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Pandas and Bamboo: oo, ew, ue and ea

Grade 2 phonics: read a short article about giant pandas and practice the vowel teams oo (moon, book), ew, ue and ea as in head.

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Aligned toRF.2.3.b

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students tell the two sounds of oo apart, as in moon and book.
Students know that ew and ue can spell the vowel sound in moon.
Students read words in which ea spells the short e sound, as in head.

How to use

Read the article aloud first, then have students reread it and point to each oo, ew, ue and ea word before they answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.2.3.b

Know the spelling-sound patterns for additional common vowel teams.

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Pandas and Bamboo: oo, ew, ue and ea

Read an article about pandas and learn what sounds these vowel teams spell.

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Read the article. Then answer the questions.

Pandas and Bamboo

1A giant panda is a bear with black and white fur. It has a big, round head and black patches around its eyes. Wild pandas live in cool, misty mountain forests in China. Bamboo grows thick in these woods.

2Bamboo is a tall plant with a hard, woody stem. It is a kind of grass. Bamboo makes up almost all of a panda's food. A panda sits up, holds a stalk in its paw, and chews and chews. A bump on its wrist works a bit like a thumb to help it grip.

3Bamboo does not give a panda much energy, so the panda must eat a lot of it. A panda can spend much of its day eating! Its strong jaws and wide, flat teeth crush the tough stems.

4A newborn panda cub is tiny, pink and helpless. Its eyes are shut, and it has very little fur. Its mother holds it close to keep it warm. In a few weeks, its black and white fur fills in. Before long, the cub will climb trees and look for bamboo too.

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