👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply r blends - a creative story using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
spelling, word family, revise

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
Hear each sound in beginning r blends. Give a character a goal, a problem, and an action that affects the ending.

Spelling list
crab, frog, grin, brush, drum, print, trip

Spelling model
The first two sounds in frog are /f/ and /r/.

Writing model: A Creative Story

A toy boat wanted to reach the far side of a pond. A leaf blocked its path. Its owner moved the leaf and made a new channel. At last the boat touched the opposite bank.

Your writing task
Write three or four connected sentences in this form on a topic you know. Use at least two spelling words where their meanings fit. Read your writing aloud and revise one sentence.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — the order of letters in a written word
• — words sharing a sound and spelling pattern
• — change writing to improve it

Words to Learn

crab, frog, grin, brush, drum, print, trip

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for the order of letters in a written word is ____.
2. The term for words sharing a sound and spelling pattern is ____.
3. The term for change writing to improve it is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. Complete the missing letter: c_ab
2. Which word is spelled correctly: frog or frogg?
3. Put these words in alphabetical order: crab, frog, grin, brush
4. Explain the target spelling pattern.
5. Copy a practice word, cover it, and spell it again.
6. What is the purpose of today’s writing form?
7. Use two spelling words in your own writing.
8. What should you check when editing?

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Say, study, cover, write, and check each word. Ask a partner or adult to dictate three words, then a sentence. Complete the writing task. Mark the target words and explain one revision.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.