Lesson 140: The TR Blend
Focus: Blend tr
Objective
What we'll learn
Read words that begin with the tr consonant blend.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
A blend is two consonants together, and you can hear both sounds. Say /t/ + /r/ smoothly.
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Say each sound of tr, then add the rest of the word.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the tree.
- We can see the trip.
- You can see the truck.
- They can see the train.
Story time
Ada and the Tree
Ada went to the garden. Ada saw a tree and a trip.
"Look!" said Ada. "The truck is by the train."
Leo came to help. Together they played with the track and the true.
At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful Blend tr adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Ada go?
2. What did Ada see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 code
Meaning: instructions we write for a computer to follow
Example: I wrote code to move my robot.
Review
Vocabulary review
- truck — A truck is something we can talk about or see.
- train — A train is something we can talk about or see.
- track — A track is something we can talk about or see.
- true — A true is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Choose the word that fits the Blend tr pattern.
Which word belongs with Blend tr?
Which word belongs with Blend tr?
Which word belongs with Blend tr?
Stretch