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Poem: Initial Blends
In this initial blends learning exercise, students read the poem and use the words with the initial blend sound of 'l' to help them complete the poem. Students then recopy the poem onto a sheet of paper and illustrate it.
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Drew the Dragon: Consonant Clusters
In this initial blends worksheet, students read the ending sections of the 3 word lists. Students then write in the missing initial blend of br, cr, and gr.
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Initial Blends: Gl, Fl, Bl
In this initial blends worksheet, 1st graders cut out the pictures and then match them to their correct initial blend column. Students learn words containing fl, gl, and bl blends.
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Initial Blends: dr, tr and cr
In this initial blends worksheet, students cut out pictures and paste them into a column labeled with the initial blend that matches each picture.
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Blending into Good Speech
Your class can increase their production of the target phoneme /sh/ through the use of video, the Internet, and hands-on activities listed here. Sound out the phoneme altogether, then model words that include /sh/ at the beginning....
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Beginning and Ending Blends - ch, sh, and th
In this spelling and grammar worksheet, learners work with the beginning and ending blends, ch, sh, and th. They fill in the blanks with blends while naming 7 clip art pictures, and they add the blends to the beginning of 9 words.
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Working with Ss Blends
In this Ss blends practice activity, students examine 12 pictures, say the names of the pictures, and select the correct name for each of the pictures.
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Beginning Sounds and Blends
In this sounding out picture words worksheet, learners say the picture word, determine the beginning sound letter, circle the middle and ending blend letters, and write the words. Students write twenty words.
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Phonics lesson for -ew and -oo
First graders identify letters and sounds associated with -ew and -oo sounds. Each learner receives a stack of cards containing these sounds, and they must determine whether the word uses the -ew or the -oo sound. This could easily...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Treasure Chest
Segmenting and blending phonemes helps budding readers understand words. Use this strategy in an engaging game where partners test each other's auditory processing using familiar words. Using picture cards and a chart (included),...
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Phonics Jeopardy
In this phonics PowerPoint, 1st graders participate in a game show similar to "Jeopardy" in which they identify pictures that have a beginning sound corresponding to the given vowel pattern, blend, or digraph.
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Initial Blend "cl"
In this initial blend instructional activity, students say the blend "cl," then bracket the sound in 5 words. One example is completed for students.
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Beginning Blends Word Search
In this consonant blends word search worksheet, students locate and identify the 16 words in the word bank within the word search puzzle.
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Initial Blend "Cr"
For this initial blend "cr" worksheet, students read six labeled pictures that contain the blend "cr". Students bracket the blend in each word. Example: (cr)own.
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Initial Blend "Sm"
In this initial blends instructional activity, students say the word for each picture and then bracket the 'sm' sound for each example. Students complete 5 examples.
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Choose the Blend
In this phonics worksheet, students practice pronouncing the pictures on 16 squares. Students discover the consonant blends for each picture. Students cut out each picture and glue them in their appropriate squares on the second page.
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Five Part Phonics: Blends
First graders participate in a variety of activities that feature the consonant blend 'st'. They read "Stan the Squid" and "Stella Started for the Station", answer comprehension questions for the stories, manipulate beginning sounds and...
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Cut and Paste Words
In this initial blends practice worksheet, students examine 6 pictures, say the names of the pictures, cut the pictures out, and paste them in st, sp, and sw columns.
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Initial Blend "Gr"
In this consonant blend "gr" activity, students read six illustrated words that begin with the consonant blend "gr". Students bracket the "gr" sound in each word. Example: (gr)ill.
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Initial Blend "Spr"
In this initial blends worksheet, students identify the word for each picture and bracket the 'spr' sound for each word. Students complete 5 examples.
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Literacy Dice
Reinforce literacy skills using a six-sided die that focuses on phonics and story starters. Scholars roll, and show what they know about blends, plots, and more!
University of Texas
Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling
Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode and...
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Initial Blends with L as the Second Letter
Students listen to and read the poem "Cat's Eyes" and discuss the repetition of words and the blends in the poem.
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Using the Sounds of Words Reading Task
Young readers demonstrate phonemic awareness in words and blends, and recognize 100 high-frequency words. Use a nursery rhyme to point out rhyming words, and change the words by putting a new letter at the beginning. Each learner will...