Blends and Consonant Clusters

Curriculum details

Strand

Reading (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Blends and Consonant Clusters (2.5)

Content standard

B4.2.5.1 - Identify and use consonant blends and clusters in reading

Indicator

B4.2.5.1.1 - Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 12 (Week 12 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 21

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners to play games like "Tapping Out" to bring out the single-syllable words.
- Demonstrate blending by sounding out letters separately and blending/bringing them together into syllables and words.
e.g. p-l-o-t = plot b-l-a-c-k = black g-r-o-w = grow
- Have learners identify words containing particular blends e.g. bl, br, cr, cl, gr, gl Tapping Out Game "Tapping Out" is about using the fingers to teach decoding
/blending the sound of letters.
- Each finger represents a letter sound of single-syllable words.
- Turn your back to the class and raise your right hand.
- Raise the index finger straight as learners watch.
- Bring the index finger down to meet the thumb as you make the sound.
- Use fingers to demonstrate blending.