Week 3, lesson 3 Letters Lost at Sea activity - Phonics Phase 2 - Worksheet

In the third week of the phonics programme, lesson 3 focuses on the phoneme /k/ and its grapheme . The objective is to introduce children to the /k/ sound, starting with a visual aid called the Kangaroos Reading the News card alongside the grapheme card . The lesson revisits previously learned sounds with an engaging 'Sound Pops' activity, where children hold up flashcards depicting the phoneme or grapheme when they hear the corresponding sound.

The teaching portion of the lesson involves storytelling, where the /k/ sound is emphasised within a narrative about kangaroos who enjoy reading crisp newspapers, highlighting the /k/ sound as they turn the pages. An accompanying action has the children miming the page-turning and vocalising the /k/ sound. Practice activities include air writing and tracing the grapheme on a friend's back to reinforce formation, and a 'Missing Letter' game where children identify the correct grapheme to complete words displayed on the board. The application of the lesson includes mini whiteboard work for writing practice and extension activities such as sorting and drawing. Teaching notes clarify that the graphemes , , and all represent the /k/ phoneme and that pictophones, used throughout the programme, are visual representations of sounds, which will become increasingly useful in later phases of the phonics curriculum.