Teach your students the bossy r /ir/ sound vowel digraph with this fun, easy, printable letter ir craft pattern! Improve letter and sound recognition as students create a visual mnemonic device to connect the middle sound ir in bird with birds in the shape of the letters ir!

This phonics activity is great for...

• interactive sound notebooks
• sound of the day or sound of the week
• reviewing or introducing long vowel digraphs
• small group activities or literacy centers
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, tracing, and cutting skills)
• and creating a sound wall bulletin board in your classroom as a visual reminder of the sound

This letter craft file includes FOUR printable template options for turning the letters ri into birds:

• Print each page onto colored paper (construction paper, cardstock, or colored printer paper) and have the students cut and glue each part
• One printable page to be printed in color then have students cut and glue each part (NO PREP!)
• One printable page to be printed in black and white then have students color, cut, and glue each part (NO PREP!) This page could also be printed on to cardstock to cut and trace onto colored paper
• One printable coloring page (NO PREP) for students to color without any cutting or gluing

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