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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVE
Connect to Phonics Long a is sometimes spelled ai and ay: grain, display. Long e is sometimes spelled ea and ee: clean, agree. Long o is sometimes spelled oa and ow: coach, window. Long vowel sounds are sometimes spelled as digraphs.
  • Spell words with long vowel digraphs.
*Words from the selection
Challenge Words
Spelling Words
1.
  clean
9.
  shadow
2.
  agree 10.  cheese
3.
  teeth* 11.  peach
4.
  dream 12.  braid
5.
  grain 13.  Sunday*
6.
  coach 14.  float
7.
  display 15.  thrown
8.
  window
 
16.
  entertain
19.
  willow
17.
  complain 20.  wheat
18.
  bleachers    
ELL
Spelling/Phonics Support See the ELL and Transition Handbook for spelling support.
DAY 1
Pretest and Sort
DAY 2
Think and Practice
DAY 3
Connect to Writing
DAY 4
Review
DAY 5
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.
Monitor Progress
then… use words 1–20
for Advanced Learners.
If… students correctly spell all pretest words,
then… use words 1–15
for On-Level practice.
If… students misspell 1–4 pretest words,
then… use words 1–8
for Strategic Intervention.
If… students misspell more than 4 pretest words,
Spelling
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 13.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 13
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TEACH
Long vowel sounds are
sometimes spelled in vowel
combinations called digraphs.
Write the letters a, e, and o on the
board. Underneath each letter,
write the corresponding digraphs
ai, ay, ea, ee, oa, and ow. Ask
students to come up with words
that match each digraph.
ay display
FIND THE PATTERN Ask
students to group spelling words
into digraph groups, depending
on the vowel digraph in each word.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice
Book, p. 14.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 14
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Spelling & Phonics   Long Vowel Digraphs
WRITE A POEM
Ask students to write a poem
using at least four spelling words.
Have children illustrate each poem
and display their work on the
bulletin board.
These words are difficult for third-graders to spell because of the different ways to spell the long e digraph. Alert students to these frequently misspelled words.
Halloween
really
Frequently Misspelled
Words
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice
Book, p. 15.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 15
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REVIEW LONG VOWEL DIGRAPHS
Write the spelling words on the board. Have students come to the board and circle the digraph in each word.
Spelling Strategy
Different Digraphs
There are often several ways to spell the same digraph sound. For example, long a can be spelled ai or ay. Have students pay attention to the digraphs in each spelling word.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice
Book, p. 16.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 16
with | without Answers
DICTATION SENTENCES
  1. I have to clean my room today.
  2. Do you agree with me?
  3. Sharks have lots of teeth.
  4. I had a funny dream last night.
  5. Cereals are made of grain.
  6. Mr. Jones is a good coach.
  7. Sam has a big display of toy trains.
  8. I see a dog outside the window.
  9. Will's shadow is on the wall.
  10. Cheese is a tasty snack.
  11. Do you want to eat a peach?
  12. Mandy wears her hair in a braid.
  13. Let's play ball on Sunday.
  14. Balloons float in the air.
  15. Was the ball thrown far?
CHALLENGE
  1. I like to entertain my friends.
  2. Danny likes to complain.
  3. Mom and Dad are in the bleachers.
  4. We can sit under the willow tree.
  5. I want a slice of whole wheat bread.