Consonant digraphs foldable activity - ch, th, wh and sh beginning sounds KS1

A fun activity for early readers at home or school. This resource looks at 4 consonant digraphs - sh, ch, wh, and th (at the beginning of words). The finished foldouts look great in an interactive notebook.

For each sound, there is a template that children can use to make their foldout. Firstly they will colour the letters and pictures. Next, they’ll cut out the 4 words and match them to each picture before sticking them down. Pupils will then cut around the outside of the template before folding along the vertical lines.

The foldable mini-book can then be closed to show just the letters, then carefully opened to reveal what’s inside.

Some children may require extra adult support with cutting or folding.

This resource is 11 pages and contains 2 different templates per digraph. There are also written instructions and, a picture showing how to fold. Templates should be printed landscape.

The words used for each template are:

• shark, shoe, shirt, shell
• shapes, sheep, shelf, shower
• chair, chick, chips, cherry
• cheese, chop, chin, chest
• thread, thorn, three, thumb
• throne, thick, thunder, thigh
• whirl, whisk, whistle, whale
• whisker, who, wheel, wheat

US and UK versions are included.