Segmenting and Blending of Words
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 1
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: blending of beginning, middle and end sounds, blends, digraphs
Lesson Description: Throughout this lesson, students will segment and blend words together. Students will identify individual sounds of a word.

  • ELA.1.F.1.2 Demonstrate phonological awareness. a-Segment spoken words into initial, medial, and final phonemes, including words with digraphs, blends, and trigraphs.
    b-Orally blend initial, medial, and final phonemes together to produce a single-syllable word that includes digraphs, blends, or trigraphs.
    c-Blend single-syllable spoken words with at least five phonemes.
    d-Segment single-syllable spoken words with at least five phonemes.
    e-Segment and blend phonemes in multi-syllable spoken words.
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Video : What is a blend?
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages.
Description: Learn about blends. Blends are two letters that begin words and each letter sound can be heard. Learn about the blends; bl, cl, gl, and sl as we sing along with Jack and find out what blends are to help your reading skills.
Video : What is a Digraph?
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages.
Description: Learn about digraphs. Digraphs have two letters that make one sound. Learn about the digraphs: sh, th, ch, ph and wh. Digraphs is a fun song which explains that digraphs have two letters but make one sound. It will sound out the individual letters separately and then together show how the sound changes and blends to become a digraph.
Quiz : Blends
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
Fill in the blank.___ed
Question #2
Fill in the blank.____ap
Question #3
Fill in the blank.____ink
Question #4
Fill in the blank.____ide
Description: Create a real word using a blend.
Quiz : Digraphs
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
Fill in the blank.____eese
Question #2
Fill in the blank.____irt
Question #3
Fill in the blank.____ree
Question #4
Fill in the blank.gra__
Question #5
Fill in the blank.____ite
Description: Complete the word by filling in the missing digraph.
Resources : Blends and Digraphs Practice
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Build a Monster
Sound out the words and pick a picture that matches the word.
Feed the Shark
Sound out the word and match the picture to the word.
Description: Sound out the word and choose a picture to match.