Blending Wednesdays 

Today we are going to learn about letter blends. Learning letter blends helps us to read and write.

Each letter within the blend is said individually, but quickly, so they ‘blend‘ together. bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fr, tr, fl, gl, gr, pl, pr, sl, sm, sp and st are all examples of blends. 

Warm Up:

• Watch this video and read along with the blends

• Can you read all the letter blends below? Remember to say each sound quickly so they ‘blend’ together! 

Main Activity:

• Write down the words from the sheet by adding the correct letter blend to the beginning of the word. Remember there will be 2 sounds. Can you hear them both?

• If you would like to, you can draw a picture next to your word

Extra Challenge:

• Try writing out the words from the sheet above in capital letters as well as lowercase letters e.g. glasses GLASSES

Game to Support Learning:

• This is a great game to learn about letter blends BUT it needs flash player so might not work on all devices –click here to try it.