This PowerPoint explicitly teaches the R- Controlled Vowel/ Syllable Type air representing the /er/ sound as in bird, twirl and stir.

This Interactive PowerPoint is available as a stand alone resource AND it is also available as part of my:

• 3 spellings for the sound /er/- ir, ur and er.
• R- Controlled Bundle (or, ar, er, ir and ur).
• Explicit Synthetic Phonics PowerPoint Bundle (All PowerPoints).

This animated PowerPoint includes:

- An introduction to R- Controlled ir, representing the /er/ sound.

- A child friendly Learning Intention.

- ir saying /er/ flashcards.

- Can you see the R- Controlled vowel/ syllable type ir hiding behind the iceream swirls? A yes or no Game.

- Does the picture have ir making the /er/ sound? Yes or No game.

- Quench Beth's thirst by finding the cups with the R- Controlled ir.

- Help the witch find the ir word (3 words shown). Stir, stir, stir- watch the word get stirred around and around the pot!

-Squirt! Read the words as they squirt from the hose.

- Help the girl hang the skirts if they have ir making the /er/ sound.

- Welcome to Circus ir. Read the nonsense words on the animals in the circus.

- Decodable Word Flashcards.

- Decodable flashcards with the /er/ sound.

- Decodable Sentences.

- Formation of ir (animated in all state fonts).

It is available in 6 fonts:

· Tas

· Vic Cursive

· Sassoon

· NSW

· QLD

· SA

The decodable sentences included could also be used as dictation- where the teacher asks the students to write a sentence one word at a time, to assess learning to see if students are applying this spelling rule at the completion of the spelling session or at the end of the week.

Thanks,

Meg (@Preppingforprep).