Objective

By the end of this lesson, the student will be able to identify and read common blends in words.

Materials and Prep

• Whiteboard or paper and markers
• List of blend words (e.g. bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr)
• Preparation: Familiarize yourself with the blend words and their sounds.

Activities

• Introduce a blend word (e.g. "bl") and write it on the whiteboard. Ask the student to say the sound of the blend and think of words that start with that blend.

• Play a game of "Blend Bingo" where the student has to find and mark words with the given blend sound in a list of words.

• Create a blend word hunt around the house. Write blend words on small cards and hide them in different places. The student has to find and read the blend words.

First Grade Talking Points

• "Today, we are going to learn about special letters that make sounds when they are together."
• "We will practice reading words that start with these special letters."
• "Can you find things in our house that start with the sounds we are learning about today?"