Kids really enjoy punching holes in things so why not combine that enthusiasm with learning about digraphs? These beginning digraphs punch cards are a fun way to practice digraph sounds and focus on the shapes of the letters.
Prep needed
- Download this activity at the bottom of this post.
- Print off the pages you want to use onto paper or card (decide between printing 1 digraph at a time, or 3 digraphs at a time). Cut to separate each card.
- You‘ll need a hole punch if you want to work on fine motor skills.
- Otherwise, kids can just cross off the digraphs that ARE NOT the target digraph
- Or circle all the target digraphs
- Or clip them with pegs or paper clips
If you want to make the punch cards re-usable, laminate them for re-use with dry erase markers or pegs.
How to use these beginning digraphs punch cards
- Colour the large digraph in the center or use it to practice writing/tracing the letters.
- Make sure you know how that digraph is pronounced and say it over as you colour.
- Look at the pictures. Colour or circle the pictures that start (or end) with the target sound. Each card has 4 pictures that will fit that description.
- If you‘re unsure what word is meant by a picture, check the list below.
- Look at the target digraph and search for the same digraphs around the border. Punch a hole in all the target digraphs, saying the sound as they punch.
List of pictures
CH: chili, photograph, sheep, cheese, chair, chick, whale, thumb.
SH: whistle, sharpener, church, photograph, ship, sheep, thumb, shell.
TH: cheese, three, pharmacy, thorn, throne, thumb, shovel, whistle.
Download here!
Click on the following highlighted link and your BEGINNING DIGRAPH PUNCH CARDS will be sent directly to your downloads folder or other device equivalent.
Want free alphabet punch cards?
- You’ll find free A-H punch cards (both lowercase and uppercase) HERE.
Want more digraph punch cards?
This DIGRAPH PUNCH CARDS WITH BEGINNING AND ENDING SOUNDS pack is available for only $2.oo at my TpT store.
- The 8 beginning digraphs are: ch, kn, ph, qu, sh, th, wh and wr.
- The 8 ending digraphs are: ch, ck, mb, ng, sh, th, ll and ss
