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LESSON PLAN
for Lesson 68
R-Controlled /ur/
(as in term, dirt, curl)

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 /ur/ picture cards
  • Word cards
  • R-controlled /ur/ cards
  • Word-family cards
  • Letter cards
  • Bingo card
  • Practice sheet
  • Workmats

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Mr. Irwin's Field Trips

Curls that Swirl
• Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 280
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Background

The r-controlled /ur/ vowel sound as in curl can be spelled in a few different ways. It can be spelled er as in term, ir as in dirt, and ur as in curl. R-controlled vowels are treated as one sound even though you may hear two sounds.