Long

Set 5
Vowels

Set 5, Book 2: Joe’s Toe

1. Word Sort: Short and Long o
2. Written Sort
3. Color by Vowel Pattern
4. Word Hunt
5. Picture and Word Matching
6. Write the Word*
7. I Spy Sight Words
8. Sight Word Bump!
9. Go Fish Sight Word Game
10. Quick as a Wink Word Game
*Answer Key: home, Joe, nose, drove, toe, pole, broke, close, stone

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 Written Sort and Generalization
Extra Helps

Please note that this sort (pg. 3) could be re-sorted every day while
reading the text that accompanies it. On day 1, the parent or teacher
may take more responsibility to show the child how to sort the words
and on subsequent days, the child takes more responsibility to sort it on
her own.

On one of the days that the child has cut apart and sorted the words
by their pattern, ask her to copy the sort by writing each word into the
Written Sort chart (pg. 4).

The question at the end of the written sort! This is an

important step with word sorts!
While sorting, discuss the patterns that the words in the same column
share. For example, the words in the short o column only have one
vowel (o), the words in column two (o_e) all have an o and silent e,
and the words in column three all have the oe combination.
While word study doesn’t hinge on rules (because these are so easily
“broken”), it does rely on generalizations. Generally speaking, a child can
see that when a word has only one o in it and is surrounded by
consonants (CVC), it makes the short o sound. In general, in a word
that has an o and silent e, the o makes the long sound. And a word
with the vowel combination of oe makes the long o sound as well.

By asking your child to answer this question, you are helping him to
make some generalizations about how word patterns work. And, she
can use these same generalizations for other words in his reading and
writing!

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 Short o/Long o Word Sort
Directions: Cut apart the short o and long o bikes and use as headers. Cut apart
the word cards in the sort. Read each word. Sort under the short o bike or long o
bike, depending on the vowel pattern.
Not all of these words are from the text.

oa o_e
a oe
a

Joe lost hope

stone doe flop

hoe joke home
nose soft foe
drop broke clock
close toe pole
spot drove woe
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 Written Sort: After you have sorted your words, write them here under
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o o_e oe
(short sound) (long sound) (long sound)
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In general, what do you notice about the words and their patterns?
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 Color by Vowel Pattern

stone

Joe
toe
broke

home

joke

Color
short o = black
o_e = red
oe = blue
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 Word Hunt
Directions: Read the sentences. Find all the words with the short o pattern and circle them in red. Find
all the words with the long o pattern (o_e) and circle them in blue. Find all the words with the long o
pattern (oe) and circle them in green. (Students can also dot, underline, or highlight the words.)

Joe wanted to go home.

Sam Jones saw Joe’s toe.

Joe hit a stone and lost control.

Joe closed his eyes.

Sam and Joe went home.

Joe broke his bike and toe.

He flew off and hit his nose.

Joe could not ride the bike.

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 Word & Picture Matching
Directions: Cut apart and match the words with pictures.

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home drove

pole toe
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 Word & Picture Matching
Directions: Cut apart and match the words with pictures.

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stone close

nose broke
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 Write the Word
Look at each picture, then spell the word on the line. Hint: all the words from the book.

name?

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Can you find these words in the puzzle?
walk took found good
this could saw went

w t n e w s d w i
f o t i a m a o d
q k s o l s h t l
k o f g m p u g o
w o x o n f c o u
p t k i u l q o c
s w n s a n t d k
h l i k s o d o o
t h w e p k l a w
t f o c o g d h i
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 I Spy Sight Words
this
walk

long

went

took

help

saw

could

little

found

Use a magnifying glass to find all 10 words in the picture. Circle them when you find
them. Write them below. Read all the words to someone.

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 Sight Word Bump
To Prepare:.
• Print off one game board for two players to share.
• Laminate the game board or place in a plastic sleeve protector.
• Each player selects a different colored dry erase marker.
• Each player also needs a list of words from the book. (Feel free to use words from Quick as a
Wink activity.)
To Play:
• Players take turns rolling the 2 dice.
• Players add the numbers on the dice.
• Players then write a word from their spelling list on the game board corresponding with the number
they rolled.
• If the other player already has a word written on the number rolled, you can “bump” their word by
erasing it and writing your word in that space instead.
• If a player rolls a number that already has his word in that numbered space, the player’s turn is
over and the other player takes his turn.
• When all the spaces have words written in, the player with the most words on the game board wins!
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game board for 2 dice
!
6
8
4
10 3 12
9 7
11 5
2
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 Sight Word Go Fish
To Prepare:
• Print off playing cards onto card stock 2 times (By doing this,
you will have four sets of each sight word). Laminating them will
make them more durable for multiple uses.
• Blank cards are also included for you to print and write your
own sight words.

To Play: (for 2-4 players)

• The goal of the game is to get the most matching sets of
sight words. (Four of one word makes a set.)
• Shuffle word cards and place them in a pile face down.
• Players are each dealt 5 cards to start with. All other
cards are placed in a face down draw pile.
• Players take turns asking each other for words they have
in their hands to get a matching set of four. Players may
ask, “Do you have any could’s?”
• If the other player does not have the word card, he says,
“Go Fish.” The asking player draws from the draw pile.

Note: This game is played like

the classic “Go Fish” game.

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walk walk took

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took
play found found
good

good
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this this could

could
play saw saw
went

went
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play
 Quick as a Wink!
A fast-paced reading game

Materials:
*Brown paper bag/sack or other
kind of container (it is important that
players not be able to see through it). ©
*Word cards and Winking picture cards-
print onto cardstock and laminate for durability

To Play: (for 2-4 players)

*Shuffle all the word cards (including 5 winking cards) and place them
in the bag.
*One at a time, players reach into the bag (without looking) and pull
out one card.
*If it is a word card, the player reads the card as quickly as he can and
keeps it.
*But be careful you don’t get a winking card. If the card is a winking
card, the player must return all of his word cards into the bag.
(Winking cards are not put back into the bag).
*The player who has the most word cards when all the cards have been
pulled out of the bag is declared the winner.

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Word Cards for Quick as a Wink
Print onto cardstock. Cut apart and use in game.

day Joe

went bike

ride drove

fast over
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bump stone

lost into

pole off

took nose
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broke toe

close felt

this joke

little hope
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Word Cards for Quick as a Wink
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was all

could walk

saw help

said good
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Word Cards for Quick as a Wink
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rest soon

Jones ©

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