Week 4, lesson 1 Phoneme "ai" and Grapheme "ai" - Phonics Phase 3 - Lesson plan


English Resource Description
In the first lesson of Week 4, young learners are introduced to the phoneme /ai/ and its corresponding grapheme
The lesson continues with a 'Quickdash' activity, where children revisit previously learned graphemes and pictophones, shouting out the sounds at an increasingly faster pace to reinforce their phonetic recognition. To teach the /ai/ sound, a story is shared about the Ape in a Cape, highlighting the phoneme within the narrative and incorporating an action where students can physically mimic flying while shouting /ai/. This multisensory approach helps to solidify the new phoneme in their memory. The practice phase includes writing the digraph in the air and on a friend's back, as well as decoding and blending words containing the /ai/ sound. To apply their new knowledge, children are asked to decode a phrase and illustrate it, with extension activities like Chalk and Letter Hunt to further enhance their learning experience.

