Activity

Brick Breaker: Initial Consonant Blends

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Practice initial consonant blends with a fun, interactive game! Choose the sounds you'd like to practice, and then have kids place the appropriate pictures for their brick breaker boards. Spin the spinner to select a blended sound, and kids remove the pictures that start with those blended sounds. 

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Laminate pieces for future use
  • Great for a language arts center or small group
  • Recreate the game with different phonetic challenges according to your curriculum
  • Enlarge the pictures and game board to play the game as a class
Classroom Considerations
  • Consider adding the correct words to the back of the pictures for a little extra help
Pros
  • Promotes critical thinking and reading skills in a fun way
  • Includes a practice worksheet for blended sounds
Cons
  • None