🔎 Part 1: Sound Detective

I can hear sounds, match letters and sounds, and blend sounds to read a word.

Success criteria: I can say the first, middle, and last sounds in a CVC word.

cat: m    c    s

sun: t    s    p

dog: c    d    m

map: n    m    t

mat: ____   ____   ____    sat: ____   ____   ____

sit: ____   ____   ____    sip: ____   ____   ____

map: ____   ____   ____    mop: ____   ____   ____

cat: ____   ____   ____    cap: ____   ____   ____

sun: ____   ____   ____    hop: ____   ____   ____

cat → cap    The __________ sound changed.

sit → sip    The __________ sound changed.

📖 Part 2: Read and Understand

Read the passage. You may read with a partner or listen as it is read aloud.

Sam has a cat.
The cat can sit.
Sam can pat the cat.
The cat can nap.

⭐ Part 3: Check Your Learning

I can... Put a check beside each statement.

hear and say the sounds in a word.

match letters to sounds.

blend sounds to read a word.

share one detail from the text.

Teacher Answer Key and Observation Notes

Answers: 1. c, s, d, m. 2. m–/m/, s–/s/, t–/t/, a–/a/, i–/i/, o–/o/, c–/c/, p–/p/, n–/n/. 3. mat, sat, sit, sip, map, mop, cat, cap, sun, hop. 4. The last sound changed in both chains. 5. Sam. 6. The cat can sit, pat, and nap. 7. nap.

Observation checklist: ☐ identifies first sound   ☐ identifies middle sound   ☐ identifies last sound   ☐ matches letters to sounds   ☐ blends CVC words   ☐ recalls a text detail

Differentiation: Kindergarten and emerging readers may answer orally, point, move counters, or build words with letter cards. Use two or three sounds at a time and provide modelling. Grade 2 and advanced readers may explain the sound change or write a new sentence using a word from the text. English-language learners may use pictures, gestures, mouth movements, and partner rehearsal. Accept oral, drawn, pointed, or written responses and allow extra processing time.