Welded Sound Challenge Exit Ticket WELDED SOUND CHALLENGE
Partner Phonics Exit Ticket
Pairs Activity
Partner 1:
Partner 2:
Date:
1 Circle Your Target Welded Sound: Work together to pick one sound family!
-ank (bank)
-ink (pink)
-onk (honk)
-unk (junk)
2 Map & Build 3 Words: Beginning sound(s) + welded sound (-ank / -ink / -onk / -unk), then write the word
#1
=
Word:
#2
=
Word:
#3
=
Word:
3 Partner Sentence Challenge:
Capital letter Welded sound word Punctuation
Cut here for 2 tickets
WELDED SOUND CHALLENGE
Partner Phonics Exit Ticket
Pairs Activity
Partner 1:
Partner 2:
Date:
1 Circle Your Target Welded Sound: Work together to pick one sound family!
-ank (bank)
-ink (pink)
-onk (honk)
-unk (junk)
2 Map & Build 3 Words: Beginning sound(s) + welded sound (-ank / -ink / -onk / -unk), then write the word
#1
=
Word:
#2
=
Word:
#3
=
Word:
3 Partner Sentence Challenge:
Capital letter Welded sound word Punctuation
Welded Sound Squad Slides Foundational Phonics Mini-Lesson
Partner Ready
Welded & Glued Sounds
Welded Sound Squad
Mastering the four sticky sound chunks: -ank, -ink, -onk, and -unk!
Unit: Glued & Welded Sounds Phonics Tapping • Orthographic Mapping • Partner Practice
Phonics Concept
What is a Welded Sound?
Glued & Welded
Letters are stuck tight together!
The vowel and the letters nk blend so closely that we read and tap them as one glued unit .
Tip: Listen to how the nasal sound changes the vowel!
Multisensory Tapping
The 3-Finger Rule
When tapping out sounds:
1 Tap beginning sound with 1 finger
2 Tap the welded sound with 3 fingers glued together!
Try it: /t/ (1 finger) + /ank/ (3 fingers glued) = "tank!"
Say it loud: “Welded sounds stick like glue!”
Target Sounds
Meet the -NK Family
4 Core Welded Units
-ank
Sample Word
bank
/b/ + /ank/
-ink
Sample Word
pink
/p/ + /ink/
-onk
Sample Word
honk
/h/ + /onk/
-unk
Sample Word
junk
/j/ + /unk/
Listen closely to each vowel before the -nk: /a/ • /i/ • /o/ • /u/
Sound Boxes
How to Map Welded Words
Sound Box Strategy
Example 1: Word “bank”
b
Beginning (1 tap)
ank
Welded Unit (3-finger tap)
=
bank
Full Word
The welded sound stays in ONE shared box because it is a single sound chunk!
Never separate a-n-k into three boxes when mapping welded words.
Next up: Let’s practice reading words together!
Guided Reading
Blend & Read Squad Words
Read Together
-ank
Anchor: bank
tank sank thank
-ink
Anchor: pink
wink sink think
-onk
Anchor: honk
bonk conk wonk
-unk
Anchor: junk
sunk dunk skunk
Tap along with your partner as you read each column!
Partner Challenge
Exit Ticket Missions
3 Steps to Complete
1
Pick 1 Welded Sound
Collaborate with your partner to circle -ank , -ink , -onk , or -unk .
Both partners agree on one sound!
2
Build 3 Words
Write the beginning sound in the dashed box, your welded sound in the blue box, and write the full word!
Tap before you write!
3
Write & Check
Write a sentence using one of your words. Check off: capital letter, welded word, and punctuation!
Take turns checking each item!
Ready, phonics detectives? Grab your partner and your ticket! Let’s get started!
Welded Sound Mini Lesson Guide Teacher Mini-Lesson Guide • Phonics
WELDED SOUND SQUAD MINI-LESSON
15 Minutes Grades 1–2
Objective: Students will isolate, tap, map, and write words featuring the four welded / glued sound units (-ank, -ink, -onk, -unk) in words and a collaborative sentence.
Mini-Lesson Instructional Flow
Pairs Exit Ticket follows step 4
1. Hook & Rule 3 Min
Introduce Welded Sounds
Explain that letters stick like glue. Show Slides 1–2. Model the 3-finger glued tap.
Slide Deck: Slides 1–2
2. Anchor Words 3 Min
Meet the 4 Family Anchors
Present bank, pink, honk, junk . Have students echo and tap the vowel shift before /nk/.
Slide Deck: Slide 3
3. Map & Blend 4 Min
Model Sound Boxes (I/We)
Show Slide 4. Point out why ank stays in one box. Choral blend practice list on Slide 5.
Slide Deck: Slides 4–5
4. Partner Ticket 5 Min
Paired Exit Challenge
Hand out cut tickets. Pairs choose 1 welded sound, map 3 words, and write a sentence.
Exit Ticket Document
Teacher Explicit Script: Multisensory Tapping
Teacher: “Watch my fingers. When we tap standard sounds, each letter gets one finger tap. But welded sounds are glued tight! So for the word tank:”
1. Tap Onset Tap index finger: /t/
2. Tap Welded Chunk 3 fingers glued together: /ank/
3. Sweep & Blend Sweep hand across: “tank!”
“Now, partner up and check that your buddy uses 3 fingers glued together for their welded box!”
Exit Ticket Reference Bank & Answer Key
Accepted student responses
-ank Family (bank)
• b + ank → bank
• t + ank → tank
• s + ank → sank
• r + ank → rank
• th + ank → thank
• pl + ank → plank
-ink Family (pink)
• p + ink → pink
• w + ink → wink
• s + ink → sink
• l + ink → link
• th + ink → think
• dr + ink → drink
-onk Family (honk)
• h + onk → honk
• b + onk → bonk
• c + onk → conk
• w + onk → wonk
• cl + onk → clonk
• pl + onk → plonk
-unk Family (junk)
• j + unk → junk
• s + unk → sunk
• d + unk → dunk
• b + unk → bunk
• sk + unk → skunk
• tr + unk → trunk
Support & Scaffolding
Provide letter tiles or phonics magnets so students physically slide the green onset consonant tile next to the blue welded chunk tile before writing.
Partner Sentence Extension
Early finishers challenge: Write a “double welded sentence” combining two squad words (e.g., The skunk will drink at the pink bank. ).
Welded Sound Squad • Foundational Phonics Instructional Sequence Materials: Mini-Lesson Slides + Two-Up Exit Ticket Document
