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Phonics: ar and or
Connect P2 Term 2: Unit 7
GoalHear and say the sounds ar and or in words.
New words
star · a bright light in the night skycar · a vehicle with four wheelshorse · a big animal you can ridecorn · a yellow food that grows on a tall plantfarm · land with animals and crops
Explanation
The letters a and r together say ar, like in car and star. The letters o and r together say or, like in horse and corn. Say the sound first, then the word. Say: ar, ar, car. Say: or, or, horse. Listen for the sound in the middle or at the end of a word.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Find ar in each word.
Listen and say. Find or in each word.
Nour has shorts and a red car. She plays sport in the park in the morning. A horse stands on the farm and eats corn.
Now you. Write ar and or in the air. Then write them on paper three times.
Class activity
Sound sort. Write ar on one paper and or on another. The grown-up reads these words slowly: farm, fork, jar, corn, car, horse. The child puts each word on the right paper and says the sound.
Practice
1
Listen. Do you hear ar or or?
…
or.
2
Look. Which picture has ar in its name: the scarf or the torch?
The scarf.
3
Look. Which picture has or in its name: the popcorn or the bee?
The popcorn.
4
Fill in: c__ (ar or or?). It has four wheels.
ar (car).
5
Writing: copy ‘a horse on the farm’.
a horse on the farm