Word Identification Skills : Consonant Blends

Big Book : The Jigaree

Materials needed:

Laminated cards, two white board markers of different colours per group

• Get pupils to identify the word beginning with /cl/ (climb) from the big book using the word frame 

• Do the same for the word beginning with /sw/ (swim)

• Recap the consonant blends /tr/, /br/ and /bl/

• Assign each group to work on one consonant blend

• Every member is to take turns to write out one word on a laminated card

• Encourage other team members to help out when their friends are unable to spell or think of any words

• Upon completion, display every group’s words and get the whole class to read them together

Samples:

Mrs Tan Yee Min

Primary 1D