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Final Blends: -ND and -NT

Ending Blends

Day 111of 180
Week 23of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and decode words with -nd and -nt ending blends

2

Blend sounds to read simple words

3

Understand how God helps us learn and grow

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

God helps us learn step by step, just like we learn to read

📦 Materials Needed

  • Letter tiles
  • Sound boxes
  • Whiteboard and marker
  • Picture cards with -nd and -nt words
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Sing a phonics welcome song about learning to read.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me a word that ends with 'nd' or 'nt'?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce final blends -nd and -nt by showing how consonant sounds blend together at the end of words

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Words like 'hand' end with the sounds 'h-a-n-d'
  • Words like 'tent' end with 't-e-n-t'
  • Listen to how the sounds come together
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What sound do you hear at the end of 'send'?
  • Can you find a word that ends with 'nt'?
3Activity: Blend Building Game (5 min)
hands-on

Students build words with -nd and -nt endings using letter tiles

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out letter tiles
  2. Teacher calls out a word like 'send'
  3. Students find and arrange tiles to spell the word
  4. Say the word together
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer tiles and provide more guidance

Challenge: Students create their own -nd and -nt words

4Closing (3 min)

Review the words we learned today and celebrate our reading progress

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sound did we learn today?
  • Can you spell 'hand' or 'tent'?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for helping us learn and grow. Bless our reading today.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about more fun ending blends!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Flashlight reading game

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning to decode words by understanding how sounds blend together

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice reading -nd and -nt words at home
  • Use positive encouragement
  • Make reading fun and stress-free
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty blending final consonant sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to identify and sound out -nd and -nt ending words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a word hunt around the house for -nd and -nt words
  • Draw pictures of words ending with these blends
  • Play a matching game with -nd and -nt word cards

Ready for Tomorrow?

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