Early Reader
Lesson 139Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 139: The SW Blend

Focus: Blend sw

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words that begin with the sw consonant blend.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

swimswingswansweetsweepswitch

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the swim.
  • We can see the swing.
  • You can see the swan.
  • They can see the sweet.

Story time

Kai and the Swim

Kai went to the farm. Kai saw a swim and a swing.

"Look!" said Kai. "The swan is by the sweet."

Mia came to help. Together they played with the sweep and the switch.

At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful Blend sw adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Kai go?

2. What did Kai see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 robot

Meaning: a machine that can move and do tasks by itself

Example: The robot picked up the ball.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • swingA swing is something we can talk about or see.
  • swanA swan is something we can talk about or see.
  • sweetA sweet is something we can talk about or see.
  • sweepA sweep 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 sw

Other

Stretch

Try more words

swimswingswansweetsweepswitch