Digraphs & Blends · Phonics lesson
🧩 Consonant blends at the start
Read 6 words with two consonants side by side at the start, each still saying its own sound: frog, crab, drum, clap, swim, flag.
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📎 Resources for this lesson
- Blending Practice Worksheet (Free PDF)
- Word-Mapping / Elkonin Boxes (PDF)
- Digraphs Cheat Sheet (PDF)
- Digraphs List (Free PDF): ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng
- Consonant Blends: Full List, How to Teach Them + Free PDF
- Silent Letters List: kn, wr, gh, mb — Why English Keeps Them
- Sound Boxes
- Blending Word Flashcards for the 83-Lesson Plan (PDF)
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