Unit #19b
Skills: R-controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur
Introduce Sounds
1. Display the flash cards for the following r-controlled vowels:
er,
˜ ir,
˜ ur˜
2.
3.
4.
5.
Say each sound aloud.
Say the sound aloud again slowly as you model “writing” the sound in the air.
Allow students to “write” the sound on their tables and say the sound simultaneously.
Review the sounds. Use the “I’ll say, We’ll say, You’ll Say” method. Tell students, “I’ll say the
sound first on my own. Listen carefully to the sound. Now we’ll say the sound together. Now
you say the sound when I point to you.”
Construct Words
1. Pass out “Word Construction Tiles” to each student. You will need the letters: h, er, sh,
ir, t, f, st, ur, n, g, l, b, d
2. Choose a word from the “Words to Spell” section below. Say the word aloud. Repeat the word
slowly. Ask students what vowel sound they hear in the word. Have students place the
corresponding letter tile in the center of their desks. Repeat the process with the beginning and
ending sounds. Choose other words from the “Words to Spell” section. Repeat. Do not choose a
word from the “Sight Words” section. Sight words do not sound out.
Words to Spell
her
shirt
first
bird
dirt
stern
turn
girl
Sight Word(s)
Have students use their arm and index finger to spell out the sight words. See unit #1 for instructions.
some
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Sentences to Read and Write
1.
2.
3.
4.
Come put on a shirt.
Some girls can twirl.
They said it was hers.
The fern is in the dirt.
Decodable Phonics Stories to Read
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Additional Unit Resources
Danco Flash Cards (Unit #19b)
Danco Spelling Practice (Unit #19b)
Special Sound Card (Unit #19b)
Danco Fluency Chart (Unit #19b)
Danco Phonics Sentences (Unit #19b)
Word Construction Tiles (Unit #19b)
Danco Sentence Strips (Unit #19b)
Phonics Slip Strips (Unit #19b)
The Story of “er, ir, ur”
Show the “Special Sound Card” for “er, ir, ur” and tell students this story: “The letters “er”, “ir”,
and “ur” are smart triplets. They all do the same thing while they are thinking. They put their index
fingers to their lips and say “ər”. We call this the thinking sound.”
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Phoneme Boxes
Have students line up 4 laminated 2” x 2” construction paper squares (different colors) near the
top of their desks.
Say the word, “her” aloud slowly. Students repeat the word, “her.” Have students “pull down”
each sound they hear as they say the sounds/phonemes aloud.
Ask students how many sounds they hear in the word, “her.”
[There are two phonemes: /h/ and /ər/]
Please Note: Phonemes are the smallest parts of sound in spoken language. The English
language has about 41 phonemes. Phonemes can be individual letters or combinations of letters.
For this lesson, the r-controlled vowels “er”, “ir”, and “ur” are treated as one sound.
Have students move the colored paper squares back to the top of their desks and repeat the steps
above with these words, by saying:
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “shirt”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “first”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “turn”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “girl”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “bird”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “dirt”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “stern”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “fern”
Pull down the sounds you hear in the word, “burn”
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[There are three phonemes: /sh/, /ər/, and /t/]
[There are four phonemes: /f/, / ər /, /s/, and /t/]
[There are three phonemes: /t/, /ər/, and /n/]
[There are three phonemes: /g/, /ər/, and /l/]
[There are three phonemes: /b/, /ər/, and /d/]
[There are three phonemes: /d/, /ər/, and /t/]
[There are four phonemes: /s/, /t/, /ər/, and /n/]
[There are three phonemes: /f/, /ər/, and /n/]
[There are three phonemes: /b/, /ər/, and /n/]
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Phonological Awareness Activities
Rhyming
Say, “Tell me a word that rhymes with first.”
Say, “Tell me a word that rhymes with fern.”
Say, “Tell me a word that rhymes with dirt.”
[thirst, burst, cursed, worst]
[learn, stern, turn, burn]
[hurt, squirt]
Blending
Say the sounds: /t/, /w/, /ər/, /l/ aloud while you put up one finger for each sound. Have students
put up a finger for each sound/phoneme they hear in the word “twirl.” Students should hold up
their thumb for /t/, their index finger for /w/, their middle finger for /ər/, and their ring finger for
/l/ as they say each sound/phoneme. Repeat two more times (faster each time). Then have
students close their hands into a fist and say the word, “twirl” aloud.
Follow the steps above for these words:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
Teacher says:
/ch/, /ər/, /ch/
/s/, /ər/, /f/
/b/, /ər/, /n/
/f/, /ər/, /n/
/s/, /t/, /ər/, /n/
/d/, /ər/, /t/
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
Students say:
/ch/, /ər/, /ch/
/s/, /ər/, /f/
/b/, /ər/, /n/
/f/, /ər/, /n/
/s/, /t/, /ər/, /n/
/d/, /ər/, /t/
/ch/, /ər/, /ch/
/s/, /ər/, /f/
/b/, /ər/, /n/
/f/, /ər/, /n/
/s/, /t/, /ər/, /n/
/d/, /ər/, /t/
church
surf
burn
fern
stern
dirt
Substitution
Say the word, “her” aloud to your students. Have the students repeat the word aloud. Say, “Now
take off the beginning sound in, “her.” Replace the /h/ sound with /f/. What’s the word?”
Students say, “fur” aloud.
Follow the steps above for these words:
Teacher says: “turn”
Teacher says: “girl”
Teacher says: “surf”
Students say: “turn”
Students say: “girl”
Students say: “surf”
Teacher: “Replace the /t/ sound with /b/”
Teacher: “Replace the /g/ sound with /tw/”
Teacher: “Replace the /s/ sound with /t/”
“burn”
“twirl”
“turf”
Isolation
Say the word, “shirt” aloud to your students. Ask students, “What is the middle sound you hear
in the word, “shirt?” [/ər/]
“turn”
“her”
“girl”
“stern”
“church”
Phonics Instruction Guide
What is the ending sound you hear in the word, “turn?”
What is the beginning sound you hear in the word, “her?”
What is the middle sound you hear in the word, “girl?”
What is the ending sound you hear in the word, “stern?”
What is the beginning sound you hear in the word, “church?”
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[/h/]
[/ər/]
[/n/]
[/ch/]
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er, ir, ur
Special Sound Cards
Unit #19b
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er
˜
shirt
bird
burn
ir
˜
first
dirt
surf
ur
˜
turn
stern
church
some
girl
fern
twirl
come
her
Flash Cards
Come put on a shirt.
Some girls can twirl.
They said it was hers.
The fern is in the dirt.
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some shirt
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stern
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bird
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dirt
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surf
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fern church
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burn twirl
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Come put on a shirt.
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Some girls can twirl.
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They said it was hers.
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The fern is in the dirt.
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Who will turn first?
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Do not burn your shirt.
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Word Construction Tiles
Words to Construct
her
shirt
first
turn
girl
bird
dirt
stern
fern
burn
er
˜
h
t
n
Word Construction Tiles
ir̃
sh
st
s
g
ur
˜
r
f d
l b
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Danco Fluency Chart
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Directions: Set a timer for one minute. Read the following list of words aloud as quickly and as
accurately as you can. Read from left to right. Record how many words you read correctly at the
bottom of this page. Repeat two more times. The purpose of this activity is to increase reading
fluency.
some
turn
fern
some
turn
fern
some
turn
fern
some
turn
fern
some
turn
fern
some
turn
fern
some
turn
come
dirt
burn
come
dirt
burn
come
dirt
burn
come
dirt
burn
come
dirt
burn
come
dirt
burn
come
dirt
her
bird
surf
her
bird
surf
her
bird
surf
her
bird
surf
her
bird
surf
her
bird
surf
her
bird
shirt
girl
church
shirt
girl
church
shirt
girl
church
shirt
girl
church
shirt
girl
church
shirt
girl
church
shirt
girl
first
stern
twirl
first
stern
twirl
first
stern
twirl
first
stern
twirl
first
stern
twirl
first
stern
twirl
first
stern
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Danco Fluency Chart
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Spelling Words
Sounds: er, ir, ur
her
bird
shirt
dirt
first
stern
turn
girl
Sight Word:
Sight Word:
some
come
Dictation Sentences
Come put on a shirt.
Some girls can twirl.
They said it was hers.
The fern is in the dirt.
Spelling Words & Dictation Sentences
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________________
Trace the Word
Write the Word
Write the Word
her
Mark the Vowel Sound.
˘
˜
shirt
first
turn
girl
Spelling Practice
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Name ___________________________________ Date _______________________
Trace the Word
Write the Word
Write the Word
bird
Mark the Vowel Sound.
˘
˜
dirt
stern
some
come
Spelling Practice
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Name ________________________ Date __________________
Directions: Read each sentence out loud. Trace over each dotted
sentence. Write each sentence on your own. Draw and color
a picture for each sentence.
Come put on a shirt.
Come put on a shirt.
Some girls can twirl.
Some girls can twirl.
Phonics Sentences
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Name ________________________ Date __________________
Directions: Read each sentence out loud. Trace over each dotted
sentence. Write each sentence on your own. Draw and color
a picture for each sentence.
They said it was hers.
They said it was hers.
The fern is in the dirt.
The fern is in the dirt.
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Skills: er, ir, ur
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Unit #19b
The Shirt
Mitch had some shirts with spots
on them. His red shirt had a burn
mark on it. Some shirts had dirt
on them. Mitch had to get
the dirt off of his shirts. First,
Mitch put his shirts in a batch of
wash. Then his shirts were o.k.
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Unit #19b
Circus Fun
You can have a lot of fun at a
circus. Dogs can fetch things.
Birds can catch things. Men can
lift girls up and twirl them. Cats
can turn, jump, and do tricks.
The best part of the circus is the
first trick after dusk.
2
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Sisters
Pam and Jan are sisters. Just
after birth, Pam got hurt. Jan
helped when Pam got hurt.
Pam had a bad burn on her leg.
Jan got her mom to help her sister
up to the sink. Mom put Pam in
the sink. Pam started to squirm.
3
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The Hamster
Fern, the hamster, was in a pond.
Her fur was soft and it had curls.
Fern was a hamster that could
surf. Her best trick was after
dinner. Fern surfed on top of a
cracker. When it was her turn to
surf, Fern did well.
4
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Come to Church
“Come to church,” said Dad. “I
have no shirt to put on,” said Nick.
Dad got a shirt that was in the
basket to lend to Nick. “Thank
you,” said Nick. The shirt did not
have spots on it. It had starch on
it. “Let’s get to church,” said Nick.
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Questions
1.
What was wrong with Mitch’s shirts?
(Page 1)
2.
What are some animals that one can see at a
circus? (Page 2)
3.
How did Jan help Pam? (Page 3)
4.
What was Fern’s best trick? (Page 4)
5.
Why didn’t Nick want to go to church?
(Page 5)
6
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Phonics Slip Strip
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f
g
b
d
f
b
tw
squ
CUT THIS PART OUT
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st
l
d
t
ch
l
m
ir
Glue
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Phonics Slip Strip
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st
j
f
CUT THIS PART OUT
h
n
k
n
er
Glue
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Phonics Slip Strip
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s
ch
n
CUT THIS PART OUT
t
n
f
ch
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Glue
Phonics Slip Strip
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Name ________________________________ Date _________________________________
Danco Phonics Support
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Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence. Write the word on the line.
burn
sisters
some
come
circus
1.
Mark had _________ shirts with spots on them.
2.
His red shirt had a __________ mark on it.
3.
You can have a lot of fun at the __________.
4.
Fern and Fran are __________.
5.
“__________ surf with your pals,” said Mom.
Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence. Write the word on the line.
turn
church
fur
hamster
her
6.
I have a __________ as a pet.
7.
Hamsters can have dark tan __________.
8.
Dad said, “Let’s get to _________ at six.”
9.
__________ pal did not have dirt on her shirt.
10. It is your __________ to surf.
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