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The SH Sound

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The SH Sound
3 minK1st2ndReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

“The SH Sound” is a Scratch Garden song-and-animation that teaches a consonant digraph — two letters that team up to make one sound. A short, catchy video — easy to drop into a phonics lesson, a warm-up, or a transition.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

When two consonants team up, they often make a brand-new sound that's different from either letter alone.

  1. What sound do these letters make together?
  2. Can you think of a word that uses this sound? Where is the sound — beginning, middle, or end?
  3. How is the team's sound different from the sounds the letters make on their own?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: digraph, consonant, sound, letter team, blend.

Try it: Write three words that use this sound. Underline the letter team in each, and read your words out loud.