Early Reader
Lesson 123Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 123: The CL Blend

Focus: Blend cl

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words that begin with the cl consonant blend.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

clapclipclockclimbcloudclean

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the clap.
  • We can see the clip.
  • You can see the clock.
  • They can see the climb.

Story time

Leo and the Clap

Leo went to the farm. Leo saw a clap and a clip.

"Look!" said Leo. "The clock is by the climb."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the cloud and the clean.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Blend cl adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Leo go?

2. What did Leo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 animal

Meaning: a living thing that moves and eats other living things

Example: A rabbit is a fluffy animal that hops.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • climbA climb is something we can talk about or see.
  • cloudA cloud is something we can talk about or see.
  • cleanA clean is something we can talk about or see.
  • clapA clap is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Blend cl

Other

Stretch

Try more words

clapclipclockclimbcloudclean