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LESSON PLAN
for Lesson 20
Consonant Rr

Materials
Lesson plan and
teaching materials

To view the teaching materials, click on "Lesson plan and teaching materials." Then scroll to the end of the lesson to find the following materials:

  • Rr sound/symbol card
  • Rr picture cards
  • Letter cards
  • Teacher decodable word cards
  • Student decodable word cards
  • High-frequency word cards
  • Game board
  • Phonemic awareness worksheet
  • Phonics worksheet
  • Practice sheet
  • Workmat

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The Race

Red Hen and Rod Rat
• Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 138
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Background

Most often the /r/ sound in the initial, final, and medial positions is made by the consonant r as in the words rat, ring, rocket, jar, and erase. The use of the consonant r is very consistent for the /r/ sound, although there are other letters and combinations of letters that also make the /r/ sound. The most common is wr in the words write and wrist. Other less common combinations include rhy in rhyme, rps in corps, rt in mortgage, and l in colonel. Sometimes the consonant r is silent, as when it is doubled in words like arrest.