BR Beginning Blends Worksheets - Read Write and Spell

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What's inside this resource

Practice reading, writing and spelling BR words with these beginning blends worksheets. This phonics worksheet packet provides a variety of ways to practice this phonics skill.

This product is suitable for kindergartners and first graders who are learning about how to read and spell BR words. There are a number of different worksheets included for students to work on this spelling rule as well as alphabetical order, matching and reading comprehension.

Worksheets included:

Write the Word - write the correct word under each picture
Spell and Write - color each dot to spell each word then write the word on the line provided
Match the Picture - read the word then circle the correct picture
Match the Word - look at the picture and circle the correct word
Beginning Blend Sentences - read the sentences and write the correct word to fill in the blanks
Beginning Blend Stamp It - use stamps to spell each word
Beginning Blend Cut and Paste - use magazine letter cut outs to spell each word
What am I? - write the word under each picture
Beginning Blend Story - read each story and write each BL word that you find in the story

With these beginning blends worksheets, students will practice reading BL words in isolation as well as in the context of sentences and short stories. Students will spell and write BR words using picture clues and prompts.

When to Use

Early Finishers - When students finish their work, they can complete this dot painting activity while waiting on their classmates to finish their assignments.
Quiet Time Activity - Students who have trouble napping can complete one of these worksheets during quiet times.
Independent practice - Students can work on these worksheets alone at their desks.
Sub Plans - The no-prep nature of these worksheets makes them perfect to include in sub plans.

Each worksheets is no prep. They just need to print out the worksheets and give to students to complete. Some sheets will require extra materials like scissors and glue, or stamps. These worksheets will keep student engaged as they read, write, spell and recognize words with the initial blend of BR.

Skills Assessed

These worksheets assess students in their ability to read, write, and spell words with the beginning blend BR.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Read and identify BR-blend words from pictures, word banks, and near-miss word choices.
Spell BR-blend words by sound, using letter-sound dot coloring and letter-stamping/cut-and-paste formats.
Locate and identify BR-blend words within continuous sentences and a short story.

Teaching tips

Assign the nine formats across several short sessions rather than all at once, since each reuses the same core BR word list in a different task type.
Reserve the cut-and-paste and stamp formats for centers or independent work, since they require extra materials (magazines/scissors/glue or letter stamps) beyond the printed page.
Use the BR Blend Story page as a culminating check, since it asks students to find blend words in continuous text rather than an isolated word list.

Skills covered

BR-blend word recognition — students identify BR words from pictures and among visually similar word choices (brine/bribe/bride).
BR-blend spelling — students spell BR words using letter-sound dot coloring, stamps, or cut-out letters.
Contextual blend identification — students locate BR words within sentences and a short story.

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How many different worksheet formats are included?

Nine distinct formats built around the same BR word list, from picture-to-word writing and letter-sound spelling to sentence fill-ins, cut-and-paste, and a short find-the-blend-word story.