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Ending Blend Reading Adventure

Ending Blends

Day 115of 180
Week 23of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify and read words with ending blends

2

Practice decoding final blend sounds

3

Comprehend a decodable story with ending blends

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 4:20

“My son, attend to my words. Listen to my sayings.”

— Proverbs 4:20 (WEB)

Just as we listen carefully to God's words, we carefully listen to sounds in words

📦 Materials Needed

  • Decodable book with ending blends
  • Sound boxes
  • Blend word cards
  • Pointer or reading finger
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and review ending blend sounds learned this week. Use blend word cards to remind students of -nd, -st, -sk, -lt, -mp sounds.

💭 Review Question: Can you remember some words we learned with ending blends?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce today's decodable book focusing on finding and reading words with ending blends. Model how to sound out words carefully.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look carefully at the last two letters
  • Say the sounds slowly
  • Blend the sounds together
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What ending blend do you see in this word?
  • Can you find another word with an ending blend?
3Activity: Ending Blend Detective (5 min)
read-aloud

Read the decodable book together, with students helping identify and read ending blend words.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Point to each word carefully
  2. Sound out words slowly
  3. Celebrate when ending blends are found
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher reads most words, students help with ending blends

Challenge: Students take turns reading pages independently

4Closing (3 min)

Recap the ending blends found in the book and praise students' reading efforts.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What ending blends did we find today?
  • Which word was the most fun to read?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for helping us learn to read Your wonderful words.

Coming up: Next week, we'll explore more exciting reading adventures!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

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

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Use a flashlight to highlight words while reading

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Ending blends help children decode more complex words by understanding how consonant sounds blend together

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Practice ending blends during daily reading
  • Use finger pointing while reading
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find blending multiple consonant sounds challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Increasing confidence in sounding out words with ending blends

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a word hunt for ending blends in other books
  • Play a matching game with ending blend words
  • Draw pictures of words with ending blends

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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