Dear First Grade Families,

In Fundations we will be learning vowel teams. Remember if you are unable to print out any activities,

have your child use a notebook or paper. Please share your child’s work with us by taking a picture and

sending it to your teachers on ClassDojo, Remind, or by email. Thank you!

Love,

The First Grade Teachers

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Today we will learn vowel teams “ai” and “ay” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “ai” and “ay” both make the “long a” vowel sound as in “day” and “pain.” *

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “ai” and “ay” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/CFw_mvUg5l0

3) - Read the poems “A Snail Surprise” and “Gloomy Day” (2 times)

-Write down all the words from the poems that have an “ai” or “ay” sounds.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Today we will learn vowel teams “ea”, “ee” and “ey” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “ea”, “ee” and “ey” all make the “long e” vowel sound as in “eat”, “teeth” and “key”. *

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “ea”, “ee”, and “ey” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/nFGBy8uDnjI

https://youtu.be/ChXqQ2TUfuo

3) Activity: “Vowel Team Sort” worksheet.

-Read out all the words from the word bank of the worksheet.

-Sort out the words in the correct column.

Friday, May 8, 2020 (Fun Friday!!!)

Click on the links to play free long and short vowel games.

https://www.arcademics.com/games/coconuts

https://www.education.com/game/vowel-team-spelling/ (Click play, choose “myself”,

then enter child’s date of birth)

https://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/games/2vowels_sounds.jsp

Monday, May 11, 2020

Today we will learn vowel teams “oi” and “oy” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “oi” and “oy” both make the same sound as in “boy” or “coin”. *

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “oi” and “oy” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/HReWAE118Ig

3) -Read the poems “Point to it” and “My Toys” (2 times)

-Write down all the words from the poems that have an “oi” or “oy” vowel team sound.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Today we will learn vowel teams “oa” and “oe” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “oa” and “oe” both make the “long o” vowel sound as in “boat” and “toe”. *

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “oa” and “oe” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/M8nGaspuWAQ

https://youtu.be/xRk2LAYcEBU

3) -Read the poem “A Big, Big Boat” and “Doe”

-Write down all the “oa” and “oe” vowel team words you find in the poems.

-Complete the “Vowel Team Sort” worksheet for ‘oa’ and “oe” .

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Today we will learn vowel team “ow” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

The vowel team ‘ow” makes two types of sounds. For example, “ow” as in “cow” and “ow” as in

“snow”.

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “ow” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/HWIXnIX9yY0

https://youtu.be/NZdgP2wAQic

3) Read the poem “Brown Owl” and “Yellow Bowl”

-Write down all the “ow” vowel team words you find in the poems.

-Complete the “ow word sort” worksheet.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Today we will learn vowel team “ou” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “ou” also makes two different sounds. For example “ou” makes a “long oo” sound as in “soup”

and “ou” as in “couch”.

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “ou” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/rPlh7bcuaRs

3) -Read the poem “Quite Mouse” (2 times)

-Write down all the “ou” vowel team words you find in the poem.

-Complete the “ou” word sorting sheet.

Friday May 15, 2020 (Fun Friday!!!)

Click on the link to play free long and short vowel games.

https://www.arcademics.com/games/coconuts

https://www.education.com/game/vowel-team-spelling/ (Click play, choose “myself”,

then enter child’s date of birth)

https://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/games/2vowels_sounds.jsp

Monday, May 18, 2020

Today we will learn vowel team “oo” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “oo” makes a “short oo” sound as in “book” and “long oo” sound as in “moon”. *

1) -Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “oo” Vowel Team Sounds

https://youtu.be/onhpxGFgM4s

3) -Read the poem “Zoom Zoom” and “The Dark Night”

-Write down all the “oo” vowel team words you find in the poem.

-Complete the “long oo” and “short oo” word sort worksheet.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Today we will learn vowel teams “ue” and “ew” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “ue” and “ew” also make the “long oo” sound as in “blue” and “chew”

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “ue” and “ew” Vowel Team Sound

https://youtu.be/fLrAGcK26s4

https://youtu.be/7t4xUvIG4ZU

3) -Read the poem “Looking for Clues” and “A Jewel for Teacher” (2 times)

-Write down all the words from the poem that have a “ue” or “ew” vowel sound.

Wednesday, May 19, 2020

Today we will learn vowel teams “au” and “aw” by reading and writing words with these sounds.

* “au” and “aw” both make the same sound as in “August” and “awesome”. *

1) Practice Routine Drill Videos

https://youtu.be/2MMiie4vNwk (Letter Sounds)

https://youtu.be/6PC6oDLS33w (Vowel Teams)

2) Learn “au and aw” Vowel Team Sound

https://youtu.be/DCewkZOO_ew

3) -Read poems “My Autumn Day” and “Black Hawk”

-Write down all the “au” and “aw” vowel team words you find in the poem.

-Complete the “au and aw” word sort worksheet.