R Controlled Vowels Worksheets & Games for 1st-2nd Grade

R-Controlled Vowels Games are a powerful tool to engage and empower your young learners in mastering the intricacies of r-controlled vowels in English.

Incorporating R-Controlled Vowels Games into your lesson plans can significantly enhance your 1st & 2nd grade students’ language understanding. By infusing playfulness into the learning process, these games captivate the attention of young minds and transform phonics practice into an exciting adventure.

Students will learn all about words with ‘ar,’ ‘er,’ ‘ir,’ ‘or,’ and ‘ur,’ cementing their understanding of these complex vowel sounds.

Some of the r-controlled worksheets and games include formats like:

  • Dominoes
  • Sorting
  • Beat the clock games
  • Decodables
  • Word sort worksheets
  • A pirate-themed game & more
 
These fun activities are best for 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms!

Most Popular R Controlled Games

Check out some of the most popular r-controlled vowels games that my students (and hundreds of other teachers’ students) love! Most of the games are geared toward 1st and 2nd grade!

More R Controlled Vowels Games

Check out more games to help drive home this important part of the English language for your students!

example of an r controlled vowels game for 1st graders | Lucky Learning with Molly Lynch

The Value of Using Games

R-Controlled Vowels can feel very challenging for many students, but when you use games it gets easier! And anytime your life can be easier as a teacher or parent, embrace it!

Most kids love playing games, and it’s best to use that to your advantage. Students love a break from “work” and typically enjoy fun game sessions.

I love that students don’t even realize they are practicing and think we’re playing!

These vowel games make it easy and fun to teach your students important concepts. Plus, these games are easy to print, laminate, and use over and over in some cases. I also offer digital games!

These games are geared toward students in 1st and 2nd grade, but can work for kindergarten and 3rd grade in some cases! 

FAQs about Using R-Controlled Vowels Activities

Thar Be Sounds of R R Controlled Vowel Game | Lucky Learning with Molly Lynch

What age group are these R-Controlled Vowels games best suited for?

These fun games are primarily designed for 1st and 2nd grade classrooms, but can be adapted for kindergarten students who are ready for a challenge or 3rd graders who need additional practice. The activities are age-appropriate and engaging for young learners who are mastering these tricky vowel sounds!

What specific R-Controlled Vowel patterns will students learn?

Students will master words with ‘ar,’ ‘er,’ ‘ir,’ ‘or,’ and ‘ur’ patterns through these engaging activities. The games provide repeated exposure to these sounds in different contexts, helping children recognize and decode these patterns in their reading and apply them correctly in their writing.

The best part is watching students proudly identify these patterns in books they’re reading independently!

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