Katherine, Pnina, Hanna, Ayala
- A memory game: A memory game in which there will be pictures of words with OW and students will have to match the words.
- OW sticks (oʊ\aʊ) - The teacher shows a picture to the students and the students pick up the stick with the right sound.
Yael Gur
Kateryna, Hannah, Nurit
Step 1: Warm-Up – Listen and Repeat
Teacher’s role: Say the words out loud, and students repeat after you. Focus on how the "ow" sounds differently in each set of words.
Sound 1: /aʊ/ as in "how" (rhyming with "cow")
Cow
How
Brown
Down
Town
Clown
Power
Flower
Now
Teacher says: "Listen carefully to how we say 'how' and 'cow'."
Students repeat: "How," "cow," "town," etc.
Sound 2: /oʊ/ as in "snow" (rhyming with "go")
Snow
Grow
Show
Blow
Flow
Low
Throw
Glow
Grow
Teacher says: "Now let's listen for the 'snow' sound, like in 'blow' and 'snow'."
Students repeat: "Snow," "blow," "show," etc.
Step 2: Practice – Circle and Say
Teacher’s role: Read out pairs of words, and students must decide which sound (either /aʊ/ or /oʊ/) is in each word. After, students will repeat the words with the correct pronunciation.
Cow / Show
Down / Blow
Snow / How
Grow / Clown
Town / Low
Teacher says: "Which word has the /aʊ/ sound, and which word has the /oʊ/ sound?"
Students respond: "Cow is /aʊ/ and Show is /oʊ/."
Then, students repeat the words aloud.
Step 3: Sentence Drill
Teacher’s role: Read the sentence with the target sound, and students repeat after you. Focus on the proper pronunciation of "ow."
"The cow is brown and jumping down."
"We will throw the snowball."
"The clown is funny in town."
"I see a flower in the snow."
"The wind will blow and grow trees."
Step 4: Speed Drill – Say it Faster!
Teacher’s role: Say the sentences, and challenge students to say them quickly while keeping the correct sound. Start slow and gradually speed up.
"The clown is in town."
"We throw snowballs in the snow."
"The brown cow is down the road."
"The low snowflakes glow in the light."
Teacher says: "Can you say these faster? Try it!"
Students repeat faster: "The clown is in town!" etc.
Step 5: Word Sort (optional)
Teacher’s role: Provide students with a mixed list of words and ask them to sort the words based on their "ow" sound.
Words:
Cow
Show
Brown
Blow
Town
Grow
Clown
Snow
Power
Low
Teacher says: "Can you sort these words into two groups? One group for the /aʊ/ sound and one for the /oʊ/ sound."
Students sort:
/aʊ/: Cow, Brown, Town, Clown, Power
/oʊ/: Show, Blow, Grow, Snow, Low
Step 6: Review and Cool-Down
Teacher’s role: Review the sounds by asking students to give an example of each sound from the list.
Teacher says: "Who can say a word with the /aʊ/ sound?"
Students respond: "Cow!"
Teacher says: "Great! And who can say a word with the /oʊ/ sound?"
Students respond: "Snow!"
