English Unit: Consonant Blends
This unit is a great comprehensive unit to introduce and reinforce the concept of two-letter consonant blends. The unit focuses mainly on initial consonant blends, with some additional resources to identify and reinforce final consonant blends.
Use this unit after running through the presentation. The unit includes numerous worksheets as well as a quiz to assess knowledge and understanding at the completion of the unit.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to use vowel sounds, consonant blends and digraphs when writing and reading one- and two-syllable words.
- We are learning to use vowel sounds, consonant digraphs and blends when writing and reading single syllable words.
- We are learning to understand that a letter can represent more than one sound, e.g. cat, swan, ball, fast etc. and that a syllable must contain a vowel sound.
- We are learning to segment words into separate phonemes (sounds), consonant blends or clusters at the beginnings and ends of words (phonological awareness).
- We are learning to segment consonant blends or clusters into separate phonemes at the beginnings and ends of one syllable words.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E1LY11
9
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words
AC9E1LY12
9
Understand that a letter can represent more than one sound and that a syllable must contain a vowel sound
AC9E1LY09
9
Segment words into separate phonemes (sounds) including consonant blends or clusters at the beginnings and ends of words (phonological awareness)
ACELA1458
8.4
Use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant digraphs and consonant blends when writing, and blend these to read single syllable words
ACELA1459
8.4
Understand that a letter can represent more than one sound and that a syllable must contain a vowel sound
ACELA1822
8.4
Segment consonant blends or clusters into separate phonemes at the beginnings and ends of one syllable words
EN1-4A
old
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
EN1-PHOKW-01
new
Uses initial and extended phonics, including vowel digraphs, trigraphs to decode and encode words when reading and creating texts
EN1-SPELL-01
new
Applies phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling words in a range of writing contexts
VCELA181
Recognise short vowels, common long vowels and consonant digraphs, and consonant blends
VCELA183
Understand that a letter can represent more than one sound, and that a syllable must contain a vowel sound
VCELA203
Identify the separate phonemes in consonant blends or clusters at the beginnings and ends of syllables
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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