Say: Diphthongs are a pairing of two vowels that make a sound by gliding from one vowel to the other in one syllable. Write the diphthongs au as in cause, aw as in claw, ew as in new, oi as in oil, ou as in about, ow as in cow, and oy as in boy on the board. Look at them together and brainstorm or search through the text for words with diphthongs. Make a list of diphthong words for the class word wall or dictionary. 

*For additional help with diphthongs, refer to Reading A-Z Decodable Lessons 51 and 52. 

Word Work

Grammar
Discuss adjectives with children.
Say: Adjectives are words that modify a noun. To describe, show amount or size, place, or possession. Choose an object in the room or at random and make a list of ways to describe the noun: e.g., table - long, wooden, flat, Mrs. Smith's, etc. Discuss and search for adjectives in the text, making a list for the classroom.

Compound Words
Discuss compound words with children.
Say: Compound words are words that combine two words to create a new word, such as bedtime. Bedtime takes the words bed and time to make the word mean "the time you go to bed." Let's look for more compound words in the text. Make a list of compound words found in the text, discussing the ones that make up the compound word and how the meaning changes as a compound word. These can be included in the class word wall or dictionary.


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