Curriculum

• Ready digraph cards: sh, ch, th, ck
• Ready word cards: shop, chip, that, duck
• Paper and marker for one spelling try

1. Step 1. Before the child joins, prepare the four digraph cards and four word cards listed in materials. Do not invent extra words mid-lesson.
2. Step 2. Show sh and say /sh/. Match it under shop and read shop together while pointing to sh.
3. Step 3. Repeat with ch → chip, th → that, and ck → duck. For each word, ask, “Which two letters make one sound?”
4. Step 4. Mix the word cards. Have your child pick one, point to the digraph, say its sound, and read the whole word.
5. Step 5. Choose one target, such as duck. Hide the word card and have your child spell it with the ck digraph, then check against the card.
6. Quick check. Show shop, chip, that, or duck. Success means your child points to the digraph, says its one sound, and reads the whole word. Then they spell one of those four words with the correct digraph.

Worked example. In shop, sh is the digraph and says /sh/. The whole word is shop. In duck, ck is the ending digraph and says /k/.

Optional challenge. Add two ready extra cards only: ring and photo. Read them and name the digraph sound—ng says /ng/ in ring, ph says /f/ in photo—without leaving the supplied set.

What to notice. Save a parent note listing the words read and the digraph sounds named, plus one spelled word such as duck.