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Consonant Digraphs Junior Jeopardy
Games are great for reinforcing key skill sets and providing fun practice. Here are two games complete with printable materials and instructions. Children will play consonant digraph Jeopardy and digraph concentration using the same set...
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Shhh! Be Quiet
Teach the digraph sh with your learners. First, model the sound the digraph makes. Then, have learners spell a variety of words that use the target sound. Finally, read Shoe Man, where learners can hear the words in context.Â
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Chad's Choo Choooo
Choo, choo! Do your youngsters like trains? After studying the target sound, have your learners read A Peach for Chad. Do a class read and an independent read to increase fluency. At the lesson's close, consider creating a ch train where...
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Achoo!
Focus in on the digraph ch. Young readers will hear the sound, print the letters, and read A Peach for Chad. Can your youngsters think of any more words that use the target sound?Â
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Money, Money, Money!
Letter boxes and a reading activity introduce the /sh/ sound to young learners. First they hear the target sound, then they identify words that contain it, and then they manipulate letters in their letter boxes. After these activities,...
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Shhhhh, She is Sleeping
The sheep on the ship was shocked by the Fish on the Shore! Can you guess which digraph we're studying? Take a look at the /sh/ sound with your young readers. Have them write words with the target sound in letter boxes, and then small...
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My Tooth is Loose
Elementary learners study the /th/ sound as a whole class. First they hear the sound and learn a tongue twister. After practicing together, they write the digraph on their practice paper. Then, to study the words in context, the class...
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/sh/ Sound Work
What letters create the /sh/ sound? Have your elementary learners study the sound, write different words that use the sound in their letter boxes, and read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! After this mini-lesson, can your...
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Shhh!
What sound do fish and ship have in common? Study the /sh/ sound with your young learners. They hear a common tongue twister, spell words in their letter boxes, and read The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Phister to hear the words in context.Â
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Cheese Please
Do you like cheese? What sound does the word start with? Learn all about the /ch/ sound and what other words make the same sound.Â
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Ending Letters: Pictures and Printing
Is your elementary class learning phonetics? For each picture, circle the correct end sound, write it in the accompanying box, and write the full word on the line provided. Five pictures are provided, all with varying end sounds.Â
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Consonant Digraphs 'TH', 'QU', and "WH'
In this consonant digraphs activity, students look at seven pictures, say what each picture is, write what the picture is three times a piece and then make a complete sentence for each word.
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Guided Reading: Shapes Where We Play
Learners discover shapes on a playground. In this guided reading instructional activity, students discover new vocabulary words related to shapes as they read Shapes Where We Play. In small groups, learners use picture clues and one to...
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Consonant Digraphs
For this phonics activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 9 words with the appropriate consonant clusters from the word bank.
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Picnic Party
In this consonant digraphs activity, students examine 10 words and identify those that end with the digraph ck. Students find the identified words in a picture and color them.
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Splash!
In this consonant digraphs learning exercise, learners examine 25 words and identify those that begin with the sh digraph and end with the consonant digraph sh.
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Rockin' Thad
In this consonant digraphs learning exercise, learners examine 10 words and identify those that begin with the th digraph and end with the consonant digraph th.
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Sam Shrimp
For this consonant digraphs worksheet, students read a short story and fill in the blanks in 6 words with the consonant digraphs shr, squ, or thr.
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Read It: Find It
In this consonant digraph worksheet, 2nd graders will focus on the "ch" sound. Students will trace 8 words and connect the words to their corresponding pictures.
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Achoo!
Students examine the /ch/ digraph using a tongue twister and Grace Maccarone's poem, "Itchy, Itchy, Chicken Pox." They recite the tongue twister, write the letters, and imitate a sneeze each time they hear the /ch/ while the teacher...
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The Fish Say Shhh
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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Champions of /Ch/
Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. Students practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words by identifying pictures containing the sound. They decode and spell words in with...
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The Fish Said "Shhh"
Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...
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Shhh! I'm trying to learn this digraph
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...