Digraphs word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

Digraphs word search, scramble and crossword puzzle

I made this digraphs puzzle set for my 1st and 2nd graders during our phonics unit. The kids could sound out individual letters but got confused when two letters made one new sound, like "sh," "ch," or "th." So I put together a word search, a word scramble, and a crossword using words like ship, shop, fish, brush, shell, shoe, chair, cheese, lunch, chin, beach, chalk, thumb, three, bath, moth, math, whale, wheel, whistle, phone, photo, graph, sock, lock, duck, and chick. Nothing fancy — just puzzles to help the sh, ch, th, wh, ph, and ck digraphs finally stick.

The PDF is four pages. Three puzzles plus one answer key page. The word search works well for quiet time after recess. The scramble gets them talking because they argue about whether "wh" sounds different from "w." The crossword I use for partners with picture clues. I added a couple simple ship, chair, thumb, and phone drawings but nothing too busy.

Works for 1st through 3rd grade. Print and go. Sometimes I have early finishers list two words for each digraph on the back. The kids actually ask for these now.