Scott Foresman Reading Street

Connect to Phonics Long e
is sometimes spelled ee or
ea: sweet, each. Long o is sometimes spelled oa or ow: throat, rainbow. The letter combinations ee and ea
usually stand for the long e
sound. The letter combinations
oa andow often stand for the
long osound.

Spell words with long e and o.

*Word from the selection

1.	sweet	11.	greet
2.	each	12.	season
3.	three*	13.	croak
4.	least	14.	shallow
5.	freedom*	15.	eagle
6.	below	16.	indeed*
7.	throat	17.	rainbow
8.	float	18.	grown
9.	foam	19.	seaweed
10.	flown	20.	hollow

21.	Halloween	24.	seacoast
22.	speedometer	25.	cocoa
23.	underneath

Spelling/Phonics Support See the ELL and Transition Handbook for spelling support.

Pretest and Sort

Think and Practice

Connect to Writing

Review

Posttest

PRETEST

Use the Dictation Sentences from Day 5 to administer the pretest. Read the word, read the sentence, and then read the word again. Guide students in self-correcting their pretests and correcting any misspellings.

then… use words 1–25
for Advanced Learners.

If… students correctly spell
all pretest
words,

then… use words 1–20
for On-Level practice.

If… students misspell 1–5 pretest words,

then… use words 1–10
for Strategic Intervention.

If… students misspell more than 5 pretest words,

Spelling

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 9.

Spelling Practice Book p. 9

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TEACH

The long e and long o sounds
can be spelled in different ways.
Write seaweed on the board.
Underline the letters ea and ee.
Say seaweed and point out that
both ee and ea spell the long e
sound. Guide students in finding
the letters that stand for the long
o sound in float and rainbow.

seaweed

MNEMONIC DEVICES Point out that since ee and ea sound the same and oa and ow sound the same, students must memorize the spellings. Challenge students to think of memory tricks that will help them remember the correct spellings of the list words.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 10.

Spelling Practice Book p. 10

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Spelling & Phonics Long e and o

WRITE A DESCRIPTION

Ask students to use at least five spelling words to write a description of an ocean, river, pond, or lake.

These words may seem easy
to spell, but they are often
misspelled by fourth-graders.
Alert students to these
frequently misspelled words.
Point out that /h/ is spelled
wh, and /n/ is spelled kn.

whole

know

Frequently Misspelled
Words

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 11.

Spelling Practice Book p. 11

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REVIEW LONG o AND LONG e

Have students write the spelling words and circle each ea. Have them continue by circling ee, oa, and ow. If possible, they might use a different color for each letter combination.

Spelling Strategy
Problem Parts

We all have words that are hard for us to spell.

Step 1: Ask yourself: Which part of the word gives me a problem?

Step 2: Underline your problem part.

Step 3: Picture the word. Focus on the problem part.

HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 12.

Spelling Practice Book p. 12

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DICTATION SENTENCES

Honey tastes sweet.
I think each of us has a sister.
Jake made three baskets.
At least it's not raining.
The army fought for freedom.
A basement is below the house.
Do you have a sore throat?
Can you float on your back?
My mom drinks coffee topped with milk foam.
The baby birds have flown away.
Did you greet your mom with a smile?
What season do you like best?
Some frogs croak at night.
The water is too shallow for swimming.
The eagle flew across the sky.
Your story is very good indeed.
We saw a rainbow after the storm.
The plant has grown very tall.
We saw seaweed under the water.
A mouse lives in the hollow log.

CHALLENGE

Do you dress up on Halloween?
Watch the speedometer to see how fast we are going.
The puppy hid underneath the bed.
The seacoast is rocky.
Do you like to drink hot cocoa?