Description: My children are very familiar with blends and digraphs from watching the preschool prep company DVD’s (see the tip if you’ve forgotten what blend and digraph are). So we made an activity of it. I added a lot of choice to make it fun. They took turns choosing which blend or digraph, which colour paper to write on, which colour marker to use. Once we chose a blend or digraph we would roll a large foam die. Then they had to come up with that number of words that started with the blend or digraph. I also drew pictures (if possible), to make it fun. Age: Whenever they are familiar with blends and/or digraphs
Purpose:
Early reading
Turn taking
Prep time: minimal
What you’ll need: coloured paper and markers, large die (optional)
Fun Factor: This activity sustained their interest, but wasn’t as fun as some of our other activities. They also required a few reminders to sit still. But, they still participated quite well.
Tip: A blend is two consonants together that still retain their phonic sound (Bl, Cr, Dr, Sc, Sk, Sn, etc). A digraph is two consonants together that produce an entirely new sound (Sh, Ch, Ph, Wr etc).
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