Early Reader
Lesson 146Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 146: The CK Digraph

Focus: Digraph ck

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words with the ck 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 ck, don't say two sounds – say one!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

duckrocksockbackclocktrack

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the duck.
  • We can see the rock.
  • You can see the sock.
  • They can see the back.

Story time

Ivy and the Duck

Ivy went to the beach. Ivy saw a duck and a rock.

"Look!" said Ivy. "The sock is by the back."

Kai came to help. Together they played with the clock and the track.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ivy go?

2. What did Ivy see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 lever

Meaning: a bar that helps lift heavy things

Example: A seesaw is a kind of lever.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • sockA sock is something we can talk about or see.
  • backA back is something we can talk about or see.
  • clockA clock is something we can talk about or see.
  • trackA track is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Pick the word that finishes the sentence.

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

I see a _____ .

Stretch

Try more words

duckrocksockbackclocktrack