aidemia--modules-lessonstartideas_type	Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson
Which subject	English
What age group	Year or Grade 2
What topic	Beginning blends
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Getting Started with Beginning Blends

Objective

Today, we’re going to dive into the exciting world of beginning blends! By the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize and pronounce words that start with two consonants working together.

Lesson Start: Blend Bingo!

1. Introduction

To kick off our lesson, we’re going to play a fun game called Blend Bingo! This game will help us discover and practice our beginning blends in an interactive way.

2. Materials Needed

• Bingo cards (with pictures and words that start with different blends)
• Markers or chips for covering spaces
• A list of blend words to call out (e.g., "blue," "star," "stop," "flag," "play")

3. How to Play

1. Pass out the Bingo cards to each student and give them markers or chips.
2. Explain a Beginning Blend: A beginning blend happens when two consonants come together at the beginning of a word, and you can hear both sounds. For example, in the word "flag," you can hear the sounds /f/ and /l/ together.
3. Call out the words from your blend word list. Make sure to say each word clearly so the students can hear the blend.
4. Students will cover the pictures on their Bingo cards that match the words you call out.
5. The first student to cover a whole row, column, or diagonal shouts "Bingo!" and wins!

4. Wrap-Up

After the game, we’ll gather as a class and talk about our favorite blend words and the sounds we heard. This will help us remember the blends we learned and how to spot them in other words.

Conclusion

Are you ready to play Blend Bingo and kick off our adventure into beginning blends? Let’s have some fun with sounds and words today!