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PSPKK123 April 29, 2018  •  9 Comments

Write the room with digraphs

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Looking for another simple printable to build early reading and writing skills? Download this free activity – write the room with digraphs!

Download this free printable activity - write the room with digraphs! It comes in three levels of difficulty.

I’ve been doing “write the room” activities with my kindergartner for a few months. But now that his reading skills have suddenly (and vastly) improved, he no longer finds these challenging.

In fact, when we did my write the room for short u activity, he complained that it was boring.

digraph write the room with pencil

Time for a challenge! This write the room activity requires more than a knowledge of CVC words. It also requires an understanding of the common consonant digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, wr, and kn. I used each of these digraphs to begin simple short vowel words.

As soon as he saw the above page (yeah, I know the lighting isn’t good – it’s been a long winter), my kindergartner’s tune changed. “This is too HARD.”

There’s no pleasing this guy, I tell ya.

Even though my Six is suddenly reading quite well, his spelling lags behind (this is normal). So I knew we needed to review the spellings of the common beginning digraphs. I wrote them on the back of his page, one by one.

“What sound do the letters sh make? Right, /sh/. What sound do the letters ch make? Right, /ch/. Let’s look at these letters – wr. What sound do those letters make?” And on it went. It was a much better move to give him the spelling and ask for the sound rather than vice versa. I knew we needed to start with what he knew rather than quiz him on what he didn’t. That just leads to frustration – at least at our house.

digraph write the room

As always, the download includes three different levels. And as always, we only did the most challenging version – which required him to look at each picture, identify the word, and unscramble the letters to write on his paper.

digraph write the room

I recommend that you don’t follow my example of beginning with Level 3.

It was tough, and a little frustrating at times. It would have been better to start with level 1, in which learners simply copy the correct spellings. This way my Six would have been more familiar with the words and had a little review with those difficult beginning digraphs.

We could have moved on to level 2 or 3 on a different day.

digraph write the room

All that said, it worked out just fine since I was there to help him identify each picture and assist as needed. About halfway through he stopped grumping and (grudgingly) accepted the challenge.

You’ll find the following words with corresponding pictures in the download:

  • shut
  • chip
  • knob
  • ship
  • whip
  • wrap
  • knit
  • shop
  • chop
  • shot
  • chin
  • thin

I hope you can use this freebie! 

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9 Comments

  1. Mary

    April 29, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Wow! This is amazing. Especially the unscramble me part. I’m gonna use it this week for independent work during Guided reading session. Thank you so much

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    • Anna G

      May 5, 2018 at 11:17 am

      I’m so glad you can use this printable, Mary!

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  2. Sheetal

    April 30, 2018 at 10:46 pm

    Your worksheets are really helpful, with lots of creative & innovative ideas. Thanks for so good worksheets.

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    • Anna G

      May 1, 2018 at 5:54 pm

      You’re very welcome, Sheetal!

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  3. Laurel

    May 1, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    My daughter and I love all of the write the room cards! Thanks for making learning fun!

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    • Anna G

      May 1, 2018 at 5:55 pm

      You’re welcome, Laurel!

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  4. Hollie Thayer

    May 3, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    Love your curriculum ideas! Unfortunately I’m having trouble downloading the “cut and paste words on letters” page. Any ideas how to get it??! ?
    Thanks !

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    • Anna G

      May 5, 2018 at 11:17 am

      Hi Hollie! Could you give me a link to what you’re asking about?

      Reply to this comment
  5. Carol Troia

    May 9, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    Thank you so much for providing free worksheet and games for teachers to use in their classrooms. I am so happy I found your scramble write the room activity. I am gonna use it next week in my kindergarten class. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!!!!!!

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