
The extra step helped reinforce the blends one more time.

When all the pictures were pasted, I asked each child to look at the two columns and say all of the words that started with each blend. Frog starts with a /fr/ sound!” I grabbed my glue stick and pasted the frog in the “fr” column.Īfter showing the kids two more examples, I sent them off to complete their own sorts. Using the extra copy I had printed out to use as an example, I laid out all of the pictures and picked up one at a time to read it out loud. Next, I gave each child a sorting sheet and had them color and cut out the pictures. Can you think of any other words that start with /fr/?” I’m often “wowed” by some of the words kids come up with on their own! Beginning Blends Sort I wanted kids to begin recognizing the blend in words so I gave them an example and challenged them to brainstorm more. Now let’s put those two sounds together quickly. When introducing beginning blends to my students, I said the individual sounds of each letter and then the sound they made when I put the sounds together.įor example, I explained, “We know that F makes the /f/ sound and R makes the /r/ sound. phonics worksheets, esl worksheets, phonics flashcards, phonics board games, phonics lesson plans, phonics songs, phonics games for the classroom, phonics sounds, phonics crafts, phonics test. For more fun with words, snag our Inflectional Ending Centers! Simply print, color, cut, sort and paste! Grab your set below and then hop over and grab a copy of our blend clip cards, too. These sorts and activities are for the ALPHABETIC stage. This product follows the Words Their Way scope and sequence.
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