Unit 3

Consonant Digraphs

Focus

These are the following skills and concepts students will be focusing on:

- Phonemic segmentation
- Concepts of consonant digraph, keywords, and sounds: wh, ch, sh, th
- Spelling of ck at the end of words
- Punctuation: Learning a questions mark (?)

Letter-Keyword-Sounds Cards

In this unit students will learn about the digraph cards: wh, ch, sh, th and ck.

Rules of Digraphs:

- These sounds 'stick together' to form one sound even though they are two letters.
- The digraph wh is only spelled at the beginning of a word
- The digraph ck is only used at the end of a word right after a short vowel.

Helpful Videos

Diagraphs

Sound Tapping and sentence dictation

Practice Words at Home

Practice Words:

rash
such
chip
much
shot
moth
rich
lash
back
pack
lick

path
dash
whip
math
dish
shut
rush
shop
wish
fish
tick
quick
dock

Trick Words

Remember many of these words do NOT follow spelling rules and so cannot follow our spelling words procedure. The trick words are:

as
has
to
into
we
he
she
be
me
for
or

Sentences

Remember to continue to practice the spelling word procedure when spelling these words. Students should first complete the procedure and then add symbols.

In this unit we introduce two concepts. The first concept is learning the procedure for spelling sentences and the use of symbols.

- Students when writing sentences circle the sight word and the underline the digraphs in each of the words. Here is an example below:

Practice Sentences:

Tim has a rash.
The fish is hot.
Beth had a wig and a hat.
A big moth got into the pot.
Did Tom nab the fish?
Did Jack rush to the bus?

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