Developing Reader
Lesson 224Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 224: Bossy R – OR

Focus: R-controlled or

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words where R changes the sound of the vowel.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

The letter R is bossy! When it follows a vowel, the vowel doesn't say its short or long sound. Listen: c-ar!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. The R and its vowel work as a team.

Words

Word list

forcornhornforkstormsportshortnorth

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the for.
  • We can see the corn.
  • You can see the horn.
  • They can see the fork.

Story time

Zoe and the For

Zoe went to the yard. Zoe saw a for and a corn.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The horn is by the fork."

Max came to help. Together they played with the storm and the sport.

At the end of the day, Zoe and Max smiled. What a wonderful R-controlled or adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 volume

Meaning: how much space something takes up

Example: The jug has a large volume of water.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • forA for is something we can talk about or see.
  • northA north is something we can talk about or see.
  • shortA short is something we can talk about or see.
  • sportA sport is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the R-controlled or pattern.

Which word belongs with R-controlled or?

Which word belongs with R-controlled or?

Which word belongs with R-controlled or?

Stretch

Try more words

forcornhornforkstormsportshortnorth