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LESSON PLAN
for Lesson 66
R-Controlled /ar/
(as in care, hair, bear)

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:

  • R-controlled /ar/ picture cards
  • Word cards
  • R-controlled /ar/ cards
  • Word-family cards
  • Letter cards
  • Practice sheet
  • Workmats


The Mare and the Hare
• Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 269
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Background

The r-controlled /ar/ vowel sound as in care can be spelled in a few different ways. It can be spelled are as in care, air as in hair, ear as in bear, eir as in their, ere as in there, ey're as in they're, aire as in extraordinaire, and ayer as in prayer. It can be a difficult sound for children to recognize. R-controlled vowels are treated as one sound even though you may hear two sounds.