Kindergarten · Reading · week 1

Review S A T M C H, and Blend Out Loud

Say the sound for the letters s, a, t, m, c, and h, and blend three spoken sounds into a word.

Every letter has a sound. Today you say six sounds again: s, a, t, m, c, and h. You may know some of these already. Say each one loud and clear.

Blending means gluing sounds together to make a word. Listen: s...a...t. Say it slow, then fast: s-a-t, sat! You just blended your first word with your ears, not your eyes.

📋 For the teacher
Teach it (10–15 min):
  • Say each letter sound yourself first so your child hears a clear, short sound, not the letter name.
  • Point to your own mouth on tricky sounds like h, so your child can see and feel how the air moves.
  • For blending, say the three sounds slowly with a small pause between each, then say them again fast in a row.
  • Do not write anything yet. This week lives entirely in ears and mouths, not on paper.
Talk about it:
  • Which of the six sounds felt easiest today?
  • Can you make the h sound with just a puff of air, no voice?
  • What word did we make when we blended s, a, and t?

Mastery looks like: They say all six sounds (s, a, t, m, c, h) instantly and blend three spoken sounds from this set into a word.

Common stumbles: Saying the letter name instead of its sound (saying "es" instead of "sss"); blending too slowly so the sounds never click into a real word.

See it visually

Interactive, spoken-aloud tools that show this idea in motion.

Blending & SegmentingSlide sounds together to read a word — /s/ /u/ /n/ → “sun”.try →
Homework for this lessonType it, write it with a stylus, or print it for pencil & paper.open →
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