State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will make thumps and thuds and then read and write words with th, such as thump, thud, and thief.

Literacy Activities
Read about three thieves

• Write the words three, thump, thieves, and think and state that th makes the /th/ sound.
• Read the target text Three Thieves (found below) to the children and have them find the th digraph.   

Make thumping sounds

• Hold up the word cards (found below) that say thump, thud, and thwack.
• Have the children read the words and try to make the sounds that go with the words.

More Practice
Read target words in texts

• Read Three Thieves to the children.
• Engage the children in reading the text with you and support if needed.
• Have the children make a list of the words with th.

Write about thieves going thump and thud

• Display a word wall with th words (e.g., thump, thud, thief, three, think, threat, thank).
• Have the children write about thinking there are thieves (e.g., “Three thieves went thump and thud,” “I thought I heard thieves,” “The thieves went thump and thud,” “But there were no thieves,” “I’m thankful there was no threat of thieves”).