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Week 04 · Blends at the Start

Wednesday

R blends
// Two sounds side by side: st, fl, tr and more
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: R blends

A train rolls past the trees in Fern Hollow.

"Train starts with t and r," says Samantha.

"Let us hunt for r blends today!"

See it: r blends

R blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr and tr.

Frog starts with f and r.

Trip starts with t and r.

HEAR IT: R BLENDS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one starts like trip?
Which one starts like trap?
Which one starts like from?
Which one starts like drip?

Add a sound

Add a sound to the front. Make a new word.

Rip. Add t to the front. Trip!

ADD A SOUND
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Say rip. Add t to the front. What word?
Say rag. Add d to the front. What word?
Say lip. Add f to the front. What word?
Say nap. Add s to the front. What word?
TAKE AWAY A SOUND
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Say bring. Take away the b. What word?
Say slip. Take away the s. What word?
Say trap. Take away the t. What word?
Say clock. Take away the c. What word?
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
treeWhich word matches the picture?
trainWhich word matches the picture?
frogWhich word matches the picture?
drumWhich word matches the picture?
BUILD THE WORD FROG
  • Say frog slowly. Four sounds.
  • Tap the letters in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
BUILD THE WORD DRUM
  • Say drum slowly. Four sounds.
  • Tap the letters in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
Read it yourself
frog, grin, trip, drum
brick, drip, grab, trap
Brad has a red sled.

Word Spot: same, boy

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Same: S-A-M-E.

Boy: B-O-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
These two leaves are the ___.
A ___ reads a book.

Super! Tomorrow is story day.

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