Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 1Unit 1Lesson 2

Short vowels and continuous consonants

Hold the Sounds M, S, F, N

Today: Pronounce continuous consonants cleanly and blend them into words.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Hold /m/ without saying muh.

  2. 2.Blend /f/ /ă/ /n/.

B

Learn

Hold the Sounds M, S, F, N

The sounds /m/, /s/, /f/, and /n/ can be stretched. Hold only the consonant sound; do not add an 'uh.'

Stretch the first sound, touch the vowel, finish the last sound, and blend: mmm-ă-n, man.

Study the model

sss-ă-t → sat; fff-ă-n → fan

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Sam sat. Nan fans Sam. Sam naps.
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Prairie River Academy

Hold the Sounds M, S, F, N

Grade 1Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.Write the first letter in sun. ELA-1-01-02-Q1

  2. 2.Blend /n/ /ă/ /p/. ELA-1-01-02-Q2

  3. 3.Read: Nan fans Sam. ELA-1-01-02-Q3

  4. 4.What does Sam do at the end? ELA-1-01-02-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Use tiles to build fan, then change one letter to make man.

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