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Phonics: gr and bl
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 4
GoalHear and say the sounds gr and bl and find them in words.
New words
green · the colour of grassgrapes · small round fruitgrey · the colour of an elephantblue · the colour of the skyblack · the colour of night
Explanation
The letters g and r together say gr, like in green. Say: green, grapes, grey. The letters b and l together say bl, like in blue. Say: blue, black, blueberries, block. Say the two sounds slowly, then fast.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Find the bl.
Grandpa has grey hair. He sits under a green tree. He eats grapes. His coat is blue and black.
Now you. Write gr and bl in the air. Then write them on paper three times.
Class activity
Colour hunt. Say a colour with gr or bl: green, grey, blue, black. The child finds something of that colour at home and says: It’s green. It’s blue. Then write the word.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word start with gr or bl?
…
gr.
2
Look. Which picture starts with bl: blueberries or an apple?
Blueberries.
3
Look. Which picture starts with gr: grapes or a pear?
Grapes.
4
Fill in: __ue (bl or gr?). It is the colour of the sky.
bl (blue).
5
Writing: write gr three times and bl three times.
gr gr gr bl bl bl