Pre-Reading Activities · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.1.2.1 - Orally blend two or three sounds together to make one syllable word, e.g. (a-sh = ash, b-i-n = bin)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Say each individual sound (phoneme) correctly when shown a letter or letter pair, such as a, b, i, n, sh, c, o, t.
Blend two sounds together to form a one-syllable word when the teacher says the sounds slowly, e.g. a-t = at, a-m = am, i-n = in.
Blend three sounds together to form a one-syllable word, e.g. b-i-n = bin, c-o-t = cot, a-sh = ash.
Identify the word formed when two or three sounds are blended, by pointing to the correct picture or object in the classroom.
Work with a partner to blend sounds and say the resulting word aloud with confidence.

This lesson builds on the learners’ earlier work in Term 1 on handling books correctly (B1.2.1.1.1). They are not yet expected to segment words into individual sounds, as that comes in Term 2 (B1.2.1.2.2). This lesson only covers blending sounds together to make words.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Pre-Reading Activities (2.1)
Content standard: B1.2.1.2 - Manipulate the sounds of the letters of English
Indicator: B1.2.1.2.1 - Orally blend two or three sounds together to make one syllable word, e.g. (a-sh = ash, b-i-n = bin)
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 1-3), 2019, p. 17
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Make individual sounds and have learners blend them together to make one-syllable words,
e.g. (a-sh = ash, b-i-n = bin, a-t = at, a-m = am, i-n = in, c-o-t = cot).