1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding s-blends words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Pam's Pond Path
Pam ran. She had to swim. She ran fast to the pond. But a big stump did block her path. Pam did not like the stump. She could not skip past it.
Pam did stop. She did scan the spot. She saw a long stick. Pam can use that stick! She got the stick. She did push at the stump. Now Pam had a step. She did step up on the stump. She did hop over it. “I did it!” said Pam. She ran to the pond to swim. She did not stop.
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
scan
skip
skin
smell
snap
snag
snug
spin
spot
spell
stamp
step
stick
stop
stuff
stump
swim
swing
swish
swell
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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 scan on skip
a skip in skin
the skin and smell
a smell with snap
the snap on snag
a snag in snug
the snug and spin
a spin with spot
the spot on spell
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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 — S-Blends
scan
scan
snap
stick
spot
stick
swim
swim
spot
scan
stick
snap
swim
scan
snap
spot
Target words: scan, snap, spot, stick, swim
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for S-Blends practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
