Lunch on the Branch

Squirrels lunch on a branch.

Lesson 37 · Unit 4 · Consonant Blends · New Concept

New this lesson: Blends + digraphs combined (-nch, shr-, thr-)

Words to practise: lunch, bench, pinch, branch, shrub, thrill, thrash

Munch lunch on the bench. The branch hit the shrub.

Lesson 37. Sounds: nch · shr · thr. Mastery: Reads 8/10 combo words

In the lesson

Practice: Combo word surgery: find the digraph inside the blend

With Wiggler: Child reads combo words; AI asks 'where's the digraph hiding?'

Sounds: combined

Unit 4: Consonant Blends

10 lessons All beginning, ending, and 3-letter blends; blend+digraph combos (lunch, shrimp)

• Lesson 30 · The Flag Club (New Concept): Kids make a flag for their club.
• Lesson 31 · Frog's Drum Trip (New Concept): A frog takes his drum on a trip.
• Lesson 32 · Skip, Spin, Swim (New Concept): A sports day story.
• Lesson 33 · The Best Nest (New Concept): Birds compete for the best nest.
• Lesson 34 · Camp in the Sand (New Concept): A camping trip decodable.
• Lesson 35 · The Melting Gift (New Concept): An ice gift melts on a trip.
• Lesson 36 · The Splash Spring (New Concept): Kids splash in a spring.
• Lesson 37 · Lunch on the Branch (New Concept): Squirrels lunch on a branch.
• Lesson 38 · The Fast Track (Review): Race-day story packed with blends.
• Lesson 39 · The Lost Drum (Checkpoint): Checkpoint story.

Part of Skill 4: Consonant Blends

• Previous lesson: The Splash Spring
• Next lesson: The Fast Track
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