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1) Read the Words Out Loud 🗣️
Read each word clearly. Listen for /ir/.

Short ir Words

  • sir
  • fir
  • stir
  • bird
  • girl
  • dirt

Longer ir Words

  • third
  • first
  • shirt
  • chirp
  • thirty
  • birthday
5) Read and Draw 🎨
Read, then draw in the big box.

"On her birthday, the first girl saw a little bird chirp in the dirt."

Draw here ✏️
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2) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose from the word bank.
birdgirldirtthirdfirstshirtchirpbirthday
3) Sort the Words 📂
Sort: bird, girl, third, dirt, shirt, first

ir + d / l

ir + r / s / t

4) Build a Sentence ✍️
Words are shuffled. Put them in order.
Ex.2: 1) bird · 2) girl · 3) dirt · 4) third · 5) first · 6) shirt · 7) chirp · 8) birthday · Ex.3: ir+d/l: bird, girl, third — ir+r/s/t: dirt, shirt, first · Ex.4: I see a bird. / She was the first.