Blends and Consonant… · B4 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

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

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Stretch and blend individual phonemes to read at least five given single-syllable words with consonant blends (e.g., plot, black, grow, crab, glass)
Correctly tap out the sound of each letter in a single-syllable word using the Tapping Out method
Identify the consonant blend (bl, br, cr, cl, gr, gl) at the beginning of given single-syllable words
Blend two or three consonant sounds together with a vowel sound to form a spoken single-syllable word when prompted by the teacher
Read aloud a list of 10 single-syllable blend words with accuracy and confidence

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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.