LETTER COMBINATIONS

Vowel Combinations

​Vowel combinations are tricky  to remember. When I was a kid, I was taught that "when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking." Unfortunately, this works less than 50% of the time. To help students learn the sounds the vowel combination make, I have created visuals that connect these combos with their sounds. The stories and rhymes help to solidify this connection.
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Consonant Combinations  

Consonant combinations are often connected to a spelling rule. Take 'ck' for example. This consonant combination comes after a short vowel. How are kids to remember this, along with all the other spelling rules in English? These visuals, with their corresponding stories and rhymes, will definitely help!
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      Resources

Available resources:
  • Download Student/Teacher Consonant Combination sides that, on one side show the students the letter visual and anchor word(s), while on the other side show the teacher the story and rhyme
  • Download the Consonant Combination cheat sheet that shows all the letter visuals and anchor word(s) on a single page​
  • Download Student/Teacher Vowel Combination sides that, one one side show the students the letter visual and anchor word(s), while on the other side show the teacher the story and rhyme.
  • Download the Vowel Combination cheat sheet that shows all the letter visuals and anchor word(s) on a single page​

​* Be sure to check back here, or on my Facebook page, for new or updated resources!

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