Miss Amie’s Kindergarten ClassEDU 290. W 7-9:50

Due: March 24, 2010

The brothers live on the

edge of town and are called

the ‘H Brothers’ because they

all have an H in their name.

Smarty Pants Publishing"The Story of the

H Brothers."

Digraphs are when 2 letters make the sound of just 1 letter.

Ch Sh Th Wh

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Charlie is the oldest brother and loves chocolate and cherries. He loves to play

with trains. He’s always making a “Chooo – Chooo” sound.

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"The Story of the H Brothers."

Click to see CH words

Click to go to next digraph

Chain Chips Chair Chin Chew Chow Chef Change Cheek

Other words that begin with CH:

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"Consonant Digraphs."

Shane is the second oldest brother. He likes ships and is very shy. He likes it when

it’s quiet, so he’s always saying “Shhhh…” with his finger at his lips.

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"The Story of the H Brothers."

Click to see SH words

Click to go to next digraph

She Shed Shop Shot Shoe Shut Shell Shine Shark

Other words that begin with SH:

"Consonant Digraphs."

Theo is the younger brother to Charlie and Shane. He loves giving the thumbs-up symbol and loves thunderstorms. He is always sticking his tongue out at others!

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"The Story of the H Brothers."

Click to see TH words

Click to go to new digraph

The Then Thud Thin Them Throw Three Thick Think

Other words that begin with TH:

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"Consonant Digraphs."

The youngest brother is Whitaker. He is learning out to whistle and is always asking questions with a confused expression while shrugging his arms.

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"The H Brothers: ch, th, sh, and wh."

Click to see WH words

Click to skip WH

words

Who Why What When Whole White Whisker Whale Wheel

Other words that begin with WH:

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Clip Art"Consonant Digraphs."

But do the digraphs always have to be at

the beginning of words?

YES NO

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Placement: The digraphs are not always at the beginning of the words.

They can be at the end of words. Ex: Bath

Or they can be in the middle of words. Ex: Coaches

Israel

For the CH, SH, TH, WH song click here!

R.WS.00.02 recognize that words are composed of sounds blended together and carry meaning.

R.WS.00.07: follow familiar written text while pointing to matching words.

R.WS.00.08 narrow possibilities in predicting words using initial letters/sounds(phonics), patterns of language (syntactic), and picture clues (semantic).

The kindergarten class will be able to: Differentiate between ch, sh, th, and wh. Determine which words start with ch, sh, th, or wh.

"Grade Level Content Expectations"

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