Beginning Consonant Blends Activity
This beginning consonant blends activity gives Kindergarten to 2nd Grade readers 12 picture clip cards, a recording sheet and a practice page, with an answer key included, so they can hear and write r-, l- and s-blends.
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How to Teach Beginning Consonant Blends
This beginning consonant blends activity helps young readers hear the two consonant sounds that start many words. A blend is two consonants said together, where you can still hear each sound, like the dr in drum or the sp in spoon. When children can pick out a blend by ear, they sound out new words faster, spell them with fewer mistakes and read with more confidence.
About the Beginning Consonant Blends Activity
Children use twelve consonant blends clip cards. Each card shows one big picture, such as a skunk, a globe or a snowman, with a row of three blends underneath. The child says the picture name slowly, listens for the first two sounds and clips a paper clip onto the matching blend. Then they write that blend on the Blend Recording Sheet, where the rest of the word is already printed, and read the whole word out loud. The set mixes r-blends, l-blends and s-blends, and every wrong choice was checked so it never makes a real word. A 1st Grade practice worksheet follows, and answer keys for the cards and the worksheet are included.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with materials, prep tips and game steps
- 12 picture clip cards for the blends dr, gr, fr, cr, tr, cl, gl, fl, bl, sn, sp and sk
- A Blend Recording Sheet
- A 1st Grade practice worksheet: write the beginning blend
- Answer keys for the clip cards, the recording sheet and the worksheet
Why Kids Love It
- Clipping a paper clip turns listening practice into a hands-on game.
- Each card has only three choices, so children can check their thinking and try again.
- Writing the blend next to the printed ending lets children read a whole new word on their own.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Put the beginning consonant blends activity in a literacy center, use it for small-group phonics review, or send it home for extra practice. For a challenge, ask children to sort the cards into r-blends, l-blends and s-blends, or to name a new word that starts with the same blend. Kindergarten students can work with a partner, while 2nd Grade students can race to finish all twelve cards.
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