Practice reading ou words with this fun Race to the Top game.
And what is worse, is she hasnt learned how tricky it really is.
The first tricky part is that the vowel team ou makes two sounds.
It can make the sound /oo/ like in soup.
And it can make the /ow/ sound like in plow or ouch!
Thankfully, this part has a pretty reliable rule.
OU is used at the beginning of words or syllables, like in out or grouch.
While ow is used at the end of words, or at the end of a syllable.
you’ve got the option to see this in power and how.
(growl, grown)
WIth all these rules, I knew we just needed some simple reading practice.
And that is what this game does.
Thisou wordsactivity is a great way for 1st grade students to practice reading while having fun!
The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie template.
ou Words
This game can be ready to play in minutes.
Vowel team ou
The rules for the game are simple.
We then decided to see who could fill up the whole page first.
Which of course got them reading those ou words like I wanted them too.