Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'
I can spell words containing three representations of the ‘oo’ phoneme: 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'.
Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'
I can spell words containing three representations of the ‘oo’ phoneme: 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou'.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- ue', 'ui' and 'ou' are alternative spellings of the 'oo' phoneme.
- ‘ue’ is a representation of the 'oo' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word.
- How to spell the common exception words: move, prove and improve.
Keywords
Digraph - two letters that represent one sound
Rare - spellings that do not appear commonly or very often
Long vowel sound - a vowel sound spoken for longer than its short version like "a" in "cake" not "a" in "bat"
Exception - words or spellings that do not follow usual spelling patterns and cannot be sounded out easily
Common misconception
The 'oo' and 'yoo' sound are often confused.
Show examples of words where the same grapheme is making the 'oo' and the 'yoo' sound. Give practice reading aloud to hear the difference.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Applying the new 'oo' spellings, including 'ue', 'ui' and 'ou', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 1 english lessons from the Alternative GPCs for long vowels unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Starter quiz
6 Questions
'ue'
'ui'
'ou'
'ue'
'ou'
'ui'
Exit quiz
6 Questions
'ue'
'ui'
'ou'
'oo'
'ew'
'u-e'
often followed by a 't', 'se' and 'ce'
often followed by a 'p'
can be followed by a number of letters, but likes the end