🐱 LEVEL 2: VC WORD FAMILIES • ONSET-RIME BLENDING
-AT FAMILY
✨ The -at Family Word Slide
Say the beginning sound, then slide smoothly right into the family ending -at to make the whole word!
Part A
Say the starting letter, slide your finger into the family chunk, and read the word aloud:
Trace and write your favorite -at words on the 3-tier school lines:
🧩 STAGE 2: ONSET-RIME PUZZLE SNAPS • THE -AN FAMILY
PART 1 & 2
Name:
Date:
Skill: -an Word Snaps ⭐
✨ Puzzle Piece Snapping
Snap the beginning letter to the -an puzzle piece. Say both parts to reveal the word!
Part A
Snap the puzzle pieces together. Say each part and read the finished word:
Part B
Listen to your teacher or parent. Circle the bubble that matches the spoken word:
1. Listen for "cat":
can
cat
cap
2. Listen for "fan":
fat
fan
fin
3. Listen for "hat":
hat
ham
hit
4. Listen for "pan":
pat
pin
pan
🦉 STAGE 3: 10-WORD FLUENCY TRAIL & DECODABLE STORIES
MASTERY
Name:
Date:
Target: 10 Family Words ⭐
Read Fast
Help Oliver Owl read across the tree trail! Tap each word and read it aloud:
cat
bat
mat
hat
pat
fan
pan
man
can
ran
Story Time
Read these decodable stories with expression! Color a star for each successful read:
I see a cat. The cat is fat.
The fat cat sat on the mat.
He has a red hat. The cat can see a rat!
Dan is a man. Dan ran to the van.
Dan has a big pan and a fan.
He can pat the pan. We win!
🏅 Level 2 Completion: "I can read -at and -an word family stories!"
Color Badge:
📋 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS, COACHING CUES & DEPED MATATAG KINDER RUBRIC
EVALUATION
Stage 1: The -at Word Family Sliders (Page 1) — 6 Pts
Criterion: Onset-Rime Glide
Sliders 1 & 2
1. c + at ➔ cat (/k/-/at/)
2. b + at ➔ bat (/b/-/at/)
Sliders 3 & 4
3. m + at ➔ mat (/m/-/at/)
4. h + at ➔ hat (/h/-/at/)
Sliders 5 & 6
5. p + at ➔ pat (/p/-/at/)
6. r + at ➔ rat (/r/-/at/)
Stage 2: The -an Family Puzzle Snaps & Detective (Page 2) — 10 Pts
Criterion: Auditory Synthesis
Puzzle Snaps 1-3
1. f + an = fan
2. p + an = pan
3. m + an = man
Puzzle Snaps 4-6
4. c + an = can
5. v + an = van
6. r + an = ran
Part B: Detective
1. Cue "cat" ➔ Circle cat
2. Cue "fan" ➔ Circle fan
3. Cue "hat" ➔ Circle hat
4. Cue "pan" ➔ Circle pan
Kiddie Blocks 10-Level Early Reading Progression Roadmap
Foundational Phonics
| Level & Target Skill |
Core Linguistic Focus |
Milestone Descriptor |
| L1 CV Blending |
Continuous Phonation (ma, sa, no, go, pa) |
Connects initial consonant smoothly into vowel without glottal pauses. |
| L2 VC Word Families (Current) |
Onset-Rime Synthesis (-at, -an, -op, -it) |
Blends onset consonant into rime chunk to read 3-letter CVC families. |
| L3 CVC Short Vowels |
Closed Syllables (cat, sit, dog, sun, net) |
Full 3-sound phoneme segmentation and synthesis across all 5 vowels. |
| 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: RL2.K.1-4
| Performance Level |
Observable Reading Behaviors |
Recommended Teacher / Parent Next Steps |
Mastery (14–16 pts)
Independent Reader |
Blends onset and rimes automatically; reads both decodable stories accurately with natural phrasing. |
Advance student to Level 3: CVC Mixed Short Vowels (a, e, i, o, u). |
Developing (10–13 pts)
Instructional Reader |
Identifies rimes correctly but hesitates when blending initial stop consonants (e.g. /k/... /at/). |
Practice continuous finger-glides across Page 1 tracks. Keep vowel mouth shape ready before onset. |
Beginning (<10 pts)
Needs Intervention |
Segments sounds separately without fusing into word family chunk (/k/-/a/-/t/ = ?). |
Reinforce Level 1 2-letter continuous blends before introducing 3-letter rime synthesis. |
