Ready-to-use resources for beginning and ending digraphs
If you’re looking for a fun way to introduce common digraphs, you’ll love these free dice and digraph posters. They are great for teaching beginning and ending digraphs and are handy for use as flashcards, too.
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Digraph Posters
These digraph posters are a great resource to keep in your teaching toolkit and use year after year. Print the digraph posters on cardstock and laminate them for extra durability.
Once you’re ready to introduce the digraph cards to students, grab the set of beginning digraphs first. Students’ brains learn to identify beginning sounds before they recognize ending sounds.
Focus on one poster at a time. First, name the digraph. Then, brainstorm a list of words that start with that digraph. For example, after introducing TH, students might share out “thanks, that, then, their, the, and thin”. Write down each word as students say them.
Bonus: If you are working with multilingual learners, draw a simple picture next to each word to help jog their memories.
(I’ve included a word list as well in case you get a foggy teacher moment like I sometimes do and need help thinking of more words!)
After a couple minutes, hang up the TH digraph poster and grab a new one. Focusing on just one or two digraphs at a time helps students remember the sounds they make.
Once you have gotten through all of the beginning sounds posters, start the same process with the ending sounds digraph posters!
Digraph Dice
Just like the timeless saying predicts, “practice makes perfect”, so we were excited to give you these dice to make working on the digraphs fun for students.
Simply print the dice on either paper or cardstock, cut along the outside edge of each die, and glue the tabs together to make a cube. That’s it! You’re ready to roll. (Literally.)
To play, students roll the dice and name a word that starts with that sound. One student might roll PH and say “phone”. Another student who rolls WH might say “when”.
Looking to foster some friendly competition? Divide your class into pairs and have students race to be the first to roll (and think of a word!) for all six digraphs.
For more fun with words, hop over and grab our best selling word games in our shop or inside our VIP teaching membership, the Science of Reading Formula. Since they’re EDITABLE, you can type in ALL the digraph words your heart desires.
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Just had a parent teacher conference. Lovely post! This is just what we need.
Thanks for your feedback, great to hear!
HI,
THIS DIGRAPH PAGE WAS REALLY AWESOME….. AND WAS SO USEFUL TO ME…. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE ACTIVITY’S RELATING TO THIS
Thanks so much, glad it was useful. There are more phonics activities in the making so be sure to check back regularly. 🙂
I love this! When I click on the photo I am unable to find where I can access them to print. I have the blend cards and dice already. Just wanted these digraph posters to match 🙂 Help please!
Hi, so sorry for the slow reply! Here is the link for the digraph posters to match. https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/digraph-posters/ I’m glad you love these resources. 🙂
Hi! I’m trying to find the link to download these free posters/cards. When I click on the image, it only brings me to the jpeg embedded on this blog. These look like they’ll be great for my Kindergartener.
Thanks!
I’m not able to download the posters, how do I do that?
Hi Jamie,
I’m happy to help! Scroll down to the section marked “Grab Your Copy”. Then click that blue-green “here” link. You’ll be redirected to the download.
Enjoy!
Malia
Hi Malia,
For some reason the download here link does not work. I can’t access the digraph dice or the posters. Please help!
Hi!
When you click the blue “Download Here” button, a pop-up should open. You can try checking to make sure your browser isn’t blocking pop-ups from the site or try using a different browser. If you happen to be attempting the download at school, your district’s web filter may be blocking the pop-up. Let me know if you’re not able to get the dice!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team
Hi,
I am still having trouble with the DOWNLOAD button, probably because I am trying to print on my school computer/printer so I can print it in color. I did go into my settings and adjusted the pop ups to allow your website, but unfortunately; it still won’t work.
I really need the dice and posters for what I’m teaching now. Is there a way that you cand send them to my email or can I buy those things from you? My students could really use them but I’ve been trying since last week and I’m starting to think I may need to look for something else.
Hi there!
If the district’s web filter is blocking the pop-ups, they won’t work even if you enable them in your browser settings to allow them for the website. You could try the download while on a different network and then transfer the file to your work computer. I will also send you an email!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team
Where do I find the guided reading bundle? The link has been taking me to the word work bundle.
Hello Molly,
Great news! I am happy to report that the guided reading bundle has been renamed as the Endless Word Work Bundle: https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/endless-word-work-bundle/
I hope this helps!
Warmly,
Kimberleigh
Thank you so much for the activities. You have been an inspiration and great support for me. I am better able to plan for the needs of my students. Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you so much, Tanisha!
That means the world to us. We truly consider it a privilege to give back, but it’s comments like this that help keep us going.
Thank you!!
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador
Hi,
You can get the free posters by clicking on the green “here” under the section labeled Grab Your Copy.
You can also check out our troubleshooting video HERE for help.
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador
Hi amanda,
Thanks for reaching out. I’m sorry you’re having trouble downloading. We never want that. Please check out our troubleshooting video HERE for help. You’ll also want to make sure you have the most recent version of Adobe Reader Other and that you’re allowing pop ups from our site. If you still can’t get it to work, you can email me at hello@www.playdoughtoplato.com
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador
Thank you very much. This is what i have been looking for.
Wonderful! I hope it’s helpful!
Warmly,
Ashley // Happiness Ambassador
I´m guatemalan and this contents it´s very easy to use and super nice for kids. Thanks for share free
Hello! I love your digraph cards. I can’t find a link to download and print them. Could you help me please?
Hi Kate! I’m sorry you’re having difficulty downloading the freebie. The problem has been fixed so you can grab it here:
https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/digraph-posters/
Just click the big blue “download here” button at the bottom of the page. I hope your kiddos love the activity!
Where do I find a literacy dice with pockets? That sounds awesome, I have only seen the white board dice. If you had a link to one I would gladly buy one. Thank you so much for these cute as can be free games, I love teaching my son with them.
HI, The link does not work.
Hi Nicole,
When you click on the blue “Download Here” button, you’ll get a pop-up that prompts you for your name and email address. After providing this information, you’ll be directed to the PDF. If you aren’t seeing these, try checking to see if the browser is blocking pop-ups from the site. You could also try using a different browser like Firefox. Let me know if you’re not able to grab the posters and dice!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team
The download button/link doesn’t work. 🙁
Hi Lauren,
When you click the blue “Download Here” button, a pop-up should open. You can try checking to make sure your browser isn’t blocking pop-ups from the site or try using a different browser. If you happen to be attempting the download at school, your district’s web filter may be blocking the pop-up. Let me know if you’re not able to get the dice!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team
The download link doesn’t work
Hi Astrid,
I’m sorry you ran into that error! The link is working now, and you’ll be able to download the digraph materials.
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team
The link doesn’t seem to be working. 🙁
Hi Dani,
When you click the blue “Download Here” button, a pop-up should open. You can try checking to make sure your browser isn’t blocking pop-ups from the site or try using a different browser. If you happen to be attempting the download at school, your district’s web filter may be blocking the pop-up. Let me know if you’re not able to get the dice!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team