Miss Meri's Reading Lessons

Beginning Reading Design

The Ghost Says "Boo!"

Rationale: This lesson teaches children about the long vowel correspondence oo = /OO/. In order to be able to read, children must learn to recognize the spellings that map word pronunciations. In this lesson children will learn to recognize, spell, and read words containing the spelling oo. They will learn a meaningful representation (ghost saying Boo!), they will spell and read words containing this spelling in a letterbox lesson, and read a decodable book that focuses on the correspondence oo = /OO/.

Materials: Graphic image of ghost; cover-up critter; whiteboard or smartboard; Elkonin boxes for modeling and individual Elkonin letterboxes for each student; letter manipulatives for each child and magnetic or smartboard letters for teacher; o, z, t, n, f, d, r, s, p, m, e; list of spelling words on poster or whiteboard to read: zoo, toon, food, roof, spoon, moose; age appropriate book “Goose on the Loose” and worksheet.

Procedure:

1. Say: Today we are going to work with the letter O. In order to become expert readers we need to learn the code that tells us how to pronounce words. With the letter O we already know that o=/o/, but what if we add on another o then we have oo. When two oo's are pushed together they make an /OO/ sound like this /OO/. Look at the ghost picture; it looks like the ghost is saying “boo!” Let's pretend that you are a ghost saying boo. Put your hands up in the air like you’re a ghost saying “boo!” On the count of 3 everyone say “boo!” 1, 2, 3, …..”BOO!

2. Say: I am going to read a tongue tickler so be sure and listen for oo! Then I will read the tongue tickler: “Oodles of oolong oozed from the oomiak.” Next, we will read it together. "Let's say it all together now: “Oodles of oolong oozed from the omiak.” Now we are going to read it again and stretch out the /OO/, when you hear the /OO/ make sure your mouth is an a O shape like the ghost in the picture: Oooooooodles of ooooooolong oooooozed from the omiak.”

3. Say: I want you to listen closely to these words and tell me which ones you hear the /OO/. Do you hear the /OO/ in moon or mope? Toon or tree? Spoon or spoke? Took or take?"

4. Say: Now I’m going to have you spell some words in letterboxes. You’ll start out easy with 2 boxes for “boo!” Now we are going to practice some other words. You’ll need 3 letterboxes for the next word. Listen for the beginning sound to place in the first box. Then listen for /OO/ and the letter on the end. The word is: moon, the moon is in the sky at night; moon. Next, have children spell remaining words and give sentences for each word: zoo, toon, food, roof, spoon, moose

5. Say: Now we will practice reading the words you all created using your letterboxes. I will take out the flashcards and hold them up one by one and call on students to read the word. Then we will go through the words again and read them together as a class. “Here we go!” Hold up first flash card . . .

6. Say: You have all done a great job reading words with our new spelling for /OO/. Now we are going to read a book called “Goose on the Loose.” Goose is on the loose riding down the road on her scooter. She almost knocks over a few of her friends while she’s riding on her scooter! Can she be stopped from taking out the zoo? We’ll have to read to find out!

7. Say: Before we finish up our lesson with /OO/, I want everyone to try and complete this worksheet. On the worksheet, I want everyone to trace the letters with /OO/ and then write them again in the blank next to it. Re-read the words you write down and make sure they have /OO/ in them. (Collect and evaluate worksheets.)

Reference:

Murray, B. Beginning Reading Lesson Design: Oh, I didn’t know!

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/doorways/murraybr.htm

Strickland Jessica, “Boo!” Says the Ghost!

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/adventures/stricklandbr.htm

Assessment worksheet: https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/phonics-oo/oo-wordcopy.pdf

Goose on the Loose: Authors- Phil Roxbee Cox & Stephen Cartwright. January 2006

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/connections.html

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