Week 9, lesson 5 Writing sentences - Phonics Phase 3 - Lesson plan

This lesson plan from Week 9, Day 5, is designed to help children in Phase 3 Phonics enhance their sentence writing skills. The objective is clear: "Today we will practise writing words in sentences." The lesson begins with a quick revision of tricky words, where children are encouraged to shout out the words as they appear on flashcards, with the difficulty increasing as the speed of the flashcards increases. This activity helps to reinforce the children's recognition and recall of these tricky words.

Following the revision, the teaching phase involves a 'Write the Picture' activity. A picture representing a phrase is shown to the class, and together they discuss and deduce the scenario depicted. Once the phrase is revealed, such as "Rats run on the rooftops!", the children are asked to write it on their whiteboards. The practice phase sees children working in pairs to create their own captions for a different image, fostering collaborative learning and creativity. For example, they might come up with something like "She sees red bugs." To apply what they've learned, children are then given a longer sentence to write on their mini whiteboards, such as "You might hear a dog bark at night." The lesson concludes with extension activities like 'Sound Splat' and 'Sound Sorter', which serve as engaging ways to review Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs).