Mix and Match: Syllable Work

Khadijah Williams: Good morning y'all.

Students: Good morning.

Narrator: It's syllable time during Ms. William's small group reading lesson, and she kicks it off with a mix and match game. This gives students the chance to practice reading each syllable on its own before blending them together to read the whole word.

Khadijah Williams: If we combine two syllables, right? I think we can make some words. Let me show you. So I'm going to take "ar" and "cade." Arcade. What's an arcade?

Student: Somewhere you could play games.

Student: Where you can eat candy.

Khadijah Williams: Of course. Candy and pizza and all the things. Very good. And I see another word. This word means big. What is the word?

Student: Jumbo.

Khadijah Williams: Jumbo. Awesome job.

Narrator: And they're so excited. They're finding words on their own.

Student: Forbid.

Khadijah Williams: Oh, forbid. Oh, now we're just on it. Go ahead. Forbid. What does forbid mean?

Student: We forgive something?

Khadijah Williams: It means you can't do or you shouldn't do it. When your mom tells you, I forbid you to go outside and play in the rain. Right?

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