Practice blending sounds with a thrilling race full of fast cars, flying jets, and digging machines. Read along, build the words, and see if you can keep up with speedy V!
One day, the Alphablocks were having a race. "On your marks, get set, GO!" said Z. The Alphablocks began to race. "I will vroom-vroom to victory because I'm very, very fast," said V.
You’re a word builder! Sound out and blend the letters. Then write or use your tiles to make the words. Check if you made each of the consonant-vowel-consonant words: t-i-p, p-a-t, p-i-t, s-a-t.
In How Sound Alters the Way We Taste, host Harith Iskander shows how sound can change the way we experience flavors. Discover how different sounds can make food taste sweeter, saltier, or even fresher, helping us understand why our sense of hearing connects to our sense of taste. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science? a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
These alphabet tiles are a colorful way to reinforce letter-sound connections. Make a set for each of our students, who can use them to build and sound out words. Using our other Alphablocks printables? These tiles are the perfect companion.
With these Alphablocks cards, you can play four fun learning games:
- Pick a letter sound and think of as many words as you can that start with it.
- Pick an Alphablock and describe it. Can your friend guess which one it is?
- Say the sound each picture starts with to guess who's on the other side!
- Think of a describing word to go with each picture. Wobbly jelly! Stripy sock! Your turn...
In The Science of Screaming, learn how and why humans scream. Discover the biological mechanisms behind screaming, such as the role of the larynx and vocal cords, and why certain sounds can be louder or more intense than others. Meet Jill, who learned she had an incredibly loud scream when competing in a Halloween scream competition. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The World’s Most Extraordinary People, a documentary series revealing how rare medical conditions inspire groundbreaking scientific discoveries.
In The Go Jetters Save a Terracotta Army in China, the Go Jetters crew travels to China to save the Terracotta Army from Grandmaster Glitch’s noisy concert. Ubercorn shares funky facts about the Terracotta Army, a collection of clay statues that were buried with the first Chinese emperor. Can the Go Jetters stop Grandmaster Glitch’s concert from shaking and shattering the statues? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
In Why Your Voice Sounds Different in the Shower, host Harith Iskander explains why singing in the shower often sounds better than you might think. This happens because bathrooms have special acoustics. The smooth, hard surfaces like tiles and mirrors reflect sound waves back to you, making your voice sound louder and clearer. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Jungle Sounds From Dawn to Dusk, narrator Sir David Attenborough teaches about Siamang gibbon calls. The calls can be heard over a mile away. In the early morning the forest’s chorus is particularly rich because cool air enables sound to travel faster. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In A World of Whale Sound Beneath the Sea, narrator Sir David Attenborough follows scientists as they track whales. This tracking enables the scientists to redirect shipping and reduce collisions. Tracking also allows them to monitor how the whales use sound as a vital means of communication deep beneath the sea. Unfortunately, human activity and noise pollution is masking some of that sound, having an impact on whale behavior in ways that we’re still learning about. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Horizon: The Death of the Oceans, which reveals what scientists are learning about what is happening in the oceans and whether it is too late to save their remarkable diversity.
In The Science Behind Sympathetic Resonance, host Harith Iskander explores why certain sounds in scary movies can make us feel uneasy. The concept of sympathetic resonance explains that objects vibrate in response to specific frequencies, meaning that when two objects with similar resonant frequencies are close, one can absorb the vibration of the other and begin to vibrate back. This effect creates sounds that can feel haunting or unsettling to the human ear. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
Practice blending sounds with a thrilling race full of fast cars, flying jets, and digging machines. Read along, build the words, and see if you can keep up with speedy V!
One day, the Alphablocks were having a race. "On your marks, get set, GO!" said Z. The Alphablocks began to race. "I will vroom-vroom to victory because I'm very, very fast," said V.
You’re a word builder! Sound out and blend the letters. Then write or use your tiles to make the words. Check if you made each of the consonant-vowel-consonant words: t-i-p, p-a-t, p-i-t, s-a-t.
In How Sound Alters the Way We Taste, host Harith Iskander shows how sound can change the way we experience flavors. Discover how different sounds can make food taste sweeter, saltier, or even fresher, helping us understand why our sense of hearing connects to our sense of taste. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science? a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
These alphabet tiles are a colorful way to reinforce letter-sound connections. Make a set for each of our students, who can use them to build and sound out words. Using our other Alphablocks printables? These tiles are the perfect companion.
With these Alphablocks cards, you can play four fun learning games:
- Pick a letter sound and think of as many words as you can that start with it.
- Pick an Alphablock and describe it. Can your friend guess which one it is?
- Say the sound each picture starts with to guess who's on the other side!
- Think of a describing word to go with each picture. Wobbly jelly! Stripy sock! Your turn...
In The Science of Screaming, learn how and why humans scream. Discover the biological mechanisms behind screaming, such as the role of the larynx and vocal cords, and why certain sounds can be louder or more intense than others. Meet Jill, who learned she had an incredibly loud scream when competing in a Halloween scream competition. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The World’s Most Extraordinary People, a documentary series revealing how rare medical conditions inspire groundbreaking scientific discoveries.
In The Go Jetters Save a Terracotta Army in China, the Go Jetters crew travels to China to save the Terracotta Army from Grandmaster Glitch’s noisy concert. Ubercorn shares funky facts about the Terracotta Army, a collection of clay statues that were buried with the first Chinese emperor. Can the Go Jetters stop Grandmaster Glitch’s concert from shaking and shattering the statues? This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
In Why Your Voice Sounds Different in the Shower, host Harith Iskander explains why singing in the shower often sounds better than you might think. This happens because bathrooms have special acoustics. The smooth, hard surfaces like tiles and mirrors reflect sound waves back to you, making your voice sound louder and clearer. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.
In Jungle Sounds From Dawn to Dusk, narrator Sir David Attenborough teaches about Siamang gibbon calls. The calls can be heard over a mile away. In the early morning the forest’s chorus is particularly rich because cool air enables sound to travel faster. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In A World of Whale Sound Beneath the Sea, narrator Sir David Attenborough follows scientists as they track whales. This tracking enables the scientists to redirect shipping and reduce collisions. Tracking also allows them to monitor how the whales use sound as a vital means of communication deep beneath the sea. Unfortunately, human activity and noise pollution is masking some of that sound, having an impact on whale behavior in ways that we’re still learning about. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Horizon: The Death of the Oceans, which reveals what scientists are learning about what is happening in the oceans and whether it is too late to save their remarkable diversity.
In The Science Behind Sympathetic Resonance, host Harith Iskander explores why certain sounds in scary movies can make us feel uneasy. The concept of sympathetic resonance explains that objects vibrate in response to specific frequencies, meaning that when two objects with similar resonant frequencies are close, one can absorb the vibration of the other and begin to vibrate back. This effect creates sounds that can feel haunting or unsettling to the human ear. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.