Lesson Plan

Two Letters Together

Your students will love learning all about a new letter team while listening to a funny read aloud about an ocean creature! This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **SSSHHHH** lesson plan.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the SSSHHHH…. lesson plan.
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This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the SSSHHHH…. lesson plan.

Objectives

Academic

Students will be able to identify words beginning with the “sh” diagraph and recognize which letters make this sound.

Language

Students will be able to identify and sort words containing the "sh" digraph using visual support.

Introduction

(2 minutes)
How Many Seashells Can You Find?"Sh" Words: A Word Family BookTeach Background Knowledge TemplateWrite Student-Facing Language Objectives ReferenceVocabulary Cards: EL Support Lesson: Two Letters TogetherGlossary: EL Support Lesson: Two Letters Together
  • Gather the class together for a read-aloud.
  • Introduce the text, A House For Hermit Crab by Eric Carle, by completing a brief picture walk and asking students to think about what kind of house a crab might live in.