The Moon Is My Balloon: Practicing the Long Oo Sound

Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the long /oo/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic fictional narrative also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read with purpose and for meaning while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. Readers will follow a relatable narrator as she explains all the reasons why she loves the moon. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title The Moose in the Zoo: Practicing the Long OO Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the long /oo/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the long /oo/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the long /oo/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words * Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the long /oo/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the long /oo/ sound