'S' Beginning Blends

"What flavors are you going to get, Dee?" "I don't know. I'm stuck between two!" When you blend two consonants together, you hear the sounds that each letter makes. Dee and Kala are blending together ice cream flavors, much like S beginning blends. You might already know that consonants are letters that aren’t vowels. You also might know about blends, when you mix things together. Maybe you have blended a smoothie, brownie batter, or colors together. Did you know that you can blend letters together? We can use what we know about letters and the sounds that they make to figure out the new sound that consonant blends make! Let's take a look at the first flavors our friends are mixing to learn more. It looks like Kala is blending salted caramel with nuts! She needs to blend S and N together to name her new flavor. When figuring out consonant blends with the letter S, always start with the letter S and say it's sound. Next, say the sound of the second letter out loud, here it is N which says /n/. Finally, blend the two letters together and say it faster to find the new blend! What do /s/ and /n/ make when blended together? /s/ /n/ /sn/ S and N blend together to make /sn/. Like in the word snug, Kala's name for her flavor! Dee is mixing together chocolate and marshmallow to make s'mores! He needs to blend the letters S and M for his new flavor. Remember, when figuring out consonant blends with S, always start with the letter S and say it's sound. Next, say the sound of the second letter out loud, here it is M which says /m/. Finally, blend the two letters together and say it faster to find the new blend! What do /s/ and /m/ make when blended together? /s/ /m/ /sm/ S and M make the blend /sm/! Like in the word smell or s'mores. Finally, the wise turtle is blending salted caramel and toffee together. Our friend needs to blend the letters S and T for his flavor. What new blend will he make? Remember to start with S! Then say the next letter sound out loud, and blend it with the first! What do /s/ and /t/ make when blended together? /s/ /t/ /st/ S and T make the blend /st/. Like in the word stir! Before we see how our friends like their flavors, let's review. Today, we learned about beginning blends with S. To figure out its blend with other letters, always start with the letter S and say it's sound. Then say the next letter sound out loud, finally blend it with the S sound and say it faster to find the new blend! I wonder if Dee and Kala have made more ice cream mixes? : "Aw, they got my order wrong, this isn't what I wanted.” "My ice cream!" “Didn't you want a different flavor anyway? Now you can go get it!" "Oh yeah, that's right!"