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English · Kindergarten

Blend and Read Taught Word Patterns

Children use the 13 letter–sound pairs they already know (m, s, a, t, p, n, i, f, o, d, c, g, h) to blend sounds into words with letter tiles, read words that differ by just one letter, learn five heart words (the, a, I, is, to) and read a short decodable story. The checks are built so that pictures and first-letter guessing never give the answer away.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 60 minutes
  • Hear, build and read check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, label a picture, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Blend the sounds of taught letters (Steps 1–3) left to right to read VC and CVC words such as at, sat and dig, and build a heard CVC word with letter tiles.
  • Read every letter, including the middle vowel and the last sound, to tell apart words that differ by one letter (map, mop, mat).
  • Read the heart words the, a, I, is and to, and tell which words have a tricky part and which can be sounded out.
  • Read a short decodable story made of taught letters and heart words, and show what happened in it.

Lessons

  1. Stretch and blend 6 steps3 practiceabout 15 min
  2. Every letter counts 6 steps3 practiceabout 15 min
  3. Heart words 6 steps3 practiceabout 15 min
  4. Read a story 6 steps3 practiceabout 15 min
  5. Hear, build and read check 6 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Sound GardenListen closely and grow the garden: find the word that starts, rhymes or claps just right.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.

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