Today we revised the /er/ and /ur/ digraphs. We practised reading and writing words containing these sounds.
/ur/ as in turn, curl, surf
/er/ as in mixer, boxer, deeper
You can find the Jolly Phonics song to match this sound at 11 mins and 58 seconds on the video link below:
Below is a video for each of the graphemes /er/ and /ur/. Watch and listen to the videos. Next watch the video again but with the sound muted. Can your child read the words and sentences by themselves?
Next – Challenge your child to segment (sound out) and write some of the words from the videos. Let your child have a try by themselves and then model again if they do not get it quite right. As an extra challenge, can you child write a simple sentence? There are some examples below:
I can surf.
I can mix the food with the mixer.