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Features

  • Four books: sh and ch, th, wh, ck and ng, blends, and silent e
  • Each book folds from one sheet of paper into 8 pages
  • Every word sounds out with the patterns taught so far, or is a sight word
  • A cover, a title page naming the author and the illustrator, and a page for the child to draw
  • The words to sound out and to know by sight listed on the back cover
  • Three stories and one book about real animals
  • How to fold, a folding test sheet and a blank book to make

Skills Covered

  • Read words with sh, ch, th, wh, ck and ng
  • Read words with beginning blends
  • Read silent e words
  • Name the author and the illustrator

How to Use This Pack

Pages 1 to 4 are the books, one sheet each, in teaching order: sh and ch, then th, wh, ck and ng, then blends, then silent e. Each book uses only the patterns taught by then, with short vowels throughout, plus sight words. Page 5 is a blank book for children to make their own. Page 6 shows how to fold a book, and page 7 is a test sheet with each page's number.

In the Classroom

Before reading, find the book's pattern words on the back cover and read them together. Children read with a partner, then draw the last page. A child who finishes can write a book of their own on page 7 with words from the same pattern.

At Home

Fold one book together and read it a page at a time. When your child gets stuck on a word, cover all but its first sound, then show the rest a part at a time.

Tips for Success

  • Two letters can make one sound: sh, ch, th
  • In a blend you hear both sounds: fr, sn, st
  • A silent e makes the vowel say its name
  • Read each book more than once

Digraph and Blend Decodable Books

1st Grade

Four little books to print and fold, for sh, ch, th, wh, ck and ng, beginning blends and silent e, with every word one a child can sound out or knows by sight. Children read each book, find its author and illustrator, and finish it by drawing the last page.

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What’s Included

  • 4 fold-up books
  • 1 how-to-fold page
  • 1 folding test sheet
  • 1 blank book to make
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