St Patrick's Primary School
Together Everyone Achieves More. Journey to Learning
Learning Intention
To revise the vowel letters and their short and long sounds.
To know the different spellings for the /oa/ sound.
Introduction
Lets read these words. Notice the different spellings for the /oa/ sound.
elbow owner alone follow moan tadpole shadow rainbow
Main learning
Look at the word total.
How many vowels does it have? What are they?
Does the first vowel have a long/short sound. Blend the word out.
The word only has 1 vowel but still makes the long <o>sound.
In the word crocus there are two syllables cro/cus. The first syllable ends with a vowel (long /oa/sound) and the second syllable ends with an <s>, so the <u> makes its short vowel sound.
Look at the word ‘po/em’.
Notice that there are two vowels beside each other. Normally we would say the phrase ‘ when two vowels go walking the first does the talking’
Parse the sentences. Write neatly into your literacy book.
1. They uncovered a Roman mosaic in the villa.
2. The oboe is a musical instrument.
Dictation
1. They both went to the local school.
2. She folded the paper over.
3. They were hoping to find some clover.