Spelling - tch

Interactive and engaging, this set of educational slides focuses on teaching children the 'tch' sound in words. The slides are colour-coded: yellow for display on the whiteboard and white for printable activities, providing versatility in classroom use. The rule highlighted is that the 'tch' sound is typically spelt with 'tch' after a single vowel letter, with a few exceptions such as 'rich', 'which', 'much', and 'such'. The lessons begin with discussing images that represent words containing the 'tch' sound, such as 'hatch', 'pitch', and 'kitchen', and encourage children to sound out the words to identify the common sound. Teachers will lead the class in sounding out and blending words like 'hitch' and 'stitch', reinforcing auditory recognition of the 'tch' sound.

Subsequent activities are designed to deepen the students' understanding and application of the 'tch' sound. They include adding sound buttons (dots and dashes) to words, a timed challenge to form words from a given set of letters, and labelling pictures with the correct 'tch' word. In more advanced exercises, students are tasked with finding hidden 'tch' words in a letter grid and completing sentences with the appropriate 'tch' word. To make learning fun, a 'Caterpillar game' is included, where students build spelling caterpillars by correctly writing 'tch' words. The lesson plan also incorporates spelling checks, where children practise spelling words like 'switch', 'ditch', and 'kitchen', and then self-correct their work. To reinforce learning at home, a homework reminder is displayed, ensuring that the 'tch' sound is practised beyond the classroom.