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Reading · Ages 5–7 · 12 minutes

Syllable Workshop: Build a Word-Part Puzzle

Children combine two spoken parts, choose the matching picture, and then pull the word apart again.

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Syllable Workshop: Build a Word-Part Puzzle

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Today I am practising: blending spoken syllables into a familiar word

1

Blend bas + ket. Say the whole word.

2

Match rain + bow to its picture.

3

Blend but + ter + fly and clap the whole word.

4

Pull apart picnic into its spoken parts.

5

Choose the word made by pen + cil: pencil or penguin.

6

Make a new two-part word with an adult and draw it.

Grown-up guide
  1. Say the parts with a short pause, then blend them smoothly for a model.
  2. Use picture support only after the child has listened to the parts once.
  3. Celebrate approximate pronunciation, then model the conventional word naturally.