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| The chipmunk is looking for help. Our baby squirrel is lost. |
s n sneeze, s q squeeze.
But in any story, your child is also going to see the four teams th, sh, wh, ch (called digraphs). What matters is that in those teams letters melt together to make a special sound: thorn, shiver, what, chipmunk. Tell your child unknown words, then return to read the story again, after all words are known by your child. Lots of rereading is very helpful to skills-building.
The story:
Baby Squirrel has a Surprising Adventure
Chipper the chipmunk climbed up the post. Chipper the chipmunk was shouting as he climbed up the post. "Help, help," Chipper shrieked as he put his paws on the post.
Chipper stopped at the top of the post and called out to the fawns. The fawns stopped munching grass. The fawns pricked up their ears. The fawns looked at the pink flowers, then the fawns saw the little brown chipmunk.
The chipmunk was clinging to the gray post and shouting at them. "A tiny baby squirrel fell out of its mother's nest. The tiny baby squirrel may have fallen on a prickly thorn. The tiny baby squirrel may be shivering in the grass. The mother squirrel is screaming and shrieking for our help." Chipper the chipmunk stopped shouting so that he could catch his breath.
Fannie the fawn stepped through the pink flowers to get close to the post. Fannie said, "Climb onto my back, Chipper. Show us the tree where the mother squirrel has her nest."
Soon, Fannie, and Chipper, and Fonzy the fawn were standing at bottom of the tree where the mother squirrel had built her nest. The three animals saw many other creatures searching through the grass for the baby squirrel. A big skunk was sniffing through a batch of thorny bushes. A slippery green snake was sliding through patches of tall grass.
An opossum was swinging from a low branch as it helped the mother squirrel search.
A frisky mouse was running to the tree. A blue butterfly spread its wings as it looked for the baby squirrel.
Suddenly, a funny snort was heard as a black mole stuck its head up out of its hole. "Ho," said the mole in a scratchy voice. "Are you looking for this little creature?"
Then, the black mole clawed its way up out of its hole. As the mole climbed up, up, up, the mother squirrel saw a tiny gray bit of fur with its paws wrapped around the mole's nice tail.
Soon, all the animals were cheering. The mother squirrel ran down the tree and grabbed up her tiny baby. The mother squirrel smiled and thanked the black mole very kindly.
The End
1) Are you surprised how this story ends? Did the baby squirrel fall out of its nest and down into the mole's hole? What do you think happened?
2) Did you see lots of letter blends sprinkled in the sentences of this story?
3) Find at least ten words with blends.
Chipper the chipmunk climbed up the post. Chipper the chipmunk was shouting as he climbed up the post. "Help, help," Chipper shrieked as he put his paws on the post.
Chipper stopped at the top of the post and called out to the fawns. The fawns stopped munching grass. The fawns pricked up their ears. The fawns looked at the pink flowers, then the fawns saw the little brown chipmunk.
The chipmunk was clinging to the gray post and shouting at them. "A tiny baby squirrel fell out of its mother's nest. The tiny baby squirrel may have fallen on a prickly thorn. The tiny baby squirrel may be shivering in the grass. The mother squirrel is screaming and shrieking for our help." Chipper the chipmunk stopped shouting so that he could catch his breath.
Fannie the fawn stepped through the pink flowers to get close to the post. Fannie said, "Climb onto my back, Chipper. Show us the tree where the mother squirrel has her nest."
Soon, Fannie, and Chipper, and Fonzy the fawn were standing at bottom of the tree where the mother squirrel had built her nest. The three animals saw many other creatures searching through the grass for the baby squirrel. A big skunk was sniffing through a batch of thorny bushes. A slippery green snake was sliding through patches of tall grass.
An opossum was swinging from a low branch as it helped the mother squirrel search.
A frisky mouse was running to the tree. A blue butterfly spread its wings as it looked for the baby squirrel.
Suddenly, a funny snort was heard as a black mole stuck its head up out of its hole. "Ho," said the mole in a scratchy voice. "Are you looking for this little creature?"
Then, the black mole clawed its way up out of its hole. As the mole climbed up, up, up, the mother squirrel saw a tiny gray bit of fur with its paws wrapped around the mole's nice tail.
Soon, all the animals were cheering. The mother squirrel ran down the tree and grabbed up her tiny baby. The mother squirrel smiled and thanked the black mole very kindly.
The End
1) Are you surprised how this story ends? Did the baby squirrel fall out of its nest and down into the mole's hole? What do you think happened?
2) Did you see lots of letter blends sprinkled in the sentences of this story?
3) Find at least ten words with blends.
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