[upbeat music] [funny orchestra music] - Oh, hi friends.

My name is Anna.

I was just thinking about all the things that I am.

Like I'm a teacher, I'm a mother, I'm a thinker.

What are some things that you are?

Those are some great responses.

You're sisters, you're brothers, you're athletes, you're readers, writers and mathematicians.

Wow, there are so many things that we are, you know what, it gives me back around to that word, thinker.

Thinker.

Hmm?

Thinker actually has one of our sounds for today.

What sound do we hear at the beginning of the word, thinker?

Thinker.

That's right, we hear that TH sound.

Well, today we're going to be focusing on two special digraphs.

Okay?

The T H digraph graph and the W H digraph.

Now you're probably thinking, what's a digraph?

Well, we'll get there, but first let's warm up our ears.

Okay?

I'm gonna say some words.

I want you to tell me what is the last sound you hear in the word.

So for example, if I said the word cat, you would repeat the word cat.

Cat and then really pay attention.

What's the last sound you hear and that your mouth makes?

So cat?

Oh, the last sound in cat is, T. Are you ready to try some with me?

Okay, what's the last sound you hear in the word dog?

That's right, dog.

G, okay.

What's the last sound you hear in the word gap?

Gap, P. All right.

What's the last sound you hear in the word lid?

Lid, D. Okay.

What's the last sound you hear in the word spill?

Spill, L. Okay, last one.

What is the last sound you hear in the word path?

That's right path, TH, our sound for today.

Okay, so let's get back to what I was talking about.

Digraphs.

Digraphs are two letters that represent one sound.

So let's start with our first diagraph for today.

Our first digraph is TH.

So normally when we're blending sounds, we say each letter's sound.

So in this case it would be TH.

That's not what we said.

Because these two letters are representing one sound, we will say T-H as TH, like thumb.

Can you all say thumb?

Great.

Notice where my tongue is in relation to my teeth when I'm making that TH sound.

Okay, it's right in between my teeth TH and I'm blowing out with the air.

Let's try that again.

Thumb TH, beautiful.

Okay, the other digraph sound that we're going to be working with is W-H.

So once again, normally when we're blending all of our letters and all their sounds, we would say each sound right?

So we would go, woo.

Well we don't go woo woo.

Mm.

When we see W-H together, it's going to represent the WH sound, like whistle.

Okay?

So say whistle WH.

Excellent.

Do you feel that Papa Verta comes out as you're saying it WH?

Look at my mouth, WH.

Let's try it one more time.

Whistle, WH, WH.

Excellent.

Okay.

What I'm going to need you to do is ask a trusted adult for help.

But I need you to get some paper and something to write with because we're gonna practice writing our digraphs as well as spelling some words with those digraphs.

Okay?

Ready?

Set.

Go.

[upbeat music] Welcome back.

You were so fast.

Okay, first thing I need you to do, take your piece of paper and I want you to fold it in half because remember we're focusing on two different digraphs today.

So one half will be for one digraph and the other half will be for the other digraph.

Okay?

Great.

Alright.

So who remembers which two letters represent the TH sound?

That's right.

I should see right along with me, TH.

Okay?

So let's say it as we spell it right?

TH.

Okay?

So when we look at or hear that TH sound, we can hear it at the beginning of a word.

So the word think or thank.

We can also hear it at the end of a word like bath or math.

Sometimes we'll even hear that sound in the middle of a word like method, father, brother.

Okay?

So that TH sound can be in any of those positions.

Let's practice writing some words with that TH sound.

The first word I want you to help me write is the word that, okay, so first off, where do we hear or feel that TH sound in that, say the word right.

We feel it in the beginning, right?

That, okay, so let's write that.

Let's start with our TH, for those of you that need to stretch it, really stretch that word, that that, okay, that's a great strategy to help you really hear all the sounds in the word.

Okay?

So TH, we said it was our first sound.

So we need TH first.

Now what letter is representing that, A sound in that?

That's right.

It is our A making it short A sound, Ah, okay?

Now remember that practice exercise you did before?

Let's listen to that last sound in that, what letter represents the last sound that we hear in that?

That's right, it's the TH sound and it's represented by the letter T that, okay.

Let's try another word that has the TH sound in it.

How would we spell the word math?

One of my favorite subjects, just saying, all right, math.

Well, where do we feel our digraph?

Math.

That's right.

We hear it at the end this time.

So let's hold off on our TH digraph and let's start with the beginning.

Beginning of the word.

So math, what's the first sound we feel and hear in the word math?

That's right.

Mm, and it's represented by the letter M. Okay, math.

And for those of you that need to stretch, remember stretch those words, math.

Ooh.

You realize that the A is the same like that?

That's right.

So what letter is representing the A sound in math?

That's right.

A is saying A, okay, math.

Now you told me before you felt and heard the A sound at the end of the word.

So what do I need to write at the end of this word to write the word math.

Awesome, I need my digraph.

TH for math.

I hope you're writing along with me.

All right.

Are we ready for some WH?

What words?

Okay, you are just gonna go to the second half of your page.

I'm gonna erase and get ready.

Okay.

So I kind of gave you the answer, but let's see if you were paying attention.

Which letters do I need to write the WH sound?

You're so smart.

That's right.

I need it, so remember, say it and spell it with me.

W-H, WH.

Okay.

All right.

Now with W-H, WH?

You're really only going to see it at the beginning of words, like the word what or where or when.

Okay.

You're not gonna see that.

WH sound at the end of a word.

Okay, so that's just a little hint when it comes to the word that we have already sound today.

All right.

How about, well, I just said the word, when.

Why don't we spell the word, when?

All right, well, let's see.

Where do we feel the WH, sound?

That's right.

We're gonna feel that WH sound in the beginning.

So how do I represent WH in when?

Good.

Right along with me.

W-H.

Okay?

When stretch it W-H-E-N?

Hmm.

What is that middle sound in when.

That's right.

It's the E sound.

So what letter is representing the E sound?

Yep.

E is representing the E sound.

When?

Now I need that last sound, N. When?

Excellent.

The N sound is represented by the letter N. So we spell when, say it with me and let's read it.

W-H-E-N. Let's blend continuously.

When?

When.

Awesome.

All right, let's spell one more word.

How would you spell the word wiz?

Like a Wizkid, wiz.

So you're right, we're gonna hear that woo at the beginning.

So that means I'm going to use my digraph.

WH at the beginning.

So WH.

Okay.

Wiz.

Hmm.

Wiz.

What's making the eh kinda itch it?

Oh, the letter I is representing that is sound.

All right.

Now what last sound do we hear in Wiz?

That's right, you hear that Z sound?

What letter represents Z?

Yeah.

Awesome.

The letter Z.

Okay, so we spell wiz, W-H-I-Z, Wiz.

Excellent job.

Thank you so much friends for learning and playing with me today.

I hope you had a lot of fun reviewing the digraph TH that says, right, TH and WH that says right WH.

Okay.

See if you can find these words as you were reading the books in school and at home.

Well, until next time, friends.

Bye.