Story time · Ages 5-7
Six Ponds for Six Sounds


Six little ponds sparkled in the paddock. Each one had a duck sitting beside it.
"Every pond has a sound," said Suzy. "We have to put the right words in each pond."
"The first pond is sh," said Spike. "Like sheep and shed."
A woolly sheep trotted over. Splash! In went the word sheep.
"The next pond is ch," said Suzy. "Like cheese and chick."
Little Thunder found a yellow chick. "Chick goes in the ch pond!"
"Th is next," said Spike. "Like thumb and three."
Little Thunder held up his hoof. "I don't have a thumb!"
Everyone laughed.
The fourth pond was ck. "Duck, clock and sock," said Suzy.
The fifth was ng. "Sing, ring and king!"
Rome the cow walked past. "What about the last pond?"
"Wh," said Spike. "Like wheel, whale and what."
"What a lot of ponds!" said Little Thunder.
"See?" said Suzy. "Wh is in what!"
Six ducks quacked happily. Every word was home.
Colouring activities
Five printable A4 colouring pages to go with Digraph Duck Ponds.
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