[lighthearted folk music] [playful music] - Hi, friends.

My name is Isabel, and welcome to my learning corner.

Today, I'm looking for new ways to use the letter, L, in words.

Today, we're going to be learning about blends, L blends.

L blends can be found at the beginning or the end of words, and that's when we have a consonant and the L that make different sounds.

Like B-L, that says, bl.

Or C-L, that says, kl.

Or F-L, that says, fl.

Or G-L, that says, gl.

Or S-L, that says, sl.

We are going to be reading words with L blends, writing words with L blends.

And we're just going to have a ball.

We're gonna have the school that rocks right here.

Are you ready?

Let's start with a listening activity.

L blends are really hard to hear in words, so I really want you to get your ears ready today.

Extra special tune it.

[bright music] Are you ready?

Great.

Today, we're going to segment some words.

I am going to say a word, you are going to repeat the word, and then together we'll say all the sounds we hear in the word.

Let's try one word together.

The word is climb.

Good job.

Now let's say all the sounds we hear in climb.

K, l, ahy, m. Good job.

Let's try another one.

The word is slide.

Let's try that.

S, l, ahy, d. Excellent job.

The next word is slow.

S, l, oh.

Good job.

Let's try a few more.

Hmm.

What might we say?

[gasps] Block.

B, l, o, k. Good job.

Now we're ready to read some words together.

When you see a blend at the beginning of a word, here's how you read it.

Each of these letters still keeps their own sound.

So we would say, b, l. And then we put it together, bl.

Bl.

Bl, o, t. Blo, t. What's this word?

Blot.

When you see something wet, you might blot it dry.

Let's change this word.

What would this say?

Hmm.

Remember, we're going to take that blend and we're going to say it together.

What do these two letters say again?

Right.

Bl, o. Blo, b.

What's that word?

Blob.

Good job.

A blob can be a thick drop of liquid, like paint.

Let's see.

What other word can I make?

What would I make if this O changed to an A?

What would the new word be?

Say the first two letters together.

Bl, a, b. Blab.

When you blab, you talk a lot.

Let's see.

Hmm.

What happens if I change the B to an S?

Now I have a different L blend at the beginning of my word.

Sl, sl, sl.

Sl, a, b. Slab.

A slab is a thin piece of rock.

Hmm.

What if I changed my B to an M?

What's my new word now?

You already know?

Let's try to sound it out together.

Sl.

Sl, a, m. Slam.

Slam.

What could we slam?

A door.

Good job.

Now we're ready to read some words that have L blends in them.

- [Children] Yay!

[Isabel clapping] - I want you to come closer to the screen so you can really see our L blends.

I'm gonna be asking you some questions as we read about what you notice.

Come closer.

Okay.

So before we start reading, let's look for L blends.

S-L says, sl.

F-L, fl.

Fl, fl.

Sl.

Now my mind is ready to read the words, okay?

Let's try this first line together.

Slat.

It's like a flat board.

Flat.

Flit.

To move quickly.

Flip.

Slip.

Good job.

Let's look at our blends on the second line.

Do they stay the same or do they change?

[car horns honking] That's right.

They change.

I see kl, kl, kl, fl, fl.

That's going to help me read these words.

Let's go.

Clip.

Click.

Did you remember that C-K says, k, together?

It's a digraph.

Clack.

Flack.

It's a problem you might give someone.

Flap.

Great job.

Let's try this last one.

Looking, I notice all of these four letters start with the same blend.

What's the blend?

B-L. Good job.

And we have a sl at the end.

What does the B-L blend sound like?

Bl.

Try it again.

Bl.

Good job.

I'm gonna whisper.

You're gonna say it out loud as loud as you can.

Blot.

Blob.

Blab.

Louder.

Black.

That's a color.

Slack.

[gasps] Great job.

[Isabel clapping] Now let's take everything we've learned to read this sentence on the bottom.

I am... Do you see a blend here?

I do.

Gl, a, d. Glad that the clock is on time.

You did a great job.

Now we're going to write two words that have L blends.

So you're gonna need a piece of paper or something to write on [lighthearted folk music] and a pencil or a pen or something to write with.

And I'll be right here.

[lighthearted folk music continues] Do you have everything you need?

I do.

Okay, let's get started with our first word.

Listen carefully.

Repeat after me.

The first word is, slip.

Say, slip.

Good.

Now we're going to tap out each sound we hear.

S, l, i, p. Now I want you to write down the letters that match those sounds.

Go ahead and do that right now.

Did you write this?

S, l, i, p. Great job.

Let's try one more word, flap.

Can you say that word?

Great job.

Let's tap it out together.

F, l, a, p. Go ahead and write that word down now.

Did you write this word?

Sometimes when I'm writing, I will sound it out as I'm writing so I don't miss any sounds.

The word was flap.

F, l, a, p. Did you write that word?

[gasps] Great job.

Friends, you have been amazing.

You've built words with me.

You read with me.

You wrote words with me.

You are amazing.

Remember, wherever you go, you can have school, and school always rocks.

Have a wonderful day.

Bye, friends.