Learning Digraphs: Simple Animations for Kids

Welcome to our lesson on digraphs! Today we'll learn about special letter pairs that work together to make new sounds.A digraph occurs when two letters combine to create a single new sound.Let's look at our first digraph: 's' and 'h' come together to make the 'sh' sound.When we put these letters together in a word like 'ship', they make a special sound.Now let's look at another digraph: 'c' and 'h' join to make the 'ch' sound.We can find this sound in words like 'chair'.Our final example is the 'th' digraph, made by combining 't' and 'h'.We use this sound in words like 'thumb'.Now that we understand what digraphs are, let's explore more examples in our next section.Let's look at the digraph 'ph' which makes the /f/ sound, like in phone.The digraph 'wh' makes the /w/ sound, as in whale.When we see 'sh' together, they make the /ʃ/ sound, like in sheep.The digraph 'ch' makes the /tʃ/ sound, as in chair.Finally, 'th' makes the /θ/ sound, like in thumb.Let's practice finding digraphs on the beach!Look at these shells! Can you spot the digraphs?Watch the fish swim! Can you say the digraph words as they pass by?Now let's play with a whistle! Listen for the 'wh' sound!Let's build some words together! Try to guess the digraph before I show you.Let's review all our digraph words! Can you read them all?