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Phonics: sh
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 3
GoalHear and say the sound sh and find it in words.
New words
fish · it lives in watershark · a big fish with sharp teethshop · a place where we buy thingssheep · a farm animal with woolshell · you find it on the beach
Explanation
The letters s and h together say sh, like when we ask for quiet: sh, sh, sh. Say: fish, shark, shop, sheep, shell. The sound sh can be at the start of a word: shop. It can also be at the end: fish.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Find the sh.
Mostafa goes to the shop. He buys a shirt and a shoe. He sees a fish in a shell shop.
Now you. Write sh in the air. Then write it on paper three times.
Class activity
Quiet sound. The child puts a finger on the lips and says sh whenever the grown-up says a word with sh: fish, cat, shop, sun, shell, hat, sheep. Do not say sh for the others.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word have sh: ship or sun?
…
ship.
2
Look. Which picture has sh: a shoe or a bed?
The shoe.
3
Look. Which picture has sh: a fish or a cat?
The fish.
4
Fill in: __ark (sh or ch?).
sh (shark).
5
Writing: write sh three times. Then copy ‘shop’.
sh sh sh shop