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Week 02 · Sh and Ch

Monday

Meet sh
// Two letters, one sound: sh, ch and tch
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Meet sh

Hazel the Hedgehog holds up two letter cards.

"S and h are good friends," says Hazel.

"Together they make one new sound. Listen: ship!"

HEAR IT: THE START OF SHIP
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one starts like ship?
Which one starts like ship?
Which one starts like shoe?
Which one ends like dish?

See it: sh

S and h side by side make one sound.

It is the sound at the start of ship.

It is the sound we make to ask for quiet.

We call two letters with one sound a digraph.

SEE IT: FIND SH
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which letters make the sound at the start of ship?
Where is sh in fish?
Where is sh in shop?
How many sounds are in ship?
READ IT: PICTURE AND WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
shipWhich word matches the picture?
fishWhich word matches the picture?
sunWhich word matches the picture?
hatWhich word matches the picture?

Build it

BUILD THE WORD SHIP
  • Say ship slowly. Three sounds.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD FISH
  • Say fish slowly. Three sounds.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
ship, shop, shed, shut
fish, dish, wish, rush
Try it
Put a finger to your lips. Make the quiet sh sound.
Say ship, shop and fish with your grown-up.

Word Spot: as, ask

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

As: A-S.

Ask: A-S-K.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The rock is ___ big as a ball.
You can ___ a grown-up for help.

Great work! Tomorrow we meet ch.