The beginning position of OH looks a lot like the AH vowel but the tongue pushes down in the back for the AH vowel.Using our “oa”, “ow”, and “oe” words sorting activity, we make teaching students which vowel “does the talking” an engaging visual experience! Then the lips make a tight circle for OO and round but not as much for the second sound of OH. How does the tongue work for the Oh diphthong?įor the OH diphthong, the jaw drops a lot for the beginning sound. After the chart, we did a fun matching game. We were focusing on the sounds each pattern makes for this part. They came up with some great ones! If the word didn’t have the same spelling I just let it go. As we added them, students shouted out words that had that sound. To introduce the lesson, we added sticky notes to our anchor chart. How to teach vowel teams and diphthongs with Haley? Vowel Teams Or Diphthongs? One thing that always gets confusing for me is distinguishing between vowel teams and diphthongs. I’ve since learned there are two types of vowel team s: Vowel Digraphs and Vowel Diphthongs. However, vowel teams can really include other vowel combinations (like ou, oo, au,oi etc.) that make other vowel sounds. What are the different types of vowel teams? Still with me? It begins as one vowel sound and transitions into another.

The sound will begin as one vowel sound, but will then slide into another vowel sound.

Diphthongs are two vowels paired together in a single syllable that create two separate sounds. How are diphthongs different from other vowel sounds?

What are vowel teams