Word Meanings in a '-tch' Lesson

Students: /n/, /ŏ/, /ch/. Notch.

Lynda Knowles: I heard you say /ŏ/, how do we know that's not going to say long 'o'?

Student: Because there's no 'o' and an 'e.'

Lynda Knowles: So because this word has '-tch' in it, we know that 'o' is going to be short. Okay, sweetie? Awesome. We just learned something new. Fingers on the words. Ready? Go.

Student: /p/, /ĭ/, /ch/. "Pitch. /h/, /ă/, /ch/. Hatch.

Lynda Knowles: Alright. Awesome job my friends. Let's look at that word hatch. Let's talk about the meaning of that word. Okay. What does it mean to hatch?

Student: I don't know.

Lynda Knowles: What does it mean?

Student: I think I know.

Lynda Knowles: So when something hatches out of an egg, that means to hatch. So like a chicken or a lizard or a snake. There's also the word hatch that means like, I'm going to hatch a plan to scare my mom.

Student: Or a tadpole egg.

Lynda Knowles: Yes, a tadpole egg would hatch as well. Yeah. Good job. Alright friends, we are going to do some dictation now. So grab your pencil.