Week 5, lesson 4 Letter formation - "l" - Phonics Phase 2 - Worksheet

In the fourth lesson of Week 5 during Phonics Phase 2, students are introduced to the concept of double consonants. The objective is clear: to understand that when two identical consonants are placed side by side, they represent a single sound. This new grapheme pattern is vital for young learners as they expand their phonetic knowledge. The lesson revisits tricky words with a 'Quickdash' activity, where children rapidly identify words from flashcards, reinforcing their recall of these exceptions to phonetic rules.

The teaching segment focuses on demonstrating how double consonants function within words. Examples like "fun" and "full", "sit" and "miss", "let" and "sell" are used to illustrate how the double consonant typically appears in the middle or end of words rather than at the beginning. Practical exercises involve matching object flashcards to their corresponding word flashcards, helping students to blend sounds and recognise word patterns. An interactive 'Lift and Rub' activity encourages physical movement to aid in the understanding of left-to-right word scanning, an essential reading skill. Students then apply their learning by practising writing double consonant graphemes and words on mini whiteboards, with the option for further exploration through extension activities like creating a collage.