Stage 7
Taumata Whitu
Taumata Whitu
The objective of this stage is to teach vowel digraphs and trigraphs.
At this stage you will need the following resources: Grapheme cards for ou, ow, ar, a, ir, ur, er, oy, oi, air, are, ere, eir, ear, eer, or, aw, a, oor, our, ai; sets of word cards rhyming with key word; grapheme cards from previous stages for revision; word cards from previous stages for revision; whiteboard, whiteboard pen and wiper for each child.
Click here for link to Grapheme Cards.
Key terminology for this stage: Digraph, split digraph, trigraph.
Consolidation and Homework Activities