Digraph Write the Room Encoding – Bug / Insect Theme | sh ch th wh ck Phonics Activity

Need an engaging way for students to practice digraphs sh, ch, th, and wh? This Bug / Insect Write the Room phonics activity gives students hands-on practice segmenting and encoding digraph words while moving around the room.

Perfect for Science of Reading aligned phonics instruction, this activity helps students strengthen phoneme segmentation, digraph recognition, and orthographic mapping with common digraph spelling patterns.

Color & Black & White Versions Included

This resource includes both color and black & white versions.

• Black & white task cards allow teachers to:
– Print on colored cardstock to save ink
– Use when color printing is not an option
– Customize classroom materials while keeping costs low

Teachers have flexibility to use this activity in any classroom setting.

Great for:

• Literacy Centers
• Phonics Centers
• Small Group Instruction
• Intervention
• Whole Group Practice
• Independent Practice
• Morning Work
• Early Finishers

Students will:

• Find the bug / insect cards around the room
• Identify the picture
• Segment the sounds
• Write the word using sound boxes

Each word contains three phonemes, helping students practice hearing that two letters can represent one sound.

Words Included

• shell
• shed
• dish
• shop
• chick
• chip
• chat
• math
• thick
• bath
• which
• when

Digraph Skills Practiced

Beginning sh – shell, shed, shop
Ending sh – dish

Beginning ch – chick, chip, chat

Ending th – math, bath

Beginning th – thick

Beginning wh – which, when

Ending ck – chick, thick

What’s Included

• 12 bug / insect digraph picture cards (6 per page)
• Recording sheet with sound boxes
• Answer key
• 2 extension writing pages

Other Ways to Use This Resource (Beyond Write the Room)

• Phonics Scoot – Place cards on desks and have students rotate around the room.
• Literacy Center Match – Students match picture cards (included) to written words (not included).
• Small Group Word Building – Use sound boxes with magnetic letters or letter tiles.
• Pocket Chart Activity – Display cards and practice segmenting sounds together.
• Phonics Intervention – Target specific digraphs with struggling readers.
• Partner Practice – One student segments the word while the other writes it.
• Word Sort – Sort pictures by digraph (sh, ch, th, wh).
• Sentence Writing Extension – Students choose a word and write a sentence with it.

This resource is perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and struggling readers who need extra practice with digraph phonics patterns.

Great for spring literacy centers, bug or insect classroom themes, phonics centers, and Science of Reading aligned instruction.

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