au, aw, and al

Sauce, saw, ball.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 30

a u, a w, and a l can all make the aw sound, like when you see a cute puppy: aww!
Saw has the aw sound, spelled a w.
au is usually in the middle, like sauce. aw is often at the end or before n, like saw and lawn. a l makes the same sound before l or k, like ball and walk.
Your turn! Spell straw.
Now sort these words by their spelling.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

2.F.P.1.b — Identify and produce both long and short vowel sounds for A, E, I, O, U, including final -e, vowel digraphs, r-controlled vowels, and diphthongs.