Step038m/20DEC2001

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Step 38: sh

Remind that h is the blowy letter. When you use it with another letter, you still blow ‑ as in sh ch th. We first learn SH, the sound we make to tell people to hush. Have the pupil say "sh", with his hand in front of his mouth, so that he can feel the wind of the blow. Have him say three times, 'ESS‑AITCH says sh". Have him complete the words listed, and say each one, and understand it. Play games from previous lessons. Find the pictures for ship fish dish brush shop in Step 40.

Write a joined sh on scrap paper, in large letters with a yellow felt pen or highlight, and let the pupil go over them, to get the feel of how you join the letters. Draw the letters separately, then add the joining bit in a different colour, to show the extra line. If you wish, he can go over the words in the list, in felt pen.

fi__ __op

di__ __ip

fla__ __ot

cra__ __ut

bru__ __rimp

Get the pupil to sound the sounds of the new words.

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ã Copyright 2000 by Elliot Right Way Books where copied or adapted from “c-a-t=CAT”. Other material ã copyright 2001 by Mona McNee