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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVE
Connect to Phonics The vowel sound in out can be spelled ou and ow: proud, shower. The vowel sound in toy can be spelled oi and oy: voyage, choice. Diphthongs include ou, ow, oi, and oy.
  • Spell words with the vowel sounds in out and toy.
*Word from the selection
Challenge Words
Spelling Words
1.
  proud
9.
  prowl
2.
  shower 10.  employ
3.
  hour* 11.  bounce
4.
  amount 12.  poison
5.
  voyage 13.  annoy
6.
  choice 14.  appoint
7.
  avoid 15.  broil
8.
  thousand
 
16.
  however
19.
  turmoil
17.
  mountain 20.  chowder
18.
  coward    
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. 17
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 17
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TEACH
Some vowel sounds are spelled in
combinations called diphthongs.
Write the letters ou, ow, and oy on
the board. Ask students to sound
out each diphthong and list spelling
words that match each one.
FIND THE PATTERN Ask students to group spelling words into diphthong groups.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 18
ow shower
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 18
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Spelling & Phonics   Vowel Sounds in out and toy
WRITE AN ADVERTISEMENT
Ask students to write an advertisement for a product. The ad should use at least three spelling words. Encourage children to read their ads aloud to the class.
These words are difficult for third-graders to spell because of the different ways to spell the /ou/ diphthong. Alert students to these frequently misspelled words.
found
house
Frequently Misspelled
Words
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 19.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 19
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REVIEW VOWEL SOUNDS IN
out AND toy
Write a word that rhymes with each spelling word on the board. Have students come to the board and write the rhyming list word next to each word. For example, if you write "loud," the correct rhyming word would be "proud."
Spelling Strategy
Different Diphthongs
There are often several ways
to spell the same diphthong sound. For example, /ow/ can be spelled ow or ou. Have students pay attention to the diphthongs in each spelling word.
HOMEWORK Spelling Practice Book, p. 20.
Spelling Practice Book
Spelling Practice Book p. 20
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DICTATION SENTENCES
  1. My dad is proud of me.
  2. I have to take a shower after I play baseball.
  3. We will eat dinner in an hour.
  4. The amount of snow changed every hour.
  5. Dan went on a long voyage.
  6. We had a choice of chicken or fish.
  7. Let's avoid the house with the big dog.
  8. Jim has a thousand toy cars!
  9. My cat likes to prowl around the house.
  10. Bill will employ the workers.
  11. How high will the ball bounce?
  12. Stay away from poison plants.
  13. My little sister will annoy us.
  14. Who will appoint the leader?
  15. Mom will broil the meat.
CHALLENGE
  1. I want to go home, however.
  2. We can camp on the mountain.
  3. The boy was a coward.
  4. There was a lot of turmoil at that time.
  5. Do you want chowder for dinner?