Point out the s-blend in the beginning of the words.
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Activity: Beginners: What’s My Word?
Standards
• Know and apply phonics to decode words.
• Decode regularly spelled closed syllable
Reader Goals
I can sound out a word with 4 sounds with an s-blend.
Target Words
stem, smack, slid, swam
Helpful Hints
Guide
- Point to the question mark and Say
There’s a question mark here. I don’t know what picture it could be. But it will begin with an S-consonant blend. - Say
We will see letters appear and you will say the sound of each letter when I say, “Sound.”
Then, we will see a swoop under the letters and you will blend the sounds together when I say, “Blend,” until we get a word.
Let’s get started! - Point to the letter s and Say
Sound.
(/s/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the letter t and Say
Sound.
(/t/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the vowel e and Say
Sound.
(/ĕ/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Now I see the swoop here. It means we can blend the three sounds together. When I say blend, blend the two sounds together.
Blend.
(/stĕ/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/stĕ/ - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Point to the letter m and Say
Sound.
(/m/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
I see the swoop again. Let’s blend the sounds together.
Blend.
(/stĕm/) - Read the word again
stem - Point to the picture and Say
A flower has a green stem.
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the letter s and Say
Sound.
(/s/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the letter m and Say
Sound.
(/m/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the vowel a and Say
Sound.
(/ă/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Blend.
(/smă/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/smă/ - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Point to the letters ck and Say
Sound.
(/k/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Blend.
(/smăk/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/smăk/ - Say
In the sport of cricket, the batter has to smack the ball with a flat bat.
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the letter s and Say
Sound.
(/s/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the letter l and Say
Sound.
(/l/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the vowel i and Say
Sound.
(/ĭ/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Blend.
(/slĭ/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/slĭ/ - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Point to the letter d and Say
Sound.
(/d/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Blend.
(/slĭd/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/slĭd/ - Say
Sarita slid down the slide.
Guide
- Say
Let’s do another word. - Point to the letter s and Say
Sound.
(/s/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the letter w and Say
Sound.
(/w/) - Push next to show the next letter
Guide
- Point to the vowel a and Say
Sound.
(/ă/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Blend.
(/swă/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/swă/ - Push next to show the last letter
Guide
- Point to the letters m and Say
Sound.
(/m/) - Push next to show the swoop
Guide
- Point to the swoop and Say
Blend.
(/swăm/) - Blend the sounds with readers: Say
/swăm/ - Say
The kids swam with a whale shark. - Repeat this activity several times until readers can blend the sounds together smoothly
