Early Reader
Lesson 154Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 154: The OUGH Digraph

Focus: Digraph ough

Objective

What we'll learn

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

thoughthroughthoughtroughtoughcough

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the though.
  • We can see the through.
  • You can see the thought.
  • They can see the rough.

Story time

Zoe and the Though

Zoe went to the beach. Zoe saw a though and a through.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The thought is by the rough."

Max came to help. Together they played with the tough and the cough.

At the end of the day, Zoe and Max smiled. What a wonderful Digraph ough adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 equal

Meaning: the same in value or amount

Example: Two halves are equal to one whole.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • toughA tough is something we can talk about or see.
  • coughA cough is something we can talk about or see.
  • thoughA though is something we can talk about or see.
  • throughA through 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

thoughthroughthoughtroughtoughcough