Early Reader
Lesson 150Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 150: The TCH Digraph

Focus: Digraph tch

Objective

What we'll learn

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

catchmatchwatchwitchbatchhatch

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the catch.
  • We can see the match.
  • You can see the watch.
  • They can see the witch.

Story time

Ada and the Catch

Ada went to the school. Ada saw a catch and a match.

"Look!" said Ada. "The watch is by the witch."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the batch and the hatch.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 add

Meaning: to put numbers together to find the total

Example: If I add 2 and 3, I get 5.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • catchA catch is something we can talk about or see.
  • matchA match is something we can talk about or see.
  • watchA watch is something we can talk about or see.
  • witchA witch 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

catchmatchwatchwitchbatchhatch