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Digraph say & cover

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Looking for a simple activity to help your students learn the sounds of consonant digraphs?  Try this one!

digraph say and cover

My Four knows his letter sounds very well, thanks to many months of hands-on alphabet activities. While he’s not quite ready to sound out words, there’s a lot of learning we can do in the meantime.

Up next: hearing and identifying consonant digraphs!

For this activity we focused on the common beginning digraphs: sh, ch, th, and wh. 

consonant digraph games 1

Before we tackled digraphs, I pulled out some familiar letter sound pages.  I thought it would be good to start with something my Four knows well: beginning vowels and consonants.

First he named the main picture, isolated the beginning sound, and found pictures whose names began the same.

“Umbrella.  Uh, uh, umbrella.”

He covered the correct pictures with poker chips.

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consonant digraph games 2

He did a few more pages, including this one for letter w.

consonant digraph games 3

Next, I pulled out our new digraph pages. I showed him that in this case, two letters make one sound.  We said the word “shark” together and said the sound of sh slowly. “Shhhhh.”

My Four looked up. “Mommy! That’s the sound you make when you tell me to be quiet!”

This is our child who happens to have just one volume (LOUD),  so he hears that a lot. 😉

consonant digraph games 4

Next, he found pictures that began with /ch/ as in chick.  He did a great job!

consonant digraph games 5

Next up was /wh/ as in whale.

consonant digraph games 6

And /th/ as in thumb.

Not pictured are the kn and ph mats. I included them in case you’d like them, but so few words begin with those sounds that I don’t think it’s necessary to practice them at this stage of the game – unless you want to.

To play:

  1. Print the free download at the end of this post on sturdy cardstock. (I like this brand.)
  2. Cut down the center of each page.
  3. Provide poker chips or other manipulatives.
  4. Have your child name the featured picture at the bottom and cover the other pictures whose names begin the same. The exception is the ph mat, where you’ll find the sound in the middle of words, too.

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Filed Under: Letter sounds, Reading, Digraphs & Blends, Pre-reading Tagged With: first grade, kindergarten, digraphs, Pre-K

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38 Comments

  1. Norah

    August 20, 2020 at 7:52 am

    Thank you Anna for sharing this resources they are really helping me in teaching my kids ???

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  2. Annie

    October 19, 2019 at 6:34 am

    Thank you for sharing these resources. Awesome!

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  3. Mydhili Talluri

    September 16, 2019 at 12:28 am

    Amazing activities and games..????

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  4. Jameelah

    September 25, 2018 at 11:04 am

    You always have such great resources!!!!

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    • Anna G

      October 1, 2018 at 4:19 pm

      Thank you, Jameelah!

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  5. Melissa Daenzer

    April 26, 2018 at 1:50 am

    I just wanted to say many thanks for your great free resources! I have an income daycare ages 3-6! The K loves all the learning tools I get from your list! These are awesome and fun!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      April 28, 2018 at 5:10 pm

      You’re very welcome, Melissa!

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  6. Tazeen

    March 14, 2018 at 2:21 am

    Thanks Anna, its very helpful… I am loving it…..

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      March 15, 2018 at 6:51 pm

      You’re welcome, Tazeen!

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  7. Nancy Winters

    February 24, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    Thank You Anna for sharing these wonderful resources with us! My kids loves these and keep asking me if i have any more with different digraphs 🙂
    Sincerely, Nancy

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      March 1, 2018 at 8:38 pm

      Hi Nancy! Those are in the subscriber library. 🙂

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  8. Naeemah

    September 30, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    Thank you for all you do!! These activities fit perfectly into my classroom!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna G

      October 7, 2017 at 6:52 pm

      You’re very welcome, Naeemah! Thank you so much for the kind words!

      Reply to this comment
  9. Sumbal

    August 14, 2017 at 12:35 am

    The work you prepare is marvellous. It will be so useful. Thankyou and God bless u.

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    • Anna G

      September 4, 2017 at 9:34 am

      You’re very welcome, Sumbal! Thank you for the kind words!

      Reply to this comment
  10. Nikhila Joseph

    June 14, 2017 at 10:44 pm

    Thank you so much!!!! These are awesome!!! I work at a therapy center that’s stingy with the materials they provide for Special Ed and these will work great for my kids!!! God bless.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      June 15, 2017 at 8:25 pm

      I’m so glad to hear these will work for your learners, Nikhila! 🙂

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  11. Liza

    March 26, 2017 at 2:46 am

    Thank you so much for your generosity! I love your stuff!!!!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      March 26, 2017 at 5:15 am

      You’re welcome, Liza! 🙂

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  12. Rachel

    February 9, 2017 at 4:53 pm

    Thank you these will be very useful.

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 10, 2017 at 11:56 am

      I’m glad you can use them, Rachel!

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  13. Kate

    January 24, 2017 at 9:19 am

    What lovely, colourful and well thought out resources. I am working with an 8-9 year old who is struggling to read. These will really help make the sessions fun. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Kate

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    • Anna Geiger

      January 24, 2017 at 4:32 pm

      Thank you so much, Kate! I hope your learner enjoys these!

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  14. Rachel

    November 25, 2016 at 4:41 am

    Many many thanks for these Anna. These are helpful and they’ve got me excited! Cant wait to start them with my son.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      November 26, 2016 at 9:05 am

      I’m so glad you can use these, Rachel!

      Reply to this comment
  15. Elaine

    October 23, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    Thank you for creating these fun and visual ways to learn digraphs

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    • Anna Geiger

      October 25, 2016 at 10:36 am

      You’re very welcome, Elaine!

      Reply to this comment
  16. Kelly

    September 29, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    These are perfect for my son, looking forward to playing with him. I don’t know how you have the time to make these learning games, but thanks!

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      October 3, 2016 at 7:45 pm

      I hope you get a chance to use these, Kelly! 🙂

      Reply to this comment
  17. Kimberly

    July 14, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    Hi, I am unable to download this, I am also unable to click on the help button.
    Any ideas what I could do?

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    • Anna Geiger

      July 17, 2016 at 5:09 pm

      Sorry about that, Kimberly! I forgot to link the help button to my help page. It’s here: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/how-to-download-free-files/

      Reply to this comment
  18. Lyn

    June 28, 2016 at 8:55 pm

    Anna, these look great. thanks for sharing
    Lyn

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      July 1, 2016 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you, Lyn!

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  19. Donald Knight

    June 21, 2016 at 2:01 am

    I am somewhat challenged…what is the procedure for the digraph games?

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      June 26, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      Just print the mats and give your child counters to cover the pictures that start with the digraph at the bottom of each mat. We like to use poker chips because they fit perfectly.

      Reply to this comment
  20. Amanda

    June 20, 2016 at 2:36 am

    Thank you for sharing these easy to use resources. They will be handy for my Kindergarten students to use independently.

    Reply to this comment
    • Anna Geiger

      June 26, 2016 at 3:32 pm

      You’re very welcome, Amanda!

      Reply to this comment

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