Kim At The Shop – Sh Sound and Words That End In Y

Decodable story in which Kim goes shopping, giving early readers practice with sh words and words ending in y, followed by cut-out word cards for rebuilding sentences from the story.
Year levels
Pre-school (Early Years), Foundation–Year 2
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Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Phonics, Language Development, English
Topic
Phonics, Language Arts
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9E1LY04 — read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, phrasing and…

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Perfect your students' understanding of phonics with Kim At The Shop - Sh Sound and Words That End In Y. Suitable for children aged 3 years and above, this teaching resource focuses on English, particularly the study of phonics.

This resource makes use of an engaging narrative titled 'Kim at the Shop', where learners are given an initial story they can interact with by cutting out words to reconstruct the story using a sentence maker. Whether used for a whole class activity or small group sessions, this hands-on approach presents an opportunity for students to apply their understanding of the sh sound and words ending in y at their own pace.

  • Focused on storytelling: Extend its usage far beyond by exploring other activities it offers. Fun word games like snap and bingo are included to make learning linguistic skills a joyous adventure. These games could be utilised as brain breaks between lessons or homework assignments that promote active learning even outside school hours.
  • All-in-one material: Kim At The Shop is more than just worksheets; it also serves as beginner material towards mastering phonics-based reading comprehension. While introducing the 26 alphabet sounds that lay the foundation for sounding out words proficiently, it also undertakes blending phonic sounds to form three- and four-letter words while capturing children's creativity through customisable drawings.

Recommended primarily for Pre-school children up till Year 2 students, this teaching aid hones not just their reading skills but writing abilities too all within six months to one year time frame if practised each day until familiarisation sets in. It takes on a step-by-step approach where one sound builds upon another so every learner feels confident before moving ahead.

Turn screen time into productive educational journeys with Kim At The Shop available in PDF format making it universally accessible irrespective of one’s location.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Decode words with the sh sound and words ending in y in a story

  • Arrange word cards in order to build a complete sentence

Teaching tips

  • The sentence-building activity calls for a sentence maker or pocket chart to hold the cut-out words, so have one ready before the lesson

Skills covered

  • Decoding sh and y-ending words — children read them in context in the story

  • Sentence building — children order cut-out words and punctuation to rebuild story sentences

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9E1LY04 — read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, phrasing and fluency, and monitoring meaning using context and grammatical knowledge

Core concepts

  • Sh digraph

  • Y endings

  • Sentence construction

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