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Teaching er, ir, ur sounds Lesson PlanTeaching er, ir, ur sounds Lesson Plan
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Teaching er, ir, ur sounds

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Young scholars make a bird out of construction paper, decorate it with r-blend words containing the spellings er, ir and ur and hang them in the room.

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vowels, r-blends, consonant blends, phonemes, phonemic awareness, phonics

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phonics, r blends, vowels, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
1998
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