Blends and Consonant Clusters · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.2.5.1.2 - Use the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a consonant digraph as two consonants that together make one sound.
Identify common consonant digraphs (ch, sh, th, ph, wh, gh) in words read aloud and in print.
Sort and group words according to their consonant digraph sound.
Apply spelling-sound rules to read and spell unfamiliar words containing common consonant digraphs.
Work in pairs and groups to discuss digraph patterns and agree on simple spelling rules.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Blends and Consonant Clusters (2.5)
Content standard: B6.2.5.1 - Identify and use consonant blends and clusters in reading
Indicator: B6.2.5.1.2 - Use the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 171
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- In a discussion, talk about digraphs as a whole class, group and in pairs.
- Have learners try to establish some rules in forming and spelling words having digraphs.
E.g. ch as in church
sh as in shirt gh as in tough