Curriculum

• Ready onset cards: c, b, d, m
• Ready rime cards: at, og, ap
• Paper and marker only if a card needs rewriting

1. Step 1. Model blend: put c with at and say /k/…/at/… cat.
2. Step 2. Have your child blend b+at → bat and d+og → dog.
3. Step 3. Say cat slowly. Ask for the first sound (/k/), the middle sound (/a/), and the last sound (/t/).
4. Step 4. Start with cat, swap the first sound card from c to m, and blend mat.
5. Step 5. Let your child choose one onset and one rime, blend the word, then change either the onset or the final sound to make a new real word from the same cards.
6. Quick check. Success means your child (1) blends one onset+rime into a whole word, (2) names the first, middle, or last sound in a CVC word you say, and (3) changes one sound to make a new word.

Worked example. c + at = cat. Change the onset to b → bat. d + og = dog. In dog, first=/d/, middle=/o/, last=/g/.

Optional challenge. From tap, make two new words: change the first sound once and the last sound once, saying each full new word.

What to notice. Save a parent note with the blend, the sound-position answer, and the new word your child made.