Summary
“The QU Sound” is a Scratch Garden song-and-animation that teaches a consonant digraph — two letters that team up to make one sound. A short, catchy video — easy to drop into a phonics lesson, a warm-up, or a transition.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
When two consonants team up, they often make a brand-new sound that's different from either letter alone.
- What sound do these letters make together?
- Can you think of a word that uses this sound? Where is the sound — beginning, middle, or end?
- How is the team's sound different from the sounds the letters make on their own?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: digraph, consonant, sound, letter team, blend.
Try it: Write three words that use this sound. Underline the letter team in each, and read your words out loud.