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<\/div>\nThe blend ladder printables are a great addition to the blend printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Consonant blends are when you have two letters together and each still makes its own sound. So an example of a blend would be “bl”. You saw the b sound and the l sound when saying the word “blanket”.<\/p>\n The consonant blends are bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, & tr.<\/p>\n These blend ladders work on one consonant blend at a time. You can see the blend and the vowels on the ladder below.<\/p>\n You have the following beginning blends ladder pintables: bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, & tr. <\/p>\n You have the vowels a, e, i, o, and u with the blends. This allows you work on blending letter sound and building blend words.<\/p>\n These blend ladders are great for kids in first grade and second grade. And some kids in kindergarten who are ready to learn blends.<\/p>\n I always get asked what I use with my printables. And these are the items we have used with the blend ladders or mention in the post. This is to make it easier for you to find those products. The links are to Amazon.<\/p>\n These books all have great blends lists and words for kids to read about.<\/p>\n You are going to see a few ways to use these consonant blends ladders. You can always use what is best for you.<\/p>\n I like to print the beginning sound blends ladders on cardstock<\/a> and laminate<\/a> these blend ladders to help them last longer. <\/p>\n You can laminate and then cut out the blend ladder cards or cut out the blend ladder printables and them laminate. They last longer in blends learning center when they are laminated.<\/p>\n One way that I set up the blends ladders for a center is to give them just one ladder and several lacing letters<\/a>. You can have them make sets of words or take one letter at a time down the ladder.<\/p>\n A lot of times the l blend words are some of the first blend words kids work on. You might want to start with those first.<\/p>\n If you have laminated<\/a> the blend ladder printables, you can have them use dry eraser markers on the ladder to write the words. <\/p>\n I like to use the small blends wall cards<\/a> to help with the different blend words. The Blends ladder and wall card set<\/a> also has recording sheets you can use<\/p>\n If you want to work on short vowel blend words, you can use the blends bookmarks<\/a> that has short vowel blend word options. It helps kids with vowel sounds and is great for kids in first grade.<\/p>\n The blends bookmarks can also help with long vowel words helps you find a few words to make on the ladder as well. And that might be a great second grade ladder activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n The set has two options for the cards. You can get just a big picture and word ending or the multiple words on each wall card. Plus there is a new small and easy to print mini wall cards that are perfect for little hands and to use in centers.<\/p>\n Blends Trace, Find & Color<\/a> is part of the learning to read sets for tracing the words, finding the matching picture and coloring the picture. These are easy no-prep printable for working on blends.<\/p>\n Blends Wall Cards: Beginning Sounds<\/a> has the blend picture, the blend letters and the matching word for all the blends.<\/p>\n Blends Coloring Pages<\/a> has bl-, br-, cl-, cr-, fl-, fr–, gr-, gl-, pl-, pr-, sc-, sk-,sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, st-, sw-, tr-. You have a trace the word or write the word option.<\/p>\n I Spy Blends Selling Set<\/a> has 60 pages of blends with I spy for each blend and then mixed blends with l blends, r blends, and s blends.<\/p>\n Check out all the fun Blends Activities & Printables<\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\nWhat is the Consonant Blend?<\/h2>\n
Consonant Blend Ladder Printables<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nThings to use with the Blend Consonant Ladder Printables<\/h2>\n
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Blend Books to Use with the Blends Ladders<\/h2>\n
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Ways to use the Consonant Blends Ladder Printables<\/h2>\n
Preparing the Blends Ladder Printables<\/h3>\n
Setting up a Constant Blends Ladder Center<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nWrite the Blends Ladders Words<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nMaking Short Vowel Blend Words<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nWhat you fill find the Free Blend Ladders: Consonant Blends Printable<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/div>\nWhat is in the Blends Wall Cards & Ladder Selling Set<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhat Is In The Blends Wall Cards & Ladder Selling Set contains:<\/h3>\n
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Here are some other Beginning Blends Printables For Kids<\/h2>\n
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