**Lesson Plan: R-Influenced Vowels (or, ore, our, oar)**
**Grade Level:** Primary 2
**Subject:** Phonics
**Duration:** 45 minutes
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### **Objective:**
Students will:
1. Identify and pronounce r-influenced vowels (or, ore, our, oar).
2. Differentiate between the sounds and spellings of each r-influenced vowel.
3. Use r-influenced vowels in reading and writing activities.
### **Materials:**
- Flashcards with words containing or, ore, our, oar
- Whiteboard and markers
- Picture cards to illustrate words
- "R-Influenced Vowel Treasure Hunt" worksheet
- Sentence strips for dictation practice
- Digital device for playing audio clips (optional)
### **Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:**
- Begin with a brief greeting and a fun phonics song to warm up the class.
- Discuss how sometimes the letter 'r' can change the sound of the vowels that come before it.
2. **Explanation:**
- Introduce the topic of r-influenced vowels. Write the combinations "or," "ore," "our," and "oar" on the whiteboard.
- Explain that these combinations make a special sound because the "r" affects the vowel sound.
### **Direct Instruction (15 minutes):**
3. **Flashcard Activity:**
- Show flashcards with words like "corn," "store," "four," and "roar."
- Have the students say each word aloud, emphasizing the r-influenced sound.
- Show pictures corresponding to each word and ask students to match them.
4. **Guided Practice:**
- Write a few example sentences on the whiteboard and read them aloud, asking students to listen carefully to the r-influenced vowels.
- Call on students to come up to the board one at a time to underline the r-influenced vowels in each sentence.
### **Independent Practice (10 minutes):**
5. **Worksheet Activity:**
- Hand out the "R-Influenced Vowel Treasure Hunt" worksheet.
- Students will find and circle r-influenced vowel combinations in a word search, then write a sentence using one of the words they found.
### **Application (5 minutes):**
6. **Dictation Practice:**
- Use sentence strips to dictate a few sentences containing r-influenced vowels, such as "I found a shell on the shore." and "The bear hunts for food."
- Have students write down these sentences in their notebooks, ensuring correct spelling and use of the r-influenced vowels.
### **Closure (5 minutes):**
7. **Recap and Review:**
- Recap the lesson by revisiting the combinations "or," "ore," "our," and "oar" on the whiteboard.
- Ask a few students to share sentences they wrote with their partners.
- Encourage students to look for r-influenced vowels in their reading at home.
### **Assessment:**
- Monitor students during independent practice to ensure they correctly identify and use r-influenced vowels.
- Collect the "R-Influenced Vowel Treasure Hunt" worksheet to check for understanding and accuracy.
### **Extension Activity:**
- Provide r-influenced vowel audio clips for listening practice.
- Encourage students to create their own flashcards at home with different r-influenced vowel words.
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**Homework:**
- Ask students to draw a picture and write a sentence using at least one r-influenced vowel word.
This plan integrates a variety of activities to cater to different learning styles and ensures that students can recognize, pronounce, and use r-influenced vowels effectively.