Montessori Language curriculum follows a PBG Scheme, which is a Montessori “Pink-Blue-Green" series approach, where the child progresses very gradually as s/he is first introduced to three CVC letter words in 💗PINK Series (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant), then blends (st, bl, pr…) in 💙 BLUE Series, and finally learning digraphs (sh, th, ch, oi…) in 💚 GREEN Series.
A phonogram is a letter or combination of letters that represent a sound. For example "ck" is a phonogram that says /k/ as in clock. S is also a phonogram that says /s/ as in sat or /z/ as in has. A consonant digraph in Montessori 💚 GREEN Series is when two consonants that are next to each other, together result in completely new speech sound e.g. "t-h" in thirty where you do not hear "t" & " h" separately. The most common consonant digraphs are: sh, ch, th, and wh ~ often referred to as the “h brothers”.
Today, we are learning the "sh" digraph
To make this super easy DIY, you will need:
- round disk magnets
- wooden cubes and clear nail polish
- strips of scrap paper
- a Sharpie
Offer your child to match the magnetic cubes, the labels, and objects.
- 💗PINK Series ~ three letter phonetic words CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) ~ for example, see here "Montessori 💗 Pink Series "e" sound
- 💙BLUE Series ~ blends (st, bl, pr…) when two consonants go together, and you can hear both letters e.g. "p-l" in "plate." In linguistics, a consonant cluster, consonant sequence or consonant compound is a group of consonants which have no intervening vowel. In English, for example, the groups /spl/ and /ts/ are consonant clusters in the word splits. A consonant cluster is a group of consonants that are next to each other in a word. For example, see here 💙 BLUE Series /St/ Blending.
- 💚GREEN Series ~digraphs (sh, ch, oi, th…) ~ are two consonants that are next to each other, and together they make a new sound e.g. "t-h" in thirty ~ so you do not hear "t" and "h"
Teaching digraphs can be a lot of fun if you use a lot of visual help (such as objects) and hands-on DIYs. I hope this lesson will help your little one learn the "sh" digraph through a casual fun learn-through-play lesson. For more Language lessons, click here.
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