By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to associate the sound /ou/ with the ou and ow spelling patterns, identify the /ou/ sound and the ou and ow letter patterns in written and spoken words, segment sounds to spell words with the vowel diphthong /ou/ with the spellings ou and ow, and blend, read, sort, and build words with the vowel diphthong /ou/with the spellings ou and ow. This lesson plan includes objectives, essential questions, standards, evaluation methods, materials nee