Week 3, lesson 1 Two Syllable Words - Phonics Phase 4 - Lesson plan

In the third week's first lesson of Phase 4 in the All Aboard Phonics programme, the objective is to provide children with further practice in reading two-syllable words. The lesson begins with a "Quickdash" activity, where children review previously learned graphemes and pictophones. The pace of this activity gradually increases, and the children are encouraged to shout out the corresponding phoneme for each grapheme and pictophone displayed.

During the 'Teach' phase of the lesson, the teacher writes a two-syllable word on the whiteboard, such as 'lunchbox', clearly marking the division between the syllables with a slash. The teacher then sound talks the first syllable, blends it, and repeats the process with the second syllable before combining both to pronounce the whole word. Children are invited to join in and practice with additional words, with some volunteering to come up to the board and place the slash between the syllables for words like 'problem', 'shellfish', and 'upset'. The 'Practise' activity, known as 'Word Match', involves children working in pairs to decode and blend words on their flashcards and then match them with the corresponding object flashcards on the board. Some of the words used in this exercise include 'starfish', 'windmill', and 'sunlight'. Finally, the 'Apply' stage uses YES/NO cards to assess comprehension. Children decode phrases and display the correct answer card, with volunteers reading each phrase aloud afterwards. Phrases such as 'Can you jump on a rocket?' and 'Can a bathtub get hurt?' are used in this engaging and interactive part of the lesson.