Early Reader
Lesson 143Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 143: The TH Digraph

Focus: Digraph th

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words with the th digraph, where two letters make one sound.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

A digraph is two letters that team up to make ONE sound. When you see th, don't say two sounds – say one!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Underline the th in each word. Say the one sound it makes.

Words

Word list

thinthickthinkthumbthornthrone

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the thin.
  • We can see the thick.
  • You can see the think.
  • They can see the thumb.

Story time

Leo and the Thin

Leo went to the park. Leo saw a thin and a thick.

"Look!" said Leo. "The think is by the thumb."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the thorn and the throne.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Digraph th adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Leo go?

2. What did Leo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 engineer

Meaning: a person who designs and builds things

Example: An engineer built the tall bridge.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • throneA throne is something we can talk about or see.
  • thinA thin is something we can talk about or see.
  • thickA thick is something we can talk about or see.
  • thinkA think is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Digraph th

Other

Stretch

Try more words

thinthickthinkthumbthornthrone