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Final Blends: -LT, -LK, -LP

Ending Blends

Day 113of 180
Week 23of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and decode words with final blends -lt, -lk, and -lp

2

Understand how blending sounds creates words

3

Recognize how helping others reflects God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Galatians 5:13

“For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.”

— Galatians 5:13 (WEB)

Demonstrates how helping others is a way to show God's love

📦 Materials Needed

  • Letter tiles
  • Sound boxes
  • Whiteboard
  • Dry erase marker
  • Picture cards with words like 'help', 'melt', 'milk'
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Sing a welcome song and review previous ending blends learned

💭 Review Question: What ending blends do you remember from yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how to blend final sounds -lt, -lk, and -lp using letter tiles

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Listen to the sounds at the end of words
  • Practice sliding sounds together smoothly
  • Notice how adding different letters changes word meanings
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you hear the blend at the end of 'help'?
  • What words can you make with these blends?
3Activity: Blend Building Challenge (6 min)
hands-on

Create and read words with -lt, -lk, and -lp blends

📝 Instructions:
  1. Use letter tiles to build words
  2. Say each sound slowly
  3. Read the complete word
  4. Draw a picture of the word
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps student build words

Challenge: Student creates own words with blends

4Closing (2 min)

Review learned blends and discuss helping others

📝 Review Questions:
  • What blends did we learn today?
  • What does 'help' mean?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for always helping us. Show us how we can help others today.

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

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 46:1

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

— Psalm 46:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions demonstrating 'help' while saying verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Ending blends require careful listening and sound blending skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice blends during everyday activities
  • Encourage slow, deliberate sound pronunciation
  • Make learning fun and pressure-free
🤔 Common Struggles:

Difficulty hearing and separating individual sounds in blends

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent attempt to sound out words and excitement about reading

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 'Help' poster showing ways to help others
  • Hunt for -lt, -lk, -lp words in picture books
  • Play 'Blend Bingo' with learned sounds

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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