Story Using Consonant Clusters and Digraphs for the -og word Family

(TESOL Worksheets-- -og word family)

Google: slides, pub  (This was created on Gemini Storybook.  The original storybook is here, and was created in this chat.)

This is based on a word set previously posted here.

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Consonant Clusters and Diagraphs for the -og word Family

(TESOL Worksheets-- -og word family)

Google: docs, pub

frog
clog
smog
blog
flog
slog

Douglass Walker Park, Byron Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Douglass Walker Park, Byron Township: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 1195 84th St SW, Byron Center, MI 49315

This video also includes some of Kent Trails, and Winchester Cemetery (76th St SW, Byron Center, MI 49315)

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Byron Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfeHvIGFD3DU&si=_o6B-gX14XHUi0Gr

Sentences and Pictures for CVC -og words

(TESOL Worksheets-- -og Word Family)

Slideshow: slides, pub

This slideshow was created from 2 storybooks that I made using Google Gemini.  Those storybooks are:

* The Hog, the Dog and the Cog--made from this chat here

* The Hog, the Dog and the Jog--made from this chat here

Your Master POTUS Reading List: 100+ presidential book recommendations

(Thanks to Freddie Deboer for the link.)  I've actually been thinking for a while now about doing a reading project about the U.S. presidents.  This list may be just what I need to get started.  Bookmarking this here for possible later use.

Addendum: Presidents Day Reading List!

Grassland Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Animals, Places)

Google Docs Folder HERE

* A Day in the Grassland--Created from this chat here (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Slideshow: slides, pub

* Write the First Letter: docs, pub

* Coloring Sheet: docs, pub

* Lesson Plans: docs, pub

[Note: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Grassland p.122-123 from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.   But I believe this material could also be used independently for any lesson on animal vocabulary, so I'm posting it here.]

Target vocabulary: watering hole, grass, flamingo, lion, hyena, leopard, hippopotamus, zebra, elephant, giraffe, spots, stripes

Content objective: learn the names of the grassland objects

Language objective: practice spelling and letter sounds

Stage Name	Procedure
Lead-in	Slide 1 on the slideshow.  Elicit from students what the slide is.  (Or if necessary, give answer).  Ask students what animals they think live in the grassland.  Students talk briefly with a partner about grassland animals .  (If students have no ideas, you can use slide 2 to help.)  Then whole class feedback.
Present Vocabulary (language from a text)	Gemini Storybook.  Read through the storybook.  As the target vocabulary comes up, check with students to ensure they are noticing it.
Clarification and practice	Write the first letter.  Clarify the animals on the sheet with students, and sound out the first letter of each word.  Students write first letter on the sheet.
Time allowing	Display page 122-123 on the white board.  Get students to find and circle the target vocabulary.  (Students can circle on their photocopy as well.) Coloring sheet

Caledonia Lakeside Park, Caledonia: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Caledonia Lakeside Park, Caledonia: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 370 N Lake St SE, Caledonia, MI 49316

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Caledonia Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMPTCNSt3mbI&si=w-ovhmeg_CJucpCv

Caledonia Village Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBxx1EBs1kjY&si=5LVXkUIBQN8vzxF2

Starting: The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (Since I'm reading the revised version with my kids, I thought I should check out the original so that I could compare them.  I'm using the version on Gutenberg.)

-og Word Family: 2 Word Combinations

(TESOL Worksheets-- -og Word Family)

Cards: docs, pub

Images were created on Google Gemini--original images here, the chat is here.

PowerPoint: slides, pub

	hog in fog
	hog on log
	hog in log
	dog jogs
	hog and dog jog
	dog in bog
	jog in fog
	hog and dog
	hog and dog and cog