🧩 *Lesson Goals:*
* Recognize “th” as a digraph (2 letters = 1 sound)
* Pronounce it correctly (tongue between teeth!)
* Read & say simple “th” word
🕒 *Lesson Breakdown*
🟩 *1. Sound Introduction (4 mins)*
*On Board:* Write big:
*“th”* (circle it)
Say: “ th. My turn, thhh. Your turn!” (Repeat 3x)
Explain: “We stick our tongue out a little, like this…” (model it)
Let the child try it out. Praise effort!
🟩 *2. Picture Match Drawing (4 mins)*
Draw or quickly sketch 3 things on the board:
*Thumb* (hand with arrow to thumb)
*Tooth* (simple cartoon tooth)
*Cat* (not a "th" word!)
Ask:
👉 “Point to the picture with a ‘th’ sound.”
👉 “Which one starts with thhh?”
🟩 *3.
Write words on the board, one at a time:
*th-i-n, **th-a-t, **th-u-m, **th-e-n*,th-r-ee
Sound them out slowly together
* Point to each letter: “th – i – n”* Then say it together: “thin!”
Let the child come up and help sound one out with you.
✏️Add a smiley or star under each word once she reads it.
🟩 *4. Mini Word Sort (3–4 mins)*
Draw a simple T-chart:
| th words | not th words |
| -------- | ------------ |
| thumb | cat |
| thin | dog |
| moth | pen |
Read each one aloud, have the child help you write it under the correct column.
Ask: “Does it have the th sound?”
🟩 *5. Wrap-Up Sentence (2–3 mins)*
Write one simple sentence with “th”:
-That is a thin moth.
Have her read it slowly with you.
Then say: “Who can find all the ‘th’ sounds?” – Circle them together