Early Reader
Lesson 145Early Reader10–15 minutes

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

phonephotophrasegraphdolphinelephant

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

  • photoA photo is something we can talk about or see.
  • phraseA phrase is something we can talk about or see.
  • graphA graph is something we can talk about or see.
  • dolphinA dolphin is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

phonephotophrasegraphdolphinelephant