Welcome back to Read Not Guess. Today we're going to work on the “oo” sound in words like “zoo” and “boot.”
Rhyme It
Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?
sun soon moon ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to the "oo" sound and say it 3 times (as if they just saw something pretty or sparkly): oo
oo
oo
------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: boo
boot
boom
coo
cool
moo
moon
soon
sooner
tooth
smooth
Read It Have your child read the passage below:
Going to the Zoo
If I went to the zoo, this is what I would do…
I would zoom by the goofy rabbits and zip past the loony raccoons.
I would visit the baboons, but I wouldn't stay past noon.
I would go see the monkeys, just to perk up my mood.
I could stop by the otters, to see them have some food.
When it gets dark, I would listen to the barn owls hoot at the moon.
If I could go to the zoo, I would jump for joy all day!
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Explain It
Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:
Can you name at least three animals from the story?
If you went to the zoo, what animals would you like to see?