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Bird and Girl with IR

R-Controlled Vowels: ER, IR, UR

Day 83of 180
Week 17of 36
22Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Decode words with the ir pattern

2

Recognize the /er/ sound in ir words

3

Build and read simple ir words

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:13

“Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:13 (WEB)

Just as we learn to understand words, we learn to understand God's wisdom

📦 Materials Needed

  • Word building tiles
  • Letter cards
  • Sorting mat
  • Whiteboard
  • Marker
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and introduce the ir sound. Show how 'ir' makes the /er/ sound in words.

💭 Review Question: Can you think of any words that sound like 'her' but start differently?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how 'ir' makes the /er/ sound in words like bird, girl, first

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • IR makes the same sound as ER
  • Look for ir in the middle of words
  • Sound out words slowly
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sound do you hear in 'bird'?
  • Can you find the 'ir' in the word?
3Activity: IR Word Builder (7 min)
hands-on

Students build and read ir words using letter tiles

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out letter tiles
  2. Teacher calls out an ir word
  3. Students build the word
  4. Read the word together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer tiles, focus on 3-letter words

Challenge: Write sentences with ir words

4Closing (3 min)

Review ir words learned today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound does 'ir' make?
  • Can you tell me an 'ir' word?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for helping us learn and understand new words today.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about another special vowel sound!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:13

“Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:13 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Whisper verse and have children repeat

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning alternative spellings for the /er/ sound

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice reading ir words at home
  • Encourage slow, careful sounding out
  • Make it fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Mixing up different spellings of the /er/ sound

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confident blending of ir words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create an 'ir' word hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures of ir words
  • Play a memory game with ir words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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