

Say the picture name. Read the word.

Then underline the letters that stand for the vowel sound you hear in cow.

1 2 3

m ou th hou s e clow n

4 5 6

ow l clou d cr ow n

Dictation

1. ow 2. ou 3. ow
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Write It Day 2 29

Word Box
crown cloud scout
mouse house owl

Say the picture name. Listen to the letter-sounds.

Then write the word on the line.
Circle the letters that stand for the vowel sound you hear in cow.

1 2 3

4 5 6

Dictation

1. ou 2. ow 3. ow
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Write It Day 3 29

Write a letter on each line to make a new word.

Then read the words you made.

1 2 3

cow crow n rou nd

n w h pl t d br cl f p h gr

ow ow n ou nd

ow ow n ou nd

ow ow n ou nd

ow ow n ou nd

Dictation

1. 2. 3.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 4
Write It 29

Word Box

house brown round cow

crowd mouth down mouse

Read each word. Then write the word under the correct letters.

ou ow

Dictation

1. ow 2. ou 3. ou
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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 5
Read It 29

Look at the picture. Write the missing words.

Then read the sentence.

1
brown mouse

Do you see a
?

2
owl down

The big looked

.

3
now house

I will go into the

.

Dictation

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WEEK
30 The Sounds of oo

DAY Listening for the Sounds of oo

Read aloud the focus statement as you point to each example. Then say: The word moon has the /oo/
1 sound. Say /oo/. (/oo/) Say moon. (moon) The word book has the /oo/ sound. Say /oo/. (/oo/) Say book.
(book) Then read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Point to the pool. Say pool.
(pool) Do you hear /oo/ or /oo/ in pool? (/oo/) Now point to the balloon. Do you hear /oo/ in balloon? (yes)
Fill in the circle under the balloon. Repeat the process for the remaining pictures.
Picture Key: Row 1: pool, balloon, hook, spoon; Row 2: book, cookie, goose, foot; Row 3: boot, wood, broom, moose

Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear. 1. foot 2. spoon 3. hook

DAY Writing Words with oo

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: The picture shows a hook. Look at the
2 word box at the top of the page and find the word hook. Write the word on the line under the picture. Repeat
the process for the remaining pictures.
Picture Key: 1. hook, 2. tools, 3. broom, 4. moon, 5. book, 6. tooth

Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to each word I say. Then write the word you hear. 1. boot 2. wood 3. pool

DAY Writing Words with oo

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Run your finger under the word as we read
3 it together: book. Use the letters in the gray box to write new words that rhyme with book. After students finish
writing, read the words together. Then repeat the process for the remaining columns.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to this sentence: Look at the moon. Write the words in the boxes.

DAY Reading Words with oo

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: Let’s read number 1 together:
4 moon in the sky. Which picture goes with moon in the sky? (the moon) Draw a line from the words to the
picture of the moon. Repeat the process for the remaining phrases.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Write the letters that stand for the sounds you hear in these words: foot in the pool.

DAY Reading Words with oo

Read the directions and call students’ attention to number 1. Say: This picture shows a woman cooking. Let’s
5 read the incomplete sentence together: She can with a . Now point to the words in the gray bar.
Let’s read the words together: cook, spoon. Which word belongs on the first line? (cook) Write cook on the first
line. Now you know which word to write on the next line. After students have finished writing, say: Now let’s
read the sentence together: She can cook with a spoon. Have students complete the remaining sentences
independently. After they finish, guide students in reading the completed sentences.
Dictation Direct students’ attention to the bottom of the page and say:
Listen to this sentence: The goose has a book. Write the words in the boxes.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 1
Listen for It 30

Focus The vowel pair oo can have the sound you hear in moon.
It can also have the sound you hear in book.

m oo n b oo k

Say the picture name. Listen to the vowel sound.

Then name each picture in the row.
Fill in the circle if it has the same sound as the first picture.

boo

Dictation

1. 2. 3.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 2
Write It 30

Word Box
book tools broom
moon hook tooth

Say the picture name. Then write the word on the line.

1 2 3

4 5 6

Dictation

1. 2. 3.

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Write It Day 3 30

Say the picture name. Read the word.

Then write a letter on each line to make a new word.
Read the words you made.

1 2 3

book moon broom

l t sh s n sp r z bl

ook oon oom

ook oon oom

ook oon oom

Dictation

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 4
Read It 30

Read the words. Then draw a line to the correct picture.

1 moon in the sky

2 cool pool

3 one tooth

4 new boots

5 big goose

6 good book

Dictation

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Name __________________________________________________________

Week
Day 5
Read It 30

Look at the picture. Write the missing words. Then read the sentence.

1
cook spoon

She can with a

.

2
foot moose

The has a balloon

on his .

3
look tooth

Will you at my
?

Dictation

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