R‑Controlled Vowels: ar & or
Georgia Standards of Excellence: ELAGSE2RF3 (phonics) • ELAGSE2RL1 (ask/answer about text)
20‑minute lesson • Grade 2
Focus Skill
Read and sort words with r‑controlled vowels ar and or; use the pattern to decode in sentences and a short passage.
Decodable Word List
Practice reading these: (ar) car, star, farm, barn, dark, cart • (or) corn, fork, fort, storm, short, north
Decodable Sentences
- The car is in the barn.
- A short storm is at the fort.
6‑Sentence Decodable Passage (targets ~95–110L)
It is dark at the farm. Ben rides in a small cart. He sees corn by the barn. A short storm starts. Ben runs to the fort. The rain ends, and stars glow.
Drag & Drop: Sort by Pattern
Drag or tap‑to‑place each word into the correct bin.
car
star
farm
barn
dark
cart
corn
fork
fort
storm
short
north
ar bin
or bin
Dropdown Build‑A‑Word
Choose the letters that make a real word.
cr (car)
fk (fork)
stm (storm)
bk (bark)
st (star)
Comprehension Check (about the passage)
1. Where is Ben?
2. What food does he see by the barn?
3. What starts in the middle of the story?
4. Why does Ben run to the fort?
5. What is in the sky after the rain?