1st Grade: Blends & Digraphs

Build Foundational Phonics Skills with Hands-On Blend and Digraph Activities

Phonics instruction helps children confidently recognize familiar words and decode new ones. This self-correcting set strengthens foundational phonics skills by guiding learners to identify beginning consonant blends and digraphs. Through targeted activities, students develop auditory and visual discrimination, letter recognition, and letter-sound correspondence.

What’s Inside:

• 144 interactive challenges across 12 curriculum cards (12 challenges per card)
• Designed for use with the Learning Palette Base (sold separately)

Key Skills Covered:

• Recognizing beginning consonant blends and digraphs
• Distinguishing individual sounds within blends
• Understanding digraphs where two letters make one sound
• Reinforcing visual and auditory discrimination

Examples of Card Activities:

• Practice blends with letters r, l, and s
• Explore digraphs such as th, sh, wh, ch, kn, and blends like tw and hw
• Review consonant clusters to reinforce learning

Why You’ll Love It:

• Supports Early Reading Skills: Builds essential phonics foundations through engaging practice
• Self-Correcting: Promotes independent learning with immediate feedback
• Flexible: Suitable for guided instruction or independent exploration
• Aligned with NCTM Standards

Strengthen early reading confidence—one blend and digraph at a time!