Sunday, December 14, 2014

Teaching Blends in First Grade

Teaching blends in first grade can be a tiresome task...you teach and they get it and sometimes they don't.  So you re-teach blends. Some get it, some don't.  Repeat.
It can be frustrating to gain the automaticity that we all want in our early readers with regard to blends!  I updated a pack of mine a while back to take some of the monotony out of the blend teaching cycle.   They are: Blend Friends Flip Books and Blend Mats!
Find my Blends Friends Pack {HERE}

Kids create flip books for the blends listed below:
Here are examples of the mats and books:

Leave a comment below for a chance to win the Blend Friends Pack! 

45 comments:

  1. Love these. This would be perfect for one of my groups who has been working on blends.
    Allison311@bellsouth.net

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  2. This pack would be good for my second grade friends who are working on blends.
    rosemarykn@comcast.net

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  3. This would be perfect for my higher students that are ready to conquer blends!
    baldwinlydiam@gmail.com

    Owl Be in Kindergarten 

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  4. These would be so perfect for my class! I know what you mean with blends...some get it and some don't! :)

    Teacher at Heart
    teacheratheart123@gmail.com

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  5. Another great resource. How do you find the time. Megan9480@gmail.com

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  6. These would be awesome!! I have a few students who are still struggling with this and was JUST looking for a resource to help them!!

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  7. Just what I have been looking for!

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  8. Totally just fell in love with this pack! (And already wish listed it!) Would love to win to use with my low 2nds/ 3rds who are JUST starting to catch onto putting sounds together- this would be a great next step! melaxid@hotmail.com

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  9. Yeah. Teaching those blends are very tricky! What a great resource you've provided! Thanks for all your hard work!

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  10. Oh my....I NEED these so bad! I'm teaching 1st grade for the first time this year and have no idea how to teach blends! Thank you for all your amazing ideas!!

    ~Wendy
    sdwd727@gmail.com

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  11. This looks like a great packet! Perfect for my first graders this year!

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  12. This looks amazing! Nhuggenberger@gmail.com

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  13. This is just what I need for my first graders who are finally ready for blends!!

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  14. I still have that group that is really struggling and this would be perfect! cslemp06@gmail.com

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  15. These would be great for some of my kids! Quiltwoman0@gmail.com

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  16. This would be great for my firsties:) Thanks for the chance to win. theresourcefulapple@gmail.com

    Tammy
    The Resourceful Apple

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  17. I could really use this....tomorrow! Our spelling patterns for the next two weeks involve blends. ;)

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  18. This would be wonderful to add to my interventions! mmistler0@gmail.com

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  19. You are always coming up with great ideas that I know would work in any classroom. I would love to win (and use) with my kiddos.
    sherrymatheson@gmail.com

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  20. I would love to use this with my resource students across grade levels nkw and through the year!

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  21. Ohh blends are hard! I was so impressed on Friday when one of my students (I teach special education) asked me how to write a word in an Elkonian box if it contained a blend! This would be such an asset for my students!

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  22. We are just starting these blends after the break. My sweet Firsties will love them! joMitchell2020@gmail.com

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  23. This is a great idea, I really like the idea of the blending mats!
    I definitely have a few who are right at this place, and more than a few that aren't there yet but I suspect will need a LOT of repeat, repeat, repeat! This would be wonderful. mikkic@telus.net

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  24. This looks like a fun way to teach blends! I have several students who are really struggling with this skill. lraines78@gmail.com

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  25. Great idea!! I've done this with the cvc words. Blends fit right in with this. Thanks for sharing your talents with us- kimchaiken@gmail.com

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  26. I could use these! I love the look of this unit. cpolston3@yahoo.com

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  27. This is perfect for my first grade readers!
    spotteddog@austin.rr.com

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  28. This product is great. I can see how beneficial this would be for my students. jkiekhoefer1@gmail.com

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  29. I love this! It would help my kiddos so much! Great supplement to our phonics workbook :)

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  30. These would work well with my low 2nd grade group and even as a review at the beginning of the year.

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  31. I need this! My students could really benefit from some remediation with blends!

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  32. We are working on these right now! Boy do my children need help with blends! We are in dire need of these.......

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  33. My students would LOVE this pack! Thanks for the chance to win. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :) Cassie
    cassieandhunter@yahoo.com

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  35. I'd love to try these! aspflum2 at gmail dot com

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  36. I forgot to enter a comment when you first posted this! Hopefully I am not too late...love everything you do! xo Christian cingalls@parkerschoolhawaii.org

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  37. Love, Love, Love this activity! Love your creativity!
    mdfruge@yahoo.com

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  38. Blends are tricky for 1st grade students but they pay rich dividends in their growth as readers.

    ~Michael
    The Color of Sound

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  40. Love the flip book, provides great practice!

    http://fishingforeducation.blogspot.com

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