In this popcorn blends activity, K-2nd Grade children spin a blend, sort 12 picture cards into popcorn boxes and fill in a practice page, with an answer key included for quick checking.
This blends worksheet br has 2nd grade readers circle br words in five sentences and write them on lines. An answer key is included, so phonics practice is easy to check.
This s blends fill in the blank worksheet gives 2nd grade students six sentences and a word box covering sn, sk, sp, sl and sm. An answer key is included for fast checking.
These consonant blends flash cards give kindergarten to 3rd grade readers 18 picture cards for l, r and s blends. Fold, cut and practice; a worksheet and answer key are included.
Using the Blends, Digraphs, and Trigraphs Activity, students create lists of words that have beginning and ending blends, digraphs, or trigraphs.
This TR Blends Worksheet asks 2nd graders to read five sentences, circle every word that begins with tr, and write the six words they find on the lines. Answer key included.
This l blend activity has 1st and 2nd grade students match picture cards to word cards and sort words by bl, cl, fl, pl and sl. Answer key included.
This Starts With CH Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a short orchard story packed with ch words, four questions and a written response. An answer key is included, so digraph practice and comprehension happen in one sitting.
In this blending s blends activity, 1st and 2nd grade children match 15 picture cards to word cards, then sort the words by sn, sk, sl, st and sp. Answer key included.
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.
This blends mini book activity lets 1st and 2nd grade children make a travel book, write the blend for each picture and use each word in a sentence. Answer key included.
In this dr blends worksheet, 2nd grade students circle every word that starts with dr in five sentences, then write the words on lines. An answer key is included for easy checking.
These BL Blends Flash Cards help Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students hear and read words that start with bl, with fold-over picture cards. Answer key included.
This brick breaker consonant blends activity has 1st and 2nd grade students spin a blend and break picture bricks that begin with it. An answer key is included for each game mat.
This feeling bright great and proud r consonant blends activity has 1st-2nd grade students sort 20 balloon word cards by br, tr, gr, fr and pr. Answer key included.
This FR Blends Worksheet asks 2nd graders to read five sentences, circle every word that begins with fr, and write the six words they find on the lines below. Answer key included.
Using the Beginning Consonants Baseball Activity, students play Baseball to practice identifying the beginning consonants of words.
UsingSound Hound Sounding Out Words Activity, studentsplay Sound Hound to practice sounding out words with three sounds (3-4 letter words).
In this cr blends worksheet, 2nd grade students read five sentences, circle every word that begins with cr, and write the words on lines. An answer key is included for fast checking.
This St. Patrick's Day blends activity is a memory game for 1st and 2nd grade: match rainbow word cards that start with the same blend. Practice page and answer key included.
Three-letter blends and bigger words
Second graders already read two-letter blends like st and fr, so now the blends get bigger. They read and spell three-letter blends such as str, spl, scr, spr in words like string and splash. They find blends at the end of words, like -mp in "jump" and -nt in "tent," and inside longer words, like "hun-dred." They also learn to tell blends apart from digraphs and trigraphs: in shr the sh makes one sound and the r keeps its own. The click comes when kids read "scrambled" without slowing down!
Second grade blends are all about bigger chunks. These moves help kids read them in one smooth go.
Flash a blend card like "str" and kids say the three sounds fast, then snap their fingers and say the chunk as one: /str/! Then add a word ending: "str + ong = strong." Practicing the chunk alone first makes the whole word easier.
Why it works: the National Reading Panel found that systematic, explicit phonics teaching clearly improves how children learn to read.
Try it withConsonant Blends Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Sort word cards into three piles: blends where you hear every letter, digraphs like sh that make one sound, and trigraphs like tch. Kids explain why each word goes where it does. Sorting the three side by side clears up the most common 2nd grade mix-up.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withBlends, Digraphs, and Trigraphs ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Kids "break" a brick for each blend word they read correctly, racing to clear the wall. Add ending blends and three-letter blends as kids get faster. A game makes the extra practice something kids ask for.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withBrick Breaker Consonant Blends ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Blends are perfect for silly voices and big movements.
ActivitiesRead r-blend words and act out each feeling: bright, great and proud! Big smiles required.
Open Feeling Bright Great and Proud R Consonant Blends Activity →
ActivitiesKids pluck word cards from a tree and read the l-blend hiding in each one.
Open Plucking Blends L Blend Activity →
ActivitiesKids build a tiny book of blend words, then read it to a buddy or a stuffed animal.
Open Blends Mini Book Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Popcorn Blends Activity, Blends Worksheet BR and S Blends Fill in the Blank Worksheet.
Second graders review two-letter blends and learn three-letter blends like str, spl, scr, spr and squ. They also read ending blends like -nd, -mp and -st and find blends inside longer words.
A three-letter blend is three consonants together where you hear each sound, like s-t-r in "street." Kids say all three sounds quickly as one chunk.
In a blend you hear every letter. In a trigraph, three letters make one sound, like "tch" in "catch." Some chunks, like "shr," mix both: sh is one sound and r is its own.
Have your child cover the blend and read the rest of the word first, then add the blend back. For "splash," read "ash," then "splash." Breaking words into chunks makes them much less scary.
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