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Turn and Burn with UR

R-Controlled Vowels: ER, IR, UR

Day 84of 180
Week 17of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Decode words with the UR sound

2

Recognize and read words containing UR

3

Understand how R changes vowel sounds

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

Just like learning to read requires trusting the rules, we can trust God's wisdom

📦 Materials Needed

  • Word building tiles
  • Letter cards
  • Whiteboard
  • Marker
  • Picture cards with UR words
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and introduce the UR sound. Show excitement about discovering a new sound!

💭 Review Question: What sounds do you know that R can change?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how R changes vowel sounds. Show examples of UR words on the board.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • R makes the vowel sound different
  • UR sounds like 'er'
  • Examples: turn, burn, hurt
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you hear the special UR sound?
  • What words can you think of with UR?
3Activity: UR Word Builders (8 min)
hands-on

Students build UR words using letter tiles

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen to a word
  2. Find the letters to spell the word
  3. Build the word on your mat
  4. Read the word out loud
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide letter tiles with words already partially built

Challenge: Students create their own UR words

4Closing (4 min)

Review the UR words learned today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound does UR make?
  • What UR words did we learn?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for helping us learn new sounds and understand reading better.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a fun sorting game with ER, IR, and UR words!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:5

“Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.”

— Proverbs 3:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Heart Hand Motions

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

R-controlled vowels can be tricky for young readers

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice saying UR words together
  • Look for UR words in everyday reading
  • Make it fun and playful
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between ER, IR, and UR sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in decoding UR words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a UR word hunt around the house
  • Draw pictures of UR words
  • Play I Spy with UR words

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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