Activity
Teresa Evans

Bird and Shark Rhyming Match: r Controlled Vowels

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
What do a bird and a shark have in common? Work on r-controlled vowels with a phonics matching game. Kids examine the 12 words on a game board, then add the card that has the correct matching r-controlled vowel. 
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Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin

Lesson 5 - R-Controlled Syllables

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Put on your pirate hat and get ready to teach r-controlled syllables. Learners practice using words that contain ar, or, er, ir, and ur. Instructors model how to decode words to isolate vowel teams, as well as combine r-controlled sounds...
Worksheet
Curated OER

4th Grade Spelling: r-Controlled Vowels

For Students 4th
In this 4th grade home connection spelling practice instructional activity, 4th graders examine 20 spelling words that feature r-controlled vowels. Students write the words 1 time each.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling practice: r controlled vowels

For Students 3rd
In this spelling worksheet, 3rd graders practice writing their spelling words with r controlled vowels with ar sounds. Students copy 20 spelling words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice: R-Controlled Vowel: "ur"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling learning exercise, students study a list of 20 words that have the sound of R controlled vowel "ur". Students write each word one time on the lines.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We Can Do It!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 10)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Scholars participate in chants, grand discussions, and complete practice pages in a We Can Do It! themed unit. Designed to provide extra support, the assortment of lessons cover topics such as r-controlled vowels, comparatives...
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Rock ’N Learn

The Corny Fort

For Students K - 2nd
For this identifying words with r-controlled vowels activity, students circle words with the same vowel sound as fork and the hidden pictures of these words. Students find 10 answers.
Activity
University of Pennsylvania

The Reading Road

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Practice r-controlled vowel sounds and words with a series of phonics activities. Ranging from straightforward instruction sheets to a fun rhyming story about video games, the exercises will interest all of your learners, regardless of...
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McGraw Hill

Phonics Teachers Resource Book

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Looking to improve your classes literacy program? Then look no further. This comprehensive collection of resources includes worksheets and activities covering everything from r-controlled vowels and consonant digraphs, to the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels "or" and "ir"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 20 words with r-controlled vowels or/ir. Parents are given 2 suggested activities to help students study the words.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling-R-Controlled Vowels

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling learning exercise, students copy 20 r-controlled vowel spelling words. Parents are given 2 activities to complete with students.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling List Week 9

For Students 2nd - 3rd
With this spelling sheet, second and third graders write each of 16 words two times. This list contains words with the r-controlled u, sight words, and academic vocabulary. 
Activity
Mari

Word Herd

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Practice r-controlled vowels with a phonics game and worksheet. After rolling the dice, kids land on spaces on the game board and then find the matching r-controlled word in their stack of cards.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture Hunt: R Control O

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use the r controlled o sound to sound out words and identify items and people in a picture. In this r controlled o lesson plan, students use the internet to complete their activity.
Activity
Curated OER

Inspire a Life of Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Making letters out of goop, sight word bingo, tic-tac-toe vowels. Download this packet loaded with activities designed to engage beginning readers. Although designed for adults, many of the activities are appropriate for any...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Washer Vowels

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Here is a perfect activity for all your kinesthetic learners. They practice long and short vowel discrimination as they hang out the paper articles of clothing on a clothes line. They each take turns pulling word clothes out of a pretend...
Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Third Grade Skills Unit 4: Stories of Ancient Rome

For Teachers 3rd Standards
A unit covering stories of Ancient Rome examines spelling rules, suffixes, verbs, quotation marks, writing, and dictionary skills. Lessons follow a similar routine; reading, skills practice, and extension activities, followed by...
Worksheet
Starfall

Car Race

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy activity, learners complete and rhyme -ar words.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Arrrrr" said the Pirate

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice decoding r-controlled vowels. Through various activities, they identify the change made to a vowel sound by adding "r." They decode words and spell them using Elkonin boxes. To conclude the lesson, students identify...
Worksheet
Starfall

My Horse Glory

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this language arts instructional activity, learners complete one page about vowel-controlled /or/ words. Students write words and rhyme words. All examples on these pages are written in DeNelian font.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice: Vowel Sound of O and Or

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of words that all have R-controlled vowel "or" or the sound of O as in "fought". Students write each word one time on the lines. There are optional at-home activities on this page.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Right on Target

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this r-controlled words activity, students examine 7 sets of letter and unscramble them to form "ar" words. Students then match the 7 words to the matching pictures.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Home Spelling Practice Unit 11

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this recognizing r-controlled words spelled with ir and ur worksheet, students read and write the list of words in cursive. Students write 20 word answers.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Decoding

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students decode words containing r-controlled vowels. In this r-controlled vowel lesson plan, students use letter tiles to make words containing specific vowel patterns, and substitute letters to make new words, while the teacher writes...