Saturday, December 9, 2017

Shop: 3 sounds, 4 letters - /sh/ makes one sound

When s joins h they make one sound /sh/.  To help children understand this, I make sound boxes and letter boxes with blue masking tape.  Then, I have children push up a magnet for each letter heard.  Next, I have them write the letters of the sounds they heard.  This multi-sensory activity helps children understand that two letters can make one sound.  This is followed by practice pages and small group instruction sound/letter boxes using cookie sheets and magnets(shown in this post).
Shop has 3 sounds and 4 letters.  In this example /sh/ appears at the beginning of the word.
In this example /sh/ appears at the end of the word.
The student is working on the sound/spelling boxes for the words: shop, ship, fish and dish. Instead of magnets, students are given small markers to push up.
After students push up the markers they make a representation of each marker to show how many sounds they heard in the word.
Permanent marker was used to write the questions and make the boxes. Magnets are used to push up into the boxes for each sound heard. 
Student Practice Pages. Pictures on this page: shop, fish, ship and dish

Pictures - mash, cash. shed and shut

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