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What is a blend?\u003Cbr>2. Short  o and u vowel sort\u003Cbr>3. Word Puzzles (with blends)\u003Cbr>4. Picture and Word Cards\u003Cbr>5. Bottle Cap Spelling Cards\u003Cbr>6. Blend-a-Word Game\u003Cbr>7. Color by Vowel Pattern\u003Cbr>8. Sight Word Search\u003Cbr>9. I Spy Sight Words\u003Cbr>10. Word-Wac-Woe Game\u003Cbr>This printable pack was created for use with your child at home or in the classroom setting. Permission was granted from BOB Books to use their logo.\u003Cbr>Created [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)\u003Cbr>©2013 All Rights Reserved. |\n\nA blend is…  \ntwo letters  \ns t  \nput together  \nand you hear BOTH sounds  \nst  \n[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \ns t  \nShort i, o, and u Word Sort  \nDirections: Cut apart the i, o, and u swim trunks and use as headers. Cut apart the word cards in the sort. Read each word. Sort under the i trunk, o trunk or the u trunk, depending on the vowel pattern (short i, o, or short u) .  \nNot all of these words are from the text.  \n\n| \u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>| |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n| Pop | jump | swim |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| spun | flop | slip |\n| slid | us | pond |\n| but | log | Jim |\n| sit | sun | got |\n| stop | flip | bump |\n\nThe Swimmers ©2013 All Rights Reserved.  \nBOB Books: Set 4, Book 4 Created [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)  \n\n| p | o | n | [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)\u003Cbr>d |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| s | w | i | m |\n|  | [www.thisrea](www.thisrea) | [dingmama.com](dingmama.com) |  |\n\n|  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>t | \u003Cbr>r | \u003Cbr>a | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>p |\n| \u003Cbr>s | \u003Cbr>p | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>u | \u003Cbr>n |\n|  | [www.thisrea](www.thisrea) | [dingmama.com](dingmama.com) |  |\n\n| s | t | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>e | p |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>s | p | o | t |\n|  | [www.thisrea](www.thisrea) | [dingmama.com](dingmama.com) |  |\n\n| s\u003Cbr>| t\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| o\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| p |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| s | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>l | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>i | | p |\n|  | [www.thisrea](www.thisrea) | [dingmama.com](dingmama.com) |  |  |\n\nWord & Picture Matching with Blends  \nDirections: Cut apart and match the words with pictures.  \n\n| | |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| pond | swim |  |  |  |  |\n| | | | | | |\n| trap | spun |  |  |  |  |\n\nThe Swimmers  \nBOB Books: Set 4, Book 4  \nCreated [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)  \n©2013 All Rights Reserved.  \nWord & Picture Matching with Blends  \nDirections: Cut apart and match the words with pictures.  \n\n| | | \u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| step |  | spot |\n| |  | |\n| stop |  | slip |\n\nThe Swimmers  \nBOB Books: Set 4, Book 4  \nCreated [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)  \n©2013 All Rights Reserved.  \nBottle Cap Spelling with Blends  \nUse the pictures from the picture/word match for this activity.  \n| | | | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [www.thisreadingmama.co](www.thisreadingmama.com)[m](www.thisreadingmama.com) |  |  |  |  |\n\nDirections:  \n*Gather bottle caps from water bottles or plastic soda bottles, write letters on the words with blends. Use red tops for vowels, or write the vowels with red marker.  \n*Print the Bottle Cap Spelling mat (1 for each student) & pictures onto cardstock To make this activity self-checking, write the word on  \nthe back of each laminated picture.  \nCreated by  \ntops, and use them to spell these and laminate for durability.  \nBOB Books: Set 4  \n[Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmam","cbCairsgRsV46YWx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairsgRsV46YWx","pdf",1420140,25,"English","# What is a blend?\n## Short i, o, and u word sort\n## Word puzzles with blends\n## Picture and word cards\n## Bottle cap spelling with blends\n## Blend-a-word game\n## Color by vowel pattern\n## Sight word search and I Spy\n## Word-wac-woe game","[{\"question\":\"What is a blend and how is it introduced?\",\"answer\":\"A blend is two letters put together so both sounds are heard (e.g., s and t producing st). 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