Digraph: ch

Grade level

1st grade

Time

About 15 minutes

Topic

Digraphs and blends

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Digraphs, Consonant blends, Spelling rules, Decoding longer words

What kids do

“Two letters, one sound! Read, trace, find and sort the ch words.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. 2. Read and trace
2. 3. Color every word with ch
3. 5. Read the sentence. Trace the ch words.
4. I had chips and a peach for lunch.
5. 6. Draw a chick on a bench

Words on this sheet

chchinmuchlunchchiprichchopbendsunchestinchsuchchugchatbenchhugcatcastinchickAt the startAt the end

Teacher tip

Make a train sound, “ch-ch-ch”, for ch.

How to use it

• Teach a digraph as “two letters, one sound” and a blend as “two letters, two sounds”.
• Use a hand motion for each digraph, like a finger on lips for sh.
• Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few words.

Watch for

th has two sounds (thin and this). Accept both when kids read.

Talk about it

• Do you hear two sounds or one new sound?
• What sound does this letter or letter team make?

Take it further

Go on a digraph hunt in a classroom book and tally sh, ch and th.

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