sh, ch, th and blends: K to 2nd reading & writing
Digraphs (sh ch th wh ck), glued sounds (ng nk), FLOSS, then blends at the start and end. A free K to 2nd lesson plan with a hook, practice that links to free activities, and an exit ticket. Copy it and make it yours.
Lesson plan
Goal
- Students work toward: digraphs (sh ch th wh ck), glued sounds (ng nk), FLOSS, then blends at the start and end.
Hook (5 min)
- Ask the class: what do you already know about sh, ch, th and blends?
- Take two or three answers and write them where everyone can see them.
Teach (10 min)
- Say the big idea in one plain sentence: sh, ch, th and blends.
- Show one example, then one that is not an example, and ask how the two differ.
- Have students tell a partner the idea in their own words.
Practise (15 min)
- Choose one for the whole class or let groups pick:
- Play: Digraphs (https://peabody.kids/words/c1-digraphs)
- Play: Glued sounds (https://peabody.kids/words/c1-glued)
- Play: L blends (https://peabody.kids/words/ck-blends-l)
- Print: A digraph story (https://teach.peabody.kids/decodables/digraphs)
Exit ticket (5 min)
- On a slip or aloud: one thing I learned about sh, ch, th and blends, and one question I still have.
- Sort the slips into: got it, nearly, not yet. Start tomorrow with the last pile.
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