Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ in...

First graders practice making the /sh/ sound walking around the room, pretending to be in the library. They then try to say a tongue twister containing the phoneme and practice writing the letters s and h and identify the /sh/ sound in...

In this vowel recognition memory instructional activity, students look at 20 pictures and circle the letter or letters from each column that spells out the word seen in the picture correctly. Students write the word in the space below...

First graders identify digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the combinations of /c/ and /h/ that comprise the /ch/ digraph, 1st graders practice identifying initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/...

Students to read and pronounce words correctly. They investigate the letters that stand for phonemes so that spellings map out the phoneme sequence in spoken words. Students attach sounds to appropriate letters. They have some sounds...

Students identify /sh/ sound when reading and writing words with the /sh/diagraph. They practice saying "Shhhh" and then read the tongue twister "She sells sea shells and fish by the sea shore." They complete a worksheet circling...

Students recognize that when the letters /s/ and /h/ are combined, they make the /sh/ sound. They listen for digraphs in spoken words. They practive writing the letter that makes the /sh/ sound on primary paper. They complete a worksheet...

Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /c/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...

Students search for and find certain letters, blends, or vowel combinations in words, sentences and paragraphs. They investigate how these letters, blends or combinations are used in "every day" writing.

In this phonics practice learning exercise, learners identify as many words as possible with the short i sound, the ee sound, and y sound. Answers should be recorded in the appropriate columns on the graphic organizer.

Students participate in an activity to identify words with specific letter sounds or letter combinations. In this letter sound/letter combination lesson, students focus on three-letter sounds then identify words in a sound hunt...

Students 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, students use picture clues and one to...

Students investigate how: A single phoneme, which is a vocal gesture in spoken words, can be represented by more than one grapheme. Also how a digraph is the combination of two letters that make one sound (there are both vowel and...

Students listen as the /sh/ sound is modeled and discover the sound as it appears in the words "sheep", "fish", and "ship". They then play a secret game with a magic code placing the correct dog with its bone. Once all the words are...

Learn that "sh" stands for /sh/ in spoken language. This digraph cannot be decoded by blending the /s/ and /h/ sounds, so /sh/ should be explicitly taught. This lesson gives the students practice recognizing /sh/ in speech and "sh" in...

Students prepare a wheat berry sprouts sandwich and discuss digraphs.  In this wheat berry sprouts instructional activity, students circle the digraphs in the recipe for the wheat berry sprouts sandwich.

In this language arts worksheet, students learn about "ch" words by reading a 1 page story and answering 15 questions. This page is from the UK.

In this beginning sound worksheet, students say picture words and guess which given letters make the beginning sound. Students circle letters that make the middle and final sound, then spell the word in the space provided.

Come and learn more about the consonant digraph "sh" when you visit this interactive activity. This site features an audio component.

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "x" or digraphs. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...

Focus on the important skills of identifying where in a word a given sound appears, and on learning four consonant digraphs vital to learning to read (ch, sh, th, and wh).

This printable cworksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will look at a picture with multiple items and then identify each item that include the /sh/ digraph. An answer key and...

What is a digraph? The objective of this lesson plan is that students will be able to recognize and use consonant digraphs in sentences and speech.