🎈 LEVEL 1: TWO-LETTER CV BLENDING • CONTINUOUS PHONATION
BALLOON TRACKS
✨ The Balloon Ribbon Glide Rule
Glide along the balloon ribbon without stopping your breath! Sing the consonant into the vowel sound smoothly.
Part A
Say the starting sound, glide smoothly down the balloon ribbon, and read the blend aloud:
Trace and write your favorite blend on the 3-tier school lines:
🧱 STAGE 2: STACKABLE PHONICS BLOCKS • SNAP & READ
PART 1 & 2
Name:
Date:
Skill: Block Snaps ⭐
✨ Block Stack Blending
Stack the consonant block on the vowel block. Say both sounds as one unit!
Part A
Snap the letter blocks together. Say each sound and read the complete blend:
Part B
Listen to your teacher or parent. Circle the bubble that matches the spoken sound:
1. Listen for "pi":
pa
pi
pu
2. Listen for "ti":
ta
ti
to
3. Listen for "mu":
ma
mi
mu
4. Listen for "bu":
ba
be
bu
🐻 STAGE 3: BARNABY BEAR'S RIVER TRAIL & DECODABLE STORIES
MASTERY
Name:
Date:
Target: 10 Target Blends ⭐
Step & Read
Help Barnaby Bear cross the river! Tap and read each stepping stone sound aloud:
pa
da
fa
la
to
do
pi
ti
si
mu
Story Time
Read these decodable river stories with voice expression! Color a star for each read:
We go! Bear is in the boat.
He can row so fast.
"See me go!" said Bear. We see the fish!
No, no! The balloon can go up.
He and me see it go so high.
It can pop! We run, run, run!
🏅 Level 1 Completion: "I can blend sounds and read river stories!"
Color Badge:
📋 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, COACHING CUES & DEPED MATATAG KINDER RUBRIC
EVALUATION
Stage 1: Balloon Pop Sound Sliders (Page 1) — 6 Pts
Criterion: Continuous Glide
Sliders 1 & 2
1. p + a ➔ pa (/p/-/a/)
2. d + a ➔ da (/d/-/a/)
Sliders 3 & 4
3. f + a ➔ fa (/f/-/a/)
4. l + a ➔ la (/l/-/a/)
Sliders 5 & 6
5. t + o ➔ to (/t/-/o/)
6. d + o ➔ do (/d/-/o/)
Stage 2: Building Block Equations & Sound Detective (Page 2) — 10 Pts
Criterion: Auditory Synthesis
Block Snaps 1-3
1. s + i = si
2. t + i = ti
3. p + i = pi
Block Snaps 4-6
4. m + u = mu
5. s + u = su
6. b + u = bu
Part B: Detective
1. Cue "pi" ➔ Circle pi
2. Cue "ti" ➔ Circle ti
3. Cue "mu" ➔ Circle mu
4. Cue "bu" ➔ Circle bu
Kiddie Blocks 10-Level Early Reading Progression Roadmap
Foundational Phonics
| Level & Target Skill |
Core Linguistic Focus |
Milestone Descriptor |
| L1 CV Blending (Current) |
Continuous Phonation (pa, da, si, mu, to) |
Connects initial consonant smoothly into vowel without glottal pauses. |
| L2 VC Word Endings |
Rimes & Word Families (-at, -an, -op, -it) |
Blends vowel into final stop consonants accurately. |
| L3 CVC Short Vowels |
Closed Syllables (cat, sit, dog, sun, net) |
Full 3-sound phoneme segmentation and synthesis. |
| L4 Consonant Blends |
Initial & Final Blends (st, bl, tr, nd) |
Articulates consonant clusters cleanly in short words. |
| L5 Consonant Digraphs |
Single Phoneme Units (sh, ch, th, wh, ck) |
Recognizes two letters producing one distinct phoneme. |
DepEd MATATAG Early Reading Competency Rubric
Standard: RL1.K.1-4
| Performance Level |
Observable Reading Behaviors |
Recommended Teacher / Parent Next Steps |
Mastery (14–16 pts)
Independent Reader |
Blends sounds immediately with smooth continuous breath; reads both river stories fluently without pausing. |
Advance student to Level 2: VC Word Families (-at, -an, -op) and 3-sound decodables. |
Developing (10–13 pts)
Instructional Reader |
Blends with occasional hesitation; chops sounds into /p/... /a/ before connecting into "pa". |
Use the finger-slide method on Page 1 balloon ribbons. Emphasize continuous singing tones. |
Beginning (<10 pts)
Needs Intervention |
Struggles to recognize individual letter sounds; guesses words based on first letter only. |
Review isolated letter-sound relationships before re-attempting two-letter synthesis. |
