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Week 05 · Blends at the End

Monday

St, sk and sp
// Two sounds at the end: st, nd, mp and more
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: St, sk and sp

Bennie the Bear waves from a big flat rock.

"Listen to the end of a word," says Bennie.

"Nest, best, rest. Two sounds hide at the end!"

See it: blends at the end

Last week, blends were at the start.

Now we find blends at the end.

Nest ends with s and t.

Desk ends with s and k.

HEAR IT: THE END OF NEST
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one ends like best?
Which word ends like desk?
Which one ends like rest?
Which word ends like task?
SEE IT: FIND THE END BLEND
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What two letters end nest?
What two letters end desk?
What two letters end must?
What two letters end crisp?
BLEND IT
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
n e s t
d e s k
m a s k
r u s t

Build it

BUILD THE WORD NEST
  • Say nest slowly. Four sounds.
  • Tap the letters in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
BUILD THE WORD DESK
  • Say desk slowly. Four sounds.
  • Tap the letters in order.
1First
2Second
3Third
4Last
Read it yourself
best, nest, rest, vest
desk, mask, task, dusk
Try it
Say nest slowly. Tap the table for each sound.
How many taps? Try it with desk too.

Word Spot: him, his

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Him: H-I-M.

His: H-I-S.

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.
Please give ___ the map.
He put on ___ hat.

Great start! Tomorrow: nd and nt.