Lesson 2

Lesson Plan #2: Vowels have two sounds: Long and Short O
Lesson Overview: With the aid of a video and song, students
will be introduced to the long and short O sounds.
Resources or Materials Needed
Have Fung Teaching Letter O video on youtube.com
Alphabet Chart (Appendix C)
Long and short O picture cards (Appendix E)
Chart paper and marker
Scissors
Paper
Glue stick
Jack Hartmann Learning Rocks Vol.2 DVD
Listening Center with phonics cards
Student computers with starfall.com
Performance Objective 2: Given a set of picture cards with long
and short o medial vowel sounds, students will be able to
correctly identify and sort the pictures based on the use of
phonemic awareness to identify the medial sound a minimum of
9 out of 10 times.
Time: 40 minutes repeated for 2 days
Step 1: Pre-Instructional Activities
To begin the lesson, we will sing the alphabet song and find
the letter O on an alphabet chart. After the alphabet chart, as a

class we will generate a list of words that have the /o/ sound,
writing the long and short vowel sounds in two
different colors for later reference.
Step 2: Content Presentation
The lesson will being with the viewing of the Have Fun
Teaching Letter O video and song. After the video, I will ask Does
anyone know why we had two different sounds for O?
After generating answers, I will introduce the concept of long and
short vowel sounds. Short o is the sound we commonly hear, like
in pot long o makes the vowel say its own name! Like in cone.
Step 3: Learner Participation
Students will have several opportunities to contribute to o long
and short o word list, referring back to the list we began prior to
the lesson. This list will be written on chart paper for later
reference. Prior to being dismissed students have a brain break
with Jack Hartmann DVD
Step 4: Assessment
Students will be completing a long/short vowel picture sort
Appendix E. They will be cutting out pictures of words that either
belong in a long o column or short o column. After completing, I
will review the sort and any changes needed must be done. Day
2, students may be chosen to either participate in the listening
center or go to starfall.com instead of the sort.
Step 5: Follow-Through Activities
We will be referring back to long and short o as it appears in
reading as well as writing.