Pre-K to Kinder Level 11 Sort It /ow/ & Texts PDF
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Sort It
& Accompanying Texts
The / ow
ow// Sound
PreK to Kindergarten
Developed by Marnie Ginsberg, PhD
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*BONUS: Which spelling of /ow/ do you think is most frequent?
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Now
get
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a loud
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Key Sentence:
Now get out!
flow er
our
some how
out door
out er
down
tow el
pow der
loud ly
show er
sound
Sort It List
The /ow/ Sound
Read the words and sort them by their /ow/ spelling. Remember to say the sounds as you write each word.
Sort It
Read & Search
The /ow/ Sound
After reading this rhyme a time or two, circle the spellings of the /ow/ sound.
You might also find an example or two of the /oa/ and /ee/ sounds.
Daffy Down Dilly
Daff
ff y Dow
own Dillll y
Is
new
come to tow
own
tt i coa
oat
In a yellll ow pett
een gow
own.
And a gree
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Read & Search
Read this rhyme a couple of times. Then highlight or underline the /ow/
sound words. If time allows, have students write each /ow/ word on a Sort It
page saying each sound as they write.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The it sy bit sy spi der
er
ed up the wa ter
er spou
out.
Climbed
Dow
own ca
ame
e the rai
ain
shed the spi der
er ou
out.
And wash
Ou ca
Out
ame
e the sun
And drie
ied up all the rai
ain.
er
So the it sy bit sy spi der
Climbed
ed up the spou
out a gai
ain.
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The “ow” Spelling
Flex It
DIRECTIONS:
The spelling “ow” can be two sounds: /ow/ as in “cow” and /oa/ as in “go.” Sometimes you have
to try one sound and if it doesn’t work, try another sound. We call this “Flex It.” Read these words
with the “ow” spelling. Sort them by which sound of “ow” they have.
/oa/
Cut out the cards below to play the sorting game.
slow
snow
cow
brown
show
town
down
blow
how
grow
now
know
low
owl
/ow/
as in go
as in cow
If the student reads “town” as /toan/, then say “yes, that’s a word, but what if the sentence were
“I live in a small
?”
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Read & Search
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The /ow/ Sound
Read the poem and summarize what happened.
Find the /ow/ sound word and mark it with 1 color.
Find the /ee/ sound words and mark them with a different color.
Find the /er/ sound words and mark them with yet another color.
The Bear Went Over
the Mountain
The bear went o ver the moun tain,
The bear went o ver the moun tain,
The bear went o ver the moun tain,
To see what he could see.
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain
(continued)
And all that he could see,
And all that he could see,
Was the o ther side of the moun tain,
the o ther side of the moun tain,
the o ther side of the moun tain,
Was all that he could see!
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Morph It
The /ow/ Sound
Once you can read certain words, you can more easily read the same words with special endings
added. The verb (action word) “look” can be changed into “looks” just by adding an “s.” This ending
“s” means the action is taking place now, in the present. When you add “ed” to the end of “look,” it
becomes “looked” which takes place in the past. For example, “Yesterday she looked for flowers
and today she looks for a vase.” When you add “ing” to “look,” it becomes “looking” which means the
action is ongoing in the present. For example, “She is looking for a vase right now.”
Try adding special endings to make new words yourself!
looks
Try
It!
+s
looked
+ ed
+s
look
+ ing
+ ing
looking
+ ed
1. frown
2. jump
3. count
4. pack
5. shout
6. growl
7. squirt
8. gather
9. pound
10. power
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Read & Search
The “ow” Spelling
Notice how the spelling “ow” is /ow/ in a couple of words, but /oa/ in one.
Use your new strategy “Flex It” below!
Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Will ie Wink ie
Runs through the town.
Up stairs and down stairs
In his night gown.
Rapp ing at the win dow,
Cry ing through the lock,
“Are the child ren in their beds for
now it’s eight o’clock?”
Read this poem a couple of times. Then highlight or underline the /ow/ sound words.
If time allows, write the words in the table, saying each sound as you write.
ow
Now
ou
out!
get
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The /ow/ Sound
The Rooster and the Fox
Reader’s Theater
by Terri Jenson
Narr a tor: A wise old Roo ster sat in a tree
to roost. He flapped his wings and let out a
long, loud crow. He was just a bout to tuck
his head un der one wing when he saw
some thing out of the cor ner of his eye.
There was a flash of red
fur and a long snout. It
was Fox, on the ground
right be low him!
Fox (with a sly grin): “Have you
heard the happ y news?”
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The Rooster and the Fox
(continued)
Roo ster (looks down on the fox): “What
news is that?”
Fox (holds out his paws): “All the an i mals
have made a pact* to get a long.
From now on, all of us can be friends! Come
down, won’t you? I want to be the first to
show you how much I care.”
Roo ster (puts on a happ y act): “Wow! How
about that? That is grand news!”
Narr a tor: Yet, Roo ster did not leave his
perch. He did get up high on his tip toes,
stretch his neck, and look a round as if he
could see some thing ver y far a way.
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The Rooster and the Fox
(continued)
Fox: “What do you see?”
Roo ster (says it loud): “Dogs. Big dogs.
Lots of big dogs. Here they come now!”
Narr a tor: Fox let out a howl and set off
in a run.
Roo ster: “Wait! If we are all friends now,
why run a way?”
Fox (with a shout): “Those
dogs may not have heard
the news!”
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The Rooster and the Fox
(continued)
Narr a tor: A smile crept a cross Roo ster’s
face. Now that he was safe, he could tuck
his head un der his wing and get some
sleep. T
hat wise old Roo ster had beat the
craft y Fox at his own game.
What’s the Moral?
The trick ster is ea si ly tricked.
pact: a gree ment
*
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I’ve Got Five
Read & Search
by Terri Jenson
My eyes can see the clouds and the trees,
The hills so high, and the deep blue seas.
My nose can smell a budd ing flow er,
Or the scent of earth from a summ er show er.
My hands can touch the cold, cold snow,
Or feel the heat from the fire’s glow.
My tongue can taste bitt er or sweet,
Salt y or sour, ice cream or meat.
My ears can hear the songs of
birds, and the happ y sounds
of beau ti ful words.
My SENS ES — I’ve got FIVE.
That’s how I know that I am a live.
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Match It
The /ow/ Sound
Read each sentence. Then draw a line to match it with the picture!
I like to lie on the roof and count
the clouds.
We found a brown mouse in our house.
She wore a crown of flow ers
in her hair.
Are fe male pigs called sows or cows?
The fence is down. Don’t let the
cows get out!
Wow! How I love the sound of soft rain.
A smile is a pow er ful work out
for your face.
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Make It Stick
The /ow/ Sound
DIRECTIONS:
Have student try to read all the words in 1 minute. At first, you may need to read
them aloud as your student follows along. There are 20 words repeated twice.
ground
round
how
a bout
down
now
out
sound
wow
found
owl
with out
cow
house
south
how
sound
a bout
wow
town
found
round
our
down
house
out side
south
now
with out
owl
cow
brown
crowd
out
ground
town out side
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The /ow/ Sound
Make It Stick Review
+ /er/ & Vowel + “e” Review
DIRECTIONS:
Have student try to read all the words in 1 minute. At first, you may need to
read them aloud as your student follows along.
pow er
ear ly
a mount
first
pounds
pa per
hours
a round
count
page
loud
close
turn
af ter to geth er
moun tain state
dur ing
our
a bout
phone
house
flow ers
how
heard
price
now
thou sand
cir cle
a llow
line
down
some time
found
sure
mouth
nev er
an swer brown
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The /ow/ Sound
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