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Cat Food Clues at Food Clues Vowel Teams (ue, oo, oa, ow) STEP 5About This Book Title: Cat Food Clues Step: 5 Word Count: 315 Skills in Focus: Vowel Teams (ue, oo, oa, ow) Tricky Words: about, first, head, together, whoIdeas for Using this Book Before Reading: •Comprehension: Look at the cover of the book and read the title out loud. Invite readers to look through the pictures and ask what they think might happen in the story. Prompt them to explain their thinking based on evidence from the cover and any relevant background knowledge. •Phonics: Write the word food from the title of the story. Underline the ‘oo’ and explain that it makes the /ew/ sound. Model blending the word. Explain that the ‘oo’ can also make a different sound like in the word look . Model blending the sounds in look . Next, look at the word clues from the title. Underline the ‘ue’ and explain that it also makes the /ew/ sound. Model blending the word. Explain that we will be seeing these and other vowel teams as we read the story. Go over the sounds that ue, oo, oa, and ow can make when we see them together. Use words like (road, roam, zoo, clue, show). During Reading: •Have the reader point under each word as they read it. •Decoding: If stuck on a word, help readers say each sound and blend it together smoothly. •Comprehension: Stop and check for understanding of the plot throughout. Ask the reader to infer how characters may be feeling at different points. Prompt them to back up their ideas with evidence from the text. After Reading: Discuss the book. Some ideas for questions: •What was the main problem that Sam needed to solve in the story? •How do you think the friends felt after they solved the mystery? How do you know?Cat Food Clues Text by Leanna Koch Educational Content by Kristen Cowen Illustrated by Mike ByrnePam, Ben, Max, and Sam are true friends. Pam has a rat named Jax. Ben has a dog named Rex. 4Sam has a cat named Dot. Max has a fish named Fran. They play with their pets together. 5Each day, Dot jumped up on Sam’s stool and took Sam’s food. 6“Shoo!” Sam said. Dot zoomed away with Sam’s food. 7Next >