S Blends==at the beginning

Decoding short vowel words is a MUST for successful reading. When kids enter first grade they are expected to know all their consonants and vowels and be ready to move ahead. Well, that is an expectation but not a realization. I've made another set of beginning blends in order to give them practice.

Benchmark Unit 3 Word Work

Benchmark Spelling Unit 3

       We also use this from Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits to practice with different phonetic blends, word families. They are so easy to make as long as I have some sticks and sharpies--my kind of management.