Week 05 · Stairs and Cheers
Tuesday
Ear and eer
// More bossy r teams: air, are, ear, eer, ore and oar
⏱ about 15 min
Tuesday: Ear and eer
Hazel leads Ferris to a clearing near the stairs.
Donnie the Deer peeks out from behind a tree.
"Shh," says Hazel. "Can you hear him step?"
Ferris listens with both ears.
"Hear, ear, deer," says Hazel. "They share a sound, too."
See it: ear and eer
The letters e, a, r can say the sound in ear.
The letters e, e, r can say it too, like in deer.
Hear, near, clear, year. Deer, cheer, steer.
Two spellings, one sound.
HEAR IT: THE SOUND IN EAR
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which one has the sound in ear?
Which one has the sound in ear?
Which word has the sound in ear?
Which word has the sound in ear?
Which word has the sound in ear?
SEE IT: EAR OR EER?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Which word has the ear team?
Which word has the eer team?
Which word has the ear team?
Which word has the eer team?
READ IT: WHICH WORD FITS?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
I can ___ the birds.
We ___ for the team.
Next ___ I will be eight.
The ___ runs in the grass.Say the words. Then look at the letters.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| Hear has the ear team. | ? |
| Deer has the eer team. | ? |
| Cheer and chair end with the same sound. | ? |
| Year and steer end with the same sound. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISECheer ends like ear. Chair ends like hair.
Build it
BUILD THE WORD STEER
- Say steer slowly.
- Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD CLEAR
- Say clear slowly.
- Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD HEARS
- Say hears slowly.
- Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
ear, hear, near, dear, clear, year
deer, cheer, steer, peer
deer, cheer, steer, peer
Try it
Sit still with your grown-up and listen.
Say what you hear: I hear a car! I hear a bird!
Say what you hear: I hear a car! I hear a bird!
Read it yourself
I can hear a deer near the trees.
We cheer for Hazel.
We cheer for Hazel.
Word Spot: its, left, along
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Its: I-T-S.
Left: L-E-F-T.
Along: A-L-O-N-G.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
The bird flaps ___ wings.
I ___ my hat at home.
We walked ___ the river.
Good listening! Tomorrow we get in a boat.