'Row, Row The Boat' Spell Words With 'oa' and 'ow' (7-11 years)

Words with oa and ow, such as float, coast, snow and glow, appear in rhymes, short poems and read-and-write word lists in a phonics spelling pack for ages 7 to 11.
Year levels
Years 2–5
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Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Spelling, Language Development, English
Topic
Spelling, Spelling Rules
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9E3LY11 — use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships and less common letter patterns to…

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Row, Row, The Boat Teaches The Sounds 'oa' and 'ow'. Read and write the ridiculous rhymes. Complete the spelling test.

A series of work packs to teach and reinforce phonic sounds. If the child knows phonics - the initial blends, ending blends and the 44 middle sounds, he or she will be able to use them as a tool to break down words to spell them. In this series, there are 22 challenges or work packs to collect, each one featuring a different phonic sound.

Our cute, quirky character, Zoggy, a spelling genius from Zen, helps present the challenges. The pages are a fun way to learn to spell, including: cute cartoons, ridiculous phonic rhymes and practice phonic spelling tests. The child/ren can work through the packs with a teacher or parent.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Read and spell words with the oa spelling of the long o sound

  • Read and spell words with the ow spelling of the long o sound

Teaching tips

  • Having students highlight oa and ow words in the poems in two colours shows how the same sound is spelled two ways

Skills covered

  • Phonics reading — spotting oa and ow words in rhymes and poems

  • Spelling — reading and then writing words such as groan, float, crow and glow

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9E3LY11 — use phoneme–grapheme (sound–letter) relationships and less common letter patterns to spell words

Core concepts

  • Long o

  • Vowel team oa

  • Vowel team ow

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