Developing Reader
Lesson 226Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 226: Bossy R – AR

Focus: R-controlled ar

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

carstarparkbarkfarmsharksharpyarn

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the car.
  • We can see the star.
  • You can see the park.
  • They can see the bark.

Story time

Ivy and the Car

Ivy went to the beach. Ivy saw a car and a star.

"Look!" said Ivy. "The park is by the bark."

Kai came to help. Together they played with the farm and the shark.

At the end of the day, Ivy and Kai smiled. What a wonderful R-controlled ar adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ivy go?

2. What did Ivy see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 sequence

Meaning: things placed in a special order

Example: The sequence 1, 2, 3, 4 counts up by one.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • parkA park is something we can talk about or see.
  • starA star is something we can talk about or see.
  • carA car is something we can talk about or see.
  • yarnA yarn is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Pick the word that finishes the sentence.

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

Stretch

Try more words

carstarparkbarkfarmsharksharpyarn