BOSSY r - CLIMB and SLIDE Board Game - 8 Boards ar/ear/er/ir/or/ur

As teachers we all know that the BOSSY r can be a difficult concept for some students. No one resource will suit all levels of ability in a diverse class. That's why I have a range of hands-on resources, differentiated for maximum learning to occur.

Theses 8 games will provide fun and consolidation for all ability levels and the posters I have included will support slower learners. The target phonic elements are in red for phonemic skill development that some students still need at this level. The games are graduated in difficulty. Skill development is incremental and cumulative. All ability levels will benefit simultaneously as you differentiate.

The words used are:

Game 1 Bossy r "er" sound (mixed ear/er/ir/or/ur one syllable): burn, turn, fern, curl, learn, surf, hurt, burp, bird, dirt, girl, perk, stir, work, worm, spur, earn, herb, blur, herd, fir, germ, her, word, fur

Game 2 Bossy r "er" sound (mixed ear/er/ir/or/ur one syllable + consonant blends + terminal e): nurse, stern, smirk, curse, earth, shirt, slurp, churn, burnt, birch, pearl, spurt, shirt, world, purse, chirp, twirl, burst, curve, first, third, church, shirk, perch, worst

Game 3 Bossy r "er" sound (mixed ear/er/ir/or/ur two syllable): termite, learning, worthy, perfect, concert, thirst, hurdle, circle, certain, return, early, curdle, alert, worker, person, turnip, surprise, nurses, curtain, curly, quirky, thirty, thirteen, perform, ferment

Game 4 Bossy r "air" sound (mixed air/are/ear): fairy, rare, pair, flare, share, care, hair, snare, glare, dairy, hairy, scare, dare, stare, bear, wear, spare, chair, stair, air, square, fair, swear, bare, hare

Game 5 Bossy r "ar" sound: car, scar, part, card, farm, cart, far, barn, dark, dart, star, bar, tar, harp, jar, park, bark, lark, darn, art, arm, mark, mart, yarn, tart

Game 6 Bossy r "ar" sound (incl. two syllables): carve, pardon, snarl, farmer, party, arty, arson, alarm, argue, guard, apart, partner, army, charter, harvest, darling, market, martin, regard, vicar, parcel, marble, archer, solar, barber

Game 7 Bossy r "or" sound: corn, pork, port, form, cord, sort, cork, torch, fork, gorge, forge, short, torn, sport, horse, porch, stork, thorn, force, born, ford, sword, storm, lord, worn

Game 8 Bossy r "or" sound (two syllables): torment, portrait, stormy, fortune, record, orbit, corner, torture, forget, border, boring, explore, story, sporty, glory, report, thorny, shorten, gory, reform, portal, forty, order, mortal

A blank game is included so you can differentiate even further.

Games provide motivation and engagement so much better than worksheets. When laminated, they last for years and are more economical. Research has reported reading progress has improved when they are included with effective teaching.