Sample Week: Lesson 4
OBJECTIVES:
To know the sound a letter makes.
To blend to read the sounds in a word.
RESOURCES:
Laptop, PC or tablet | Mini whiteboard and pen | Strips of card | Counters | Sound Flashcards 1 Download Sound Flashcards 1 | Sound Actions Download Sound Actions | Blank Strips Download Blank Strips | Dragons Den Phase 2 (Phonics Play) Links to an external site.
VOCABULARY:
Words in bold can be found in the Phonics Glossary Download Phonics Glossary.
caption | phrase | phoneme | grapheme | PGC | sound | letter | blend | split
What to Get Ready
During this course, you will be accessing Phonics Play. You will need to log in to Phonics Play. The login details can be found in the General Resources section of this course.
Before the lesson watch ‘Caption Reading’.
Cut strips of card. If needed you can print the Blank Strips Download Blank Strips resource on to card and then cut out.
Check that you know the actions for the following sounds: s, u and r (it may help to have the Sound Actions Download Sound Actions next to you).
Remember: grapheme means any letter or group of letters that make one sound. For example, t, p, sh, h.
Quick-Fire!
On a blank piece of paper, play the game, Letter Match (shown in Phonics Games). Use the following letters: G, g, H, h, I, i, U, u.
New Learning
Lay the flashcards h, l, ll, e out in front of your child. Ask them to point to one they know and tell you the sound it makes. Repeat the sound and demonstrate the matching action, asking your child to join in with you. Complete for each of the cards.
When introducing the grapheme ‘ll’ to your child, tell them that it is very rare to find it at the beginning of a word; explain that it is often found at the end of words.
Play Flip Over and/or Slow Reveal (shown in Phonics Games). Include the flashcards for all sounds taught so far.
Blend to Read
Remind your child how we blend to read a word:
Say the sounds.
Blend the sounds.
Read the word.
Write the word ‘hat’ onto the whiteboard and model blending to read it.
Write the following words onto the whiteboard one at a time, and support your child as they blend to read them: ten, doll, till, leg.
Extra Support
If your child needs extra support, encourage them to use their finger to point to each grapheme in turn, saying its sound.
Extra Challenge
If your child is ready for an extra challenge, ask them to blend to read the following words with four sounds: held (h-e-l-d), glad (g-l-a-d).
Apply
Write the caption, ‘a hen on a rug’ on a strip of card. Tell your child they will be blending to read the words in order to understand the story they tell. Support your child as they read the caption.
Remember to ask: ‘Where do you need to begin reading?’ and, ‘Which way do you need to go?’. Make sure your child follows the words with their finger.
Ask your child what the story is. Can they draw a picture of a hen on a rug? (Children may want to keep captions and to draw more detailed pictures to go with them outside of lesson time.)
Phonics Play
Log in to Phonics Play.
PLAY – Dragon's Den - Phase 2 (Phonics Play) Links to an external site.
Select any of the 'Set 1' options for your child to play.