Beginning 'R' Blends Clusters

It looks like Dee is having a SWEET dream. He's mixing different ice cream together to make milkshakes for a stand! Each flavor has its own taste, but when mixed together make a new one... like consonant blends! Let's learn about Beginning Blend Clusters. You might already know that consonants are letters that aren’t vowels... and that blend is when you mix things together. But, did you know that you can blend letters together? When you blend two consonants together, you hear the sound that each letter makes. Today we will look at blends in the beginning of a word that have the letter in them. When figuring out consonant blends with the letter ... Start by sounding out the first letter. Here the first letter is which makes /g/. Next, add the sound makes! makes the /r/ sound. Finally, say the two sounds together to figure out the blend! /g/ and /r/ blended together make the /gr/ sound. Like in the words grew or grass. Let's help Dee BLEND some letters and milkshakes! His first milkshake blends chocolate and raspberry together. And has the letters and on it! What sound do and make when blended together? Start by sounding out the first letter. What sound does the letter make? makes the /c/ sound. Next, add the sound the letter makes! makes the /r/ sound. Then, BLEND the two sounds together. and blended together make /cr/! Like in the words crab or crayon. I wonder what Dee will blend together next? It looks like he is blending dates and raspberry ice cream! And the scoops have the letters and on them! What sound do the letters and make when they are BLENDED together? Remember to start by sounding out the first letter. The letter makes the /d/ sound. Next, add the sound the letter makes! What sound does make? (...) makes the /r/ sound. Finally, say the two sounds together to figure out the blend! and make the /dr/ sound when blended together! Like in the words drum or drip. It seems that Dee is mixing one last milkshake of blueberry and raspberry together. Which have the letters and on it. What do the letters and make when BLENDED together? Remember to start by sounding out the first letter (...) Next, add the sound the letter makes! (...) Then, BLEND the two sounds together. (...) Did you also get the sound /br/? Before we wake Dee up, let's review. Today we learned about consonant blends... that have the letter in them! To identify or find the blend... Start with the first letter and find the sound that it makes. Next, add the sound the letter makes. Then, BLEND and say the two sounds together! Now, is Dee awake yet? : "Kala, I dreamt that we opened a milkshake stand!" : "Oh, that sounds nice, Dee!" : "Wait a second..."