-atch Word Family

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective

Students will read and use -atch family words to build phonics and fluency.

Vocabulary

catch, hatch, latch, match, patch, scratch

Teaching Notes

• Blend onsets with -atch.
• Read the story aloud and highlight -atch words.
• Practice onset-rime segmentation with students.

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🧒 Student Worksheet

Helping Material

Reading Story with Word Family

I can catch a ball in the patch. The chicks hatch and match in color. Dad helps to latch the gate. We watch the match by the porch. It’s fun to scratch and laugh.

Word Play

atch, atch, atch, atch, atch, atch

Word Family to Learn

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Sentences to Fill In

I can a ball in the .

The chicks and in color.

Dad helps to the gate.

We watch the by the porch.

It’s fun to and laugh.

Activities

• Act out or illustrate the story.
• Write two new sentences with -atch words.

Games

• “Missing Letter”: fill in the hidden onsets in Word Play.
• “Speed Build”: say each full word out loud after filling in.

Reflection

• My favorite -atch word today is:
• Now make your own sentence using some of the -atch words you learned.