Bob the Dog's Short O Adventure: Learning Word Families

English Language Arts Grades Kindergarten 6:38 Video
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Lesson Description

Join us as we help Taylor train Bob the dog by learning to read words with the short 'O' sound! We'll explore 'op', 'ob', 'og', and 'ot' word families through fun activities and games.

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Short O Word Families - Learning to Read for Kids!

Miacademy Learning Channel

Duration: 6:38
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Key Concepts

  • Short O sound
  • Word families (op, ob, og, ot)
  • Blending sounds to read words

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the short 'O' sound in words.
  • Students will be able to recognize and read words belonging to the 'op', 'ob', 'og', and 'ot' word families.
  • Students will be able to blend consonant and vowel sounds to read CVC words.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Introduce Bob the dog and explain that the class will be helping to teach Bob tricks by learning to read words with the short 'O' sound. Review consonants and vowels, focusing on the short 'O' sound.
  • Word Family: 'op' (10 mins)
    Introduce the 'op' word family. Model blending sounds to read words like 'mop', 'hop', and 'pop'. Have students repeat the words and identify the common 'op' ending.
  • Word Family: 'ob' (10 mins)
    Introduce the 'ob' word family. Model blending sounds to read words like 'job', 'rob', and 'sob'. Have students repeat the words and identify the common 'ob' ending.
  • Word Family: 'og' (10 mins)
    Introduce the 'og' word family. Model blending sounds to read words like 'jog', 'log', and 'fog'. Have students repeat the words and identify the common 'og' ending.
  • Word Family: 'ot' (10 mins)
    Introduce the 'ot' word family. Model blending sounds to read words like 'pot', 'hot', and 'not'. Have students repeat the words and identify the common 'ot' ending.
  • Bob's Big Trick (5 mins)
    Review the words learned. Challenge the students by having them read the sentence: 'Bob will sob on a log in the fog!' Praise them for helping Bob learn a new trick.

Interactive Exercises

  • Word Family Sort
    Provide students with picture cards representing words from the different word families ('op', 'ob', 'og', 'ot'). Have them sort the cards into the correct word family groups.
  • Blending Game
    Write consonant letters on index cards. Hold up a card and have students blend the sound with 'op', 'ob', 'og', or 'ot' to create a word. Example: Hold up 'H' and have students say 'hop'.

Discussion Questions

  • What sound does the letter 'O' make in 'dog'?
  • Can you think of another word that rhymes with 'mop'?
  • What other words can you make that end with 'og'?

Skills Developed

  • Phonemic awareness
  • Phonics
  • Blending
  • Decoding
  • Active Listening
  • Collaboration

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What sound does the letter O make in the word 'dog'?

Correct Answer: /o/

Question 2:

Which word belongs to the 'op' family?

Correct Answer: hop

Question 3:

Which word belongs to the 'ob' family?

Correct Answer: rob

Question 4:

Which word belongs to the 'og' family?

Correct Answer: jog

Question 5:

Which word belongs to the 'ot' family?

Correct Answer: hot

Question 6:

What do you do to make a word?

Correct Answer: Blend sounds

Question 7:

Which of these words rhymes with 'log'?

Correct Answer: Dog

Question 8:

Which of these words rhymes with 'mop'?

Correct Answer: Hop

Question 9:

Which word means to take something?

Correct Answer: Rob

Question 10:

What does Bob do?

Correct Answer: Sleeps

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Bob likes to ____.

Correct Answer: sleep

Question 2:

A word that ends in 'op' is ____.

Correct Answer: hop

Question 3:

A word that ends in 'ob' is ____.

Correct Answer: job

Question 4:

A word that ends in 'og' is ____.

Correct Answer: log

Question 5:

A word that ends in 'ot' is ____.

Correct Answer: pot

Question 6:

We can read many ____ to teach Bob tricks.

Correct Answer: words

Question 7:

Taylor wants Bob to ____ on a log.

Correct Answer: sob

Question 8:

We _____ sounds to make words.

Correct Answer: blend

Question 9:

If you are really, really hot, you might sweat a lot, sweat is just a ____ of water

Correct Answer: drop

Question 10:

A ______ likes to roll around in the mud.

Correct Answer: hog

Educational Standards

K.2.PWS.3:Students will produce the sounds for short and long vowels and the most common sound for consonants (e.g., a = /ă/ & /ā/, f = /f/, s = /s/, x = /ks/). K.2.PWS.4:Students will blend letter sounds to decode simple Vowel/Consonant (VC) and Consonant/Vowel/Consonant (CVC) words (e.g., VC words = at, in, up; CVC words = pat, hen, lot). K.2.F.3:Students will begin to develop a sight word vocabulary by decoding and reading regularly- and irregularly-spelled words in isolation and context with increasing automaticity. K.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon discussion rules with prompting.

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