Early Reader
Lesson 121Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 121: The BL Blend

Focus: Blend bl

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words that begin with the bl consonant blend.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

A blend is two consonants together, and you can hear both sounds. Say /b/ + /l/ smoothly.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Say each sound of bl, then add the rest of the word.

Words

Word list

blackblueblockblendblastblink

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the black.
  • We can see the blue.
  • You can see the block.
  • They can see the blend.

Story time

Bo and the Black

Bo went to the pond. Bo saw a black and a blue.

"Look!" said Bo. "The block is by the blend."

Zoe came to help. Together they played with the blast and the blink.

At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful Blend bl adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Bo go?

2. What did Bo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 cell

Meaning: the smallest part of a living thing

Example: Your body is made of trillions of tiny cells.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • blueA blue is something we can talk about or see.
  • blockA block is something we can talk about or see.
  • blendA blend is something we can talk about or see.
  • blastA blast is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

blackblueblockblendblastblink