Ending with a Blend

1. Students will begin the lesson on the carpet. The teacher will explain to students how they will be learning about important word parts.
2. The teacher should place cards with the ending blends ‘-st, -ng, -nk,  and –mp along with some vowel cards in a pocket chart or on the easel for students to see. The teacher should read these ending blends aloud to students and remind them that they have seen these endings in books they have read before.
3. Have students work in groups to create words with these endings. Give each group a consonant and vowel card to work with. Explain to students they should use this letter at the beginning of the word along with a vowel and see how many words they can come up with using their letter and the endings on the board. Have other groups do the same thing, except they should use the letters they have been given. Students should be given 5 minutes to talk with their group and write some of the words down on whiteboards.
4. The teacher will have students share some of the words created and write them on chart paper. Then, explain to students what they just did, reviewing the purpose for doing this.
5. Give students this example: If you wanted to write a story about a bird’s nest, how would you spell ‘nest’? Once students have an idea on how to spell it, have them write it down on their whiteboards and hold it high in the sky. The teacher should do this with the words ‘blink’ and ‘ring’. The teacher should make sure that the ending blends are still visible to students during this time.
6. Give students a baggie of words for each group. Students should work in the same groups as before. One group member should choose a word out of the bag and create a sentence that uses that word. They should tell their group members the word and the sentence. Then, the other group members can try to write the word. Once they have written it, they can check their word against the card and they can fix it up if they need to. Then, another group member will choose a word and do the same thing. Each group member should be given the opportunity to choose a word and create a sentence. Students should be given 10-15 minutes to do this.
7. The students should be given the opportunity to share out the sentences they created and the teacher can write them on chart paper and discuss the word that was used when creating the sentence.

The videos attached could be helpful when beginning this lesson or as a review for students who need additional support. Students who need more support could also be pulled into small groups to practice making words with consonant and ending blends. Challenge students who have mastered the concept to practice making longer and harder words.

Students will be assessed through questioning that takes place throughout the lesson. They will also be assessed through the group assignment, and sentences they create.