Consonant Digraphs ch sh and wh Lesson Plan, Stories, Flashcards, and Worksheets for K-2

Looking for a no-prep way to teach the consonant digraphs ch, sh, and wh? This resource brings together a complete lesson plan, original new stories, flashcards, hands-on activities, and worksheets in one packet. Students get to practice these digraphs through reading, phonics practice, writing, sorting, and fine motor activities.

With both color and black and white options, you can choose what works best for your students and your teaching setting.

What's Included?

1. Complete 1-Hour Lesson Plan: Step by step guidance for introducing, practicing, and applying the ch, sh, and wh digraphs.

2. Three Original Stories: Read stories featuring Charmy the Chick (CH), Shiny the Sheep and Shimpy the Fish (SH), and Whimsy the Whale (WH).

3. Hands-On Craft Activity: A scissor-skills bookmark activity that students can color, cut, and thread.

4. Phonics Worksheets: Includes tracing and coloring, cutting and sorting, sentence writing, and fill in the blanks activities.

5. Visual Aids: Cut and go flashcards for practicing the digraphs are also included in this set.

6. Answer Key: An answer key is included for teacher convenience.

7. Colorful and Black and White Versions: Feel free to use the colorful worksheets or the ink-saving black and white ones.

This resource is perfect for:

• Kindergarten

• 1st Grade

• 2nd Grade review

• 2nd Grade ESL/EFL learners

• Small-group phonics practice

• Homeschooling

Resource Features:

• No-Prep and Ready to Print: Everything is prepared for you, so you can spend less time planning and more time teaching.

• Story-Based Phonics: Students practice ch, sh, and wh through original stories and follow-up activities.

• Multi-Sensory Practice: Students will practice ch, sh, and wh digraphs through reading, phonics activities, writing, sorting, and fine motor practice.

• Flexible Use: Use these activities for whole-group instruction, small groups, literacy centers, independent practice, or homework.

Ways to Use This Resource

Whole Group: Use the lesson plan, stories, and flashcards to introduce or review the ch, sh, and wh digraphs.

Small Groups: Work with students who need additional phonics practice or ESL/EFL support.

Literacy Centers: Set out the sorting, tracing, coloring, and writing activities for independent or partner practice.

Fine Motor Practice: Use the bookmark activity during literacy centers, morning work, or an art-integrated literacy activity.

Homework: Send these worksheets and stories home for additional practice.

Why Teachers and Homeschoolers Will Find It Useful!

It saves time: Everything you need for a complete phonics lesson is included in one packet, so you don't have to search for separate stories, worksheets, and activities.

It keeps students engaged: Animal characters and short stories give students a fun way to practice their phonics skills. The variety of activities also gives them opportunities to read, write, sort, color, and create.

It offers flexible practice: Use this resource with kindergarten and 1st grade students to make them learn these digraphs by heart, or use them with 2nd grade students who need review or additional phonics practice.

I designed this resource for educators looking for phonics lesson plans, digraph activities, kindergarten reading resources, 1st grade literacy centers, decodable stories, or consonant digraph worksheets. This set brings all these activities together in one convenient packet.

Common Core Standards Alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A: Demonstrate basic knowledge of one to one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.A: Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs (e.g., ch, sh, wh).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.