r-Controlled ar, or, ore: Phonic-copter to the Rescue

In our classroom we use the fabulous Scott Foresman Reading Street program, and this week our literature has been Tara and Tiree: Fearless Friends.  

It is a heartwarming tale of two devoted canines who rescue their master after he falls.   The theme of the unit being animals to the rescue and community helpers that provide lifesaving services.  The phonics target for this week is r-Controlled ar, or, ore.  I decided to combine the two ideas and create...

Phonic-copter to the Rescue

The activity integrates the phonics target with the theme of rescue workers.

r-controlled ar, or, ore phonic-copter activity

I selected words that could provide a hazard and words that could be used to aid in a rescue.  As an extension students were asked to locate the r-controlled words in sentences.

i.e.

The goose that landed in the tar pit was harmed and unable to fly away.

The barge hit a sharp iceberg close to shore.

The ship blew it's horn to during the storm and lit the torch to light the way.