Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 1Unit 1Lesson 3

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Short vowels and continuous consonants

Blend from Left to Right

Today: Blend three phonemes in sequence without guessing from the first letter.

Begin

Learn

A reader looks through the whole word. The first sound begins the word, but every letter helps identify it.

Point to each letter from left to right. Say the sounds close together, then say the whole word naturally.

Study the model

s-a-m → Sam; m-a-t → mat

Read

Sam has a mat. A cat naps on the mat. Sam pats the cat.

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Grade 1Practice and apply

Practice

1.Read: mat. ELA-1-01-03-Q1
2.Change mat to sat. ELA-1-01-03-Q2
3.Where does the cat nap? ELA-1-01-03-Q3
Tell or show. A grown-up may mark this box after listening. No written sentence is required.
4.What does Sam do? ELA-1-01-03-Q4
Tell or show. A grown-up may mark this box after listening. No written sentence is required.

Apply

Read the passage once slowly and once smoothly.