sh Digraph Lesson

Andrea Policastro and Katie Risolo

Professor Chamblin

Course: EDU 574

Date: October 13,2016

Grade:1

Topic: Sh Digraph

Content Area: ELA

Instructional Objective (Lesson Objectives)

After a lesson on sh digraph and discovering words with sh, the students will complete a
circle map on writing different words that have sh with no more than 3 errors.
CCLS/ +NYS STANDARDS AND INDICATORS
Reading: Foundational Skills (CCS): Phonological Awareness.
2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
Indicator:
This is evident when the students participate in I have Who has? game as well as
complete the Whats missing worksheet .
MOTIVATION (Engagement)
The teacher will engage the students by showing a video, S meets H and will discuss how the
letter s and h make one sound.
MATERIALS

SMART board,
Camera presenter
S meets H video
Circle map worksheet
Dont crash your ship game pieces
Chart paper
worksheet
Fundations Sound Cards
Fundations Word Cards
Markers
Whiteboard
STRATEGIES (Learning Strategies)

Direct Instruction- This is evident when the teacher explains how to play the game
Dont crash your ship! as well as explaining the directions for the circle map and
homework.
Indirect Instruction- This is evident when the teacher walks around to observe the
students in groups and working independently.

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Whole-class Discussion- This is evident when the class engages in a discussion

after watching the S meets H video.
Independent Study- This is evident when they complete their homework. As well
as, complete the circle map.
Collaborative Groups- This is evident when the students participating in the
Dont crash your ship! game.
Teacher Modeling- This is evident when the teacher holds up the different digraph
cards and introduced the sh digr.
ADAPTATIONS (Exceptionality*)
The student who has difficulty focusing will be provided with copies of
Fundations Sound Cards, vocabulary words with the digraph highlighted, and visual aids
prior to the lesson. This student will be encouraged to use the cards to help sound out
unknown words or letter sounds, as well as formulate words. This student will have the
opportunity to draw a picture that correlates with the given digraph. The student will also
have strategic seating in the classroom close to the teacher in case they are in need of
additional support and refocusing throughout the lesson.
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
The teacher understands that all students do not learn the same way. Therefore, visual learners
will be supported by the pictures from the foundation cards and the pictures in the S meets H
video. Auditory learners will be supported by the lyrics S meets H video as well as the students
producing the different words with sh sound. Kinesthetic learners will be supported by the
Dont crash your ship game.
DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES
The teacher will engage the students by holding up a foundation card and having the class as a
whole shout out the different sounds as a review. (What do you notice about each of these
sounds?, Can you think of any words that have th, sh, ch, wh , and ph?)
The teacher will review and teach the different digraphs from the previous day and introduce
sh. (What sound does sh make? What are some words you can think of that have the sound
sh)
The teacher will then have the students independently complete a circle map on writing the
different words that have sh ( How were you able to come up with each word?, What are the
different words you came up with on your circle map?)
The teacher will then have the students participate in a game Dont crash your ship! where
the students take turns collecting ships (SH diagraph words), read them aloud and keep them in a
pile. If a CRASH card is pulled, they have shipwrecked and must return all ships to the

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water. The person to have collected the most ships, when time is up, wins! ( How can you tell
what the word you picked?, how many SH digraph words did you find?)
ASSESSMENT (Evaluation)
The teacher will evaluate the student's circle map worksheet.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Following the lesson for homework the students will complete an Unscramble It! worksheet.
FOLLOW-UP: DIRECT TEACHER INTERVENTIONS AND ACADEMIC
ENRICHMENT
Direct Teacher Intervention: For the students who did not meet the lesson objectives will
participate in a velcro match making different words with the sh sound..
Academic Enrichment: For the students who met the lesson objectives or exceeded them, will
use sentences strips to make different sentences using words that have sh.

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