Developing Reader
Lesson 230Developing Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 230: Bossy R – UR

Focus: R-controlled ur

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

furhurtturnburncurlsurfpurplechurch

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the fur.
  • We can see the hurt.
  • You can see the turn.
  • They can see the burn.

Story time

Ada and the Fur

Ada went to the school. Ada saw a fur and a hurt.

"Look!" said Ada. "The turn is by the burn."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the curl and the surf.

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful R-controlled ur adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 data

Meaning: facts and numbers we collect

Example: We wrote our data in a chart.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • purpleA purple is something we can talk about or see.
  • surfA surf is something we can talk about or see.
  • curlA curl is something we can talk about or see.
  • burnA burn 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

furhurtturnburncurlsurfpurplechurch