Word Building: Sounds into Words
Blend letter sounds into words and meet word families: cat, hat, bat and friends.
โฑ๏ธ Micro Plan โ 4 short parts ยท about 15 min in total
- 1Meet the Letters4 min
- 2Letter Sounds4 min
- 3Blend & Build4 min
- 4Say, Write & Recall3 min
๐ฏ Learning objectives
After completing this lesson, the child should be able to:
- Blend three letter sounds into words
- Recognize word families like -at and -un
- Build words from scrambled letters
You know the letter sounds โ now let us snap them together into words, like building blocks!
Sound blending
Say the sounds slowly, then faster, then snap!
cโฆ aโฆ tโฆ โ cat! ๐ฑ ยท sโฆ uโฆ nโฆ โ sun! โ๏ธ
Word families
Change the first sound and you get a whole family of words:
- The -at family: cat, hat, bat, rat
- The -un family: sun, fun, run, bun
- The -og family: dog, frog, log
Learn one family and you can read every word in it!
Build it yourself
Tap the letters in order and listen to each sound:
- ๐ฑ C A T
- ๐ถ D O G
- โฝ B A L L
Practice
Open the word studio and play all five activities, then try the word builder game.