Lesson 145: The PH Digraph
Focus: Digraph ph
Objective
What we'll learn
Read words with the ph 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 ph, don't say two sounds – say one!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Underline the ph in each word. Say the one sound it makes.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the phone.
- We can see the photo.
- You can see the phrase.
- They can see the graph.
Story time
Sam and the Phone
Sam went to the pond. Sam saw a phone and a photo.
"Look!" said Sam. "The phrase is by the graph."
Luna came to help. Together they played with the dolphin and the elephant.
At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful Digraph ph adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Sam go?
2. What did Sam see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 gear
Meaning: a wheel with teeth that turns another gear
Example: The bike gear helps me pedal faster.
Review
Vocabulary review
- photo — A photo is something we can talk about or see.
- phrase — A phrase is something we can talk about or see.
- graph — A graph is something we can talk about or see.
- dolphin — A dolphin is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch