Lesson 45
sh /sh/
The grapheme SH spells /sh/
Although students have learned double letters and -CK, SH is the first grapheme that represents a sound that is different from either of its letters.
Today's plan
about 20 min- Step 1Warm up our ears (blend & segment)2 min
- Steps 2 & 3Look & Say / Listen & Spell4 min
- Step 4Blending drill3 min
- Step 5New concept6 min
- Step 5Read & spell the new words5 min
Warm Up Our Ears
Say the sounds; students blend them into a word. Then say a word; students break it apart.
Blend it (teacher says sounds → you say word)
Break it (I say word → you say sounds)
Sound Drills
Full-screen cards for the class. Tap a card to check the answer, or press Hear the words to hear the example words read aloud.
👂 Listen & Spell — teacher list (11 sounds)
Say each sound; students write the spelling(s). Read straight from this list.
- /k/c (as in cat), k (as in kite), ck (as in duck) · cat
- /ŭ/u (as in cup) · umbrella
- /ĕ/e (as in bed) · elephant
- /ĭ/i (as in sit) · itch
- /ŏ/o (as in hot) · octopus
- /ă/a (as in apple) · apple
- /f/f (as in fan), ff · fish
- /l/l (as in lion), ll · lamp
- /s/s (as in sun), ss · sun
- /z/s (as in dogs), z (as in zip), zz · zebra
- /sh/sh (as in ship) · sheep
Blending Drill
Change one part at a time and read the new word.
Initial
k l p m l ck s
s t w u
sl tr str
qu
Middle
i
Final
ck l s
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New Concept
Today we learn a new digraph, SH, which spells the sound /sh/, like at the beginning of sheep.
Highlighted words are the ones to show and practice reading — tap one to hear it.
A consonant digraph is when two consonants come together to make one sound. You have already learned about a consonant digraph. We have talked about CK. When C and K are together at the end of a word, they make one sound, /k/. The two consonants S and H have their own sounds, /s/ and /h/. But when these consonants come together in words, they make one new sound, /sh/, like at the beginning of the word . The consonant digraph SH can come at the beginning of a word, such as and . The consonant digraph SH can come at the end of a word, such as and .
sh /sh/
The two consonants S and H come together to make one new sound, /sh/, like at the beginning of sheep. SH can come at the beginning or end of a word.
How our mouth moves
To make the /sh/ sound, put your teeth together and round your lips like this…(model). Pull your tongue back toward the back of your mouth. Be sure your voice is off because this is a quiet sound (model finger in front of mouth in "shh" fashion). The /sh/ sound is a continuous sound that can be stretched out (use continuous hand motion). Watch me /sh/. You try /sh/.
Sound wall
Add grapheme card 'sh' to the consonant grid under the /sh/ picture card. Practice letter formation for sh.
Open the digital sound wall →Read & Spell
Read — I do
Read — We do
Spell — I do
Spell — We do