82 Goldfish Blends Sort
Julianne Dardis
Strategy Overview
- Goldfish blends sort is a fun activity for students to work on isolating sounds within words.
- “Isolating initial consonant blends is a foundational phonics skill in helping children learn to read,” (Cori, 2023).
- Students are working hands-on with materials to enrich the learning experience.
- Goldfish and words can be targeted at goals for students and can be associated with the current lesson or module.
- This strategy is best suited for students grades 1-4. This strategy can be adapted for students of any level.
Strategy in Action
In goldfish blends sorting, students are tasked to take apart given words and figure out which fishbowl the fish belongs in. Students are given two or more fish bowls with one fish inside each bowl. The fish inside contains a beginning consonant blend. Students will also be given multiple goldfish containing words with and without the consonant blend that is in the fishbowl. Students will be responsible for sounding out and taking apart the goldfish word and determining which fishbowl the goldfish goes into, if it goes into any of the fishbowls. This activity can be modified for students in grades 1-4. For younger grades, the goldfish in the fishbowl can contain the beginning consonant blend, and the sorting goldfish can have pictures on them. Students will sound out the word from the picture and determine the appropriate fishbowl.
Related Resources
References
Cori. (2023, March 15). Beginning blends isolation activities for the classroom. Mrs. B’s Beehive. https://mrsbsbeehive.com/beginning-blends-isolation-activities-for-the-classroom/
