1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding cr blend words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Kim Cracks Nuts
Kim did want to help Dad. She did want to make a crisp snack. Dad had a big crop from the green land. He had nuts in a crate. Kim ran to the crate. She did try to crack a nut. It was too much! Her hand felt a cramp.
“Oh, I can not crack this!” Kim said.
Dad came up. “Let me help,” he said. He had a small rock. He did not crush the nuts. He did tap them. The shell went off. Nuts fell out. Kim did pick up the nuts. They put the crisp nuts on their snack. Kim had a grin.
Circle or highlight all the words that start with a consonant blend. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Group 1 vs Group 2.
Group 1
Group 2
crab
crack
cram
crash
crib
crop
cross
crush
crust
crest
crisp
cramp
crane
crate
creep
crew
crime
crisp
crown
crumb
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the crab on crack
a crack in cram
the cram and crash
a crash with crib
the crib on crop
a crop in cross
the cross and crush
a crush with crust
the crust on crest
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — CR Blend
crime
crime
crust
crab
crane
crib
crab
crust
crane
crib
crime
crane
crab
crib
crust
crab
Target words: crab, crib, crust, crane, crime
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for CR Blend practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
