Early Reader
Lesson 128Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 128: The GL Blend

Focus: Blend gl

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words that begin with the gl consonant blend.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

gladglueglowglassglobeglide

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the glad.
  • We can see the glue.
  • You can see the glow.
  • They can see the glass.

Story time

Luna and the Glad

Luna went to the yard. Luna saw a glad and a glue.

"Look!" said Luna. "The glow is by the glass."

Bo came to help. Together they played with the globe and the glide.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Luna go?

2. What did Luna see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 planet

Meaning: a large round object that goes around a star

Example: Earth is the planet we live on.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • glowA glow is something we can talk about or see.
  • glassA glass is something we can talk about or see.
  • globeA globe is something we can talk about or see.
  • glideA glide is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Blend gl pattern.

Which word belongs with Blend gl?

Which word belongs with Blend gl?

Which word belongs with Blend gl?

Stretch

Try more words

gladglueglowglassglobeglide