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Consonant Blends and Digraphs

How to create the Consonant Blends and Digraphs kit

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Manual

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Manual

• Cut each page in half• Put book in order

using the Manual Page Order page

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Manual

• Punch each page using the binding machine

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Manual

• Add the spiral binding comb to the manual

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Manual

• Trim off excess binding comb

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Playdoh Activities

• Playdoh Blends• Playdoh Digraphs

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Playdoh Activities

• Laminate each card• Trim each card• Put cards in

envelopes

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Puzzles

• Blends Puzzles• Beginning Digraphs

Puzzles

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Puzzles

• Trim each card

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Puzzles

• Using shaper scissors (not included) cut out each card in a puzzle like shape

• Cut each card only once

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Puzzles

• Add puzzle pieces to bags

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Clip It Activities

• Blends Clip It• Beginning Digraphs

Clip It

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Clip It Activities

• Trim all cards

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Clip It Activities

• Blends Clip It• Write each of the

following blends on one clothespin

• br, bl, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pr, pl, tr, sl, tw, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, and sw

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Clip It Activities

• Beginning Digraphs Clip It

• Write each digraph five times on the clothespins

• ch, th, sh, wh

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Clip It Activities

• Add clothespins and cards to bags

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Dots Activities

• Blends Dots• Beginning Digraphs

Dots

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Dots Activities

• Trim each card

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Dots Activities

• Apply one HOT dot to the correct answer one on each card for each activity

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Dots Activities

• Apply COLD dots to the incorrect answers two on each card for each activity

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Dots Activities

• Add batteries to the Hot Dot Pen

• Please note: Please use the Hot Dot Pen exactly as the directions instruct

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Dots Activities

• Add cards to envelopes

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Game Boards

• Blends Game Boards• Beginning Digraphs

Board

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Game Boards

• Trim each board

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Game Boards

• Add game pieces to bag

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Blends Blocks

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Blends Blocks• On the set with 4 colored

blocks write the following blends (suggested – can mix blends on blocks):

• Block 1 - sk, sw, sm, st sn, sc• Block 2 – sp, tw, pr• Block 3 – fr, tr, br, cr, gr, dr• Block 4 – pl, fl, bl, cl, gl, sl• For empty sides, repeat your

choice of blend or make a star, or write FREE etc..

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Blends Blocks• On the other set with five

colored blocks write the following (use list below or your choice):

• Block 1 - am, at, ack, ad, ag, an

• Block 2 – ed, eg, ell, est, et, en

• Block 3 – ib, id, ig, ill, in, it• Block 4 – ob, og, op, ot,

ox, om• Block 5 – ud, ug, um, un,

us, ut

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Blends Blocks

• Add blocks to bag

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Sticks Activities

• Blends Sticks• Beginning Digraphs

Sticks• Ending Digraphs

Sticks

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Sticks Activities

• Each set consists of 41 sticks

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Blends Sticks• For Blends Sticks write one

word on each stick (use list below or choose your own):

• swim, track, trick, twig, twin, black, blast, brick, brim, cliff, club, crack, craft, plan, plug, print, prom, scab, scan, skill, skip, slam, slim, smack, smash, snap, snob, span, spin, still, stack, drip, drop, flip, fresh, from, glad, gloss, grab, grit

• Color the end of the last stick

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Beginning Digraphs Activities• For Beginning Digraphs Sticks

write one word on each stick (use list below or choose your own):

• Chad, chap, champ, check, chill, chimp, chop, chug, chick, chip, chin, chat, chum, chunk, chess, shed, shift, ship, shop, shack, shin, shy, shut, the, thick, that, thin, this, then, there, thug, think, what, when, where, which, whip, whiz, why and whack

• Color the end of the last stick

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Ending Digraphs Sticks• For Ending Digraphs Sticks

write one word on each stick (use list below or choose your own)

• mush, push, fish, brush, shush, bench, bunch, inch, pinch, punch, bath, both, math, path, with, wrath, rush, mash, lush, rash, lash, ash, gosh, dash, with, batch, cloth, such, arch, much, itch, hatch, match, which, catch, rich, wish, wash, touch and earth

• Color the end of the last stick

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Blends Go Fish!

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Blends Go Fish!

• Trim each card

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Blends Go Fish!

• Add cards to bag

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Beginning Digraphs Sorting

• Ending Digraphs Sorting

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Trim each mat

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Trim each picture card

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Put one HOOK Velcro dot in the center of the back side of each picture card

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Put one LOOP Velcro dot in the center of each square on the sorting mats

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Sort the picture cards by beginning digraphs and ending digraphs

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Digraphs Sorting Activities

• Put cards in bags

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Beginning Digraphs Tiles

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Beginning Digraphs Tiles• On the set of four colored

tiles write the following digraphs:

• wh, ch, sh, and th• On the remaining titles

write (use list below or choose your own):

• um, im, ab, at, in, ob, en, ick, op, em, ag, ed, ut, and ug

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Beginning Digraphs Tiles

• Add tiles to bag

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Beginning Digraphs Memory

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Beginning Digraphs Memory

• Trim each card

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Beginning Digraphs Memory

• Add cards to bag

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

• Cut each page in half

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

• Using the binding machine, punch each page

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

• Set back cover and front cover aside

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

• Trim each page on dotted line

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

• Discard blank cards

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Ending Digraphs Flip Book

• Using the binding machine, bind all the pages together

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Ending Digraphs Write it!

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Ending Digraphs Write it!

• Laminate each page• Trim each card

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Ending Digraphs Write it!

• Add cards to bag