I am Zog

Phonics and Phonological Awareness

Fluency

CVC words, short o

Zog, mom, pop, Dot, tot, not, bop, spot, hog, hot, dog, rob, stop, mop, top, job, lot

do, me, my, is

this, just, good

• Whole group: This fun phonics text is controlled for short o CVC words. Students can use decoding strategies like continuous blending. Then have the class practice choral and echo reading to improve fluency and intonation.Small group
• Technology time: Encourage students to listen to and read along with the read-aloud feature with the article. They can also play the accompanying online game for more practice.

• From the Storyworks 1 archive: “Sam the Yam” (September 2022); “Pig in a Wig” (September 2023); “Zap That Hat”
• Suggested books: Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort; There’s an Alien in Your Book by Tom Fletcher; The Family Book by Todd Parr

• Word sounds slideshow (3 minutes) Warm up reading muscles by practicing short o CVC words.

Phonics/Comprehension (20 minutes)

• Review short vowel sounds with students. Isolate and practice the short o sound. Discuss the mouth shape when making the short o sound.
• Practice the CVC, short o pattern by creating a word ladder. Use a dry erase marker to write the following words in order by erasing the changing letter: top ➜ hop ➜ hot ➜ rot
• Review high-frequency words from the story. Students can practice reading words with a partner, as a class, and individually.
• As children read, check comprehension: What does Zog look like? Why does Zog say that Dot is “just a tot”? What are some things that Dot does? Does Zog like what Dot does? Is your family similar to or different from Zog’s family? How?
• Have students review the story and highlight words with the CVC short o pattern. They can practice by reading words aloud.

• Skills: cvc words, short o; phonological awareness, short o (15 minutes)