Phonics Adventures: Cereal and Chocolate Milk: Consonant Blends vs. Digraphs

Learning phonics has never been sweeter! Join little letter T and his friends at Letterland School as they explore the difference between consonant blends and digraphs in this fun and engaging story. With the help of Miss Jill, T practices blending sounds like tr in tree and st in star, where both letters keep their voices. But when T teams up with H, something unexpected happens-his /t/ sound disappears! Why does this happen?

With the comforting guidance of his dad and a clever comparison to cereal and chocolate milk, T learns the important rule that makes digraphs unique. This delightful phonics adventure makes consonant blends and digraphs easy for young readers to understand, while delivering a charming story they'll be sure to remember on their spelling journey!

Phonics Rule: Consonant Blends vs. Digraphs

Consonant blends are like cereal
with milk in a bowl.
Each sound distinct,
each has its own role.
But digraphs are different,
like chocolate milk, too.
Mix two letters together,
get a sound that's brand new!

Written and illustrated by Ashriel Reinoso and Megan Minor.