Teaching digraphs

The H Brothers activity is a fun way to introduce your students to digraphs. Remember, digraphs are two sounds coming together to make an entirely new single sound. Because this is sometimes a confusing concept for kids, multisensory props and gestures are crucial. Below are a few ideas to get you started: CH: wear a plastic finger and tap on your chin. SH: gesture /SH/ (like you are shushing someone). WH: disable a party whistle and blow. PH: make a hand gesture like you are talking on the…

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These free digraph posters are helpful when teaching and practicing words containing sh, ch, th and wh. Great for first grade and second grade literacy centers!

Teaching Digraphs: Hello and Welcome!

My Kindergarten class (in our co-op) has been working hard on learning the letter sounds and now we have moved on to learning some digraphs. I found a cute idea on Pinterest about the H Brothers, so I ran with it, modified it, and created my own materials. I had a lot of fun putting [Read On]

Phonics Beginning Digraph Words Booklet

These free dice and digraph posters are perfect to use as anchor charts for teaching beginning and ending digraphs! They make handy flash cards too, that are great for guided reading groups or student resources. Great for kindergarten and first grade! #teachertools #teachingresources #anchorcharts

Although few really are familiar with the term digraph, its definition, or all of the digraphs we teach in Level 1. Here are tips for making consonant digraph

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Are you teaching digraphs soon and need lesson ideas and activities that will show youas well as tips on how to teach digraphs? In this blog post, I explain what digraphs are, give examples, and share how to explicitly teach them. I’ll also share lesson ideas and where to find digraph worksheets, decodable reading passages, videos, and hands-on activities for small group instruction and centers.