English Resource Description
In the second week's first phonics lesson, the focus is on introducing the new grapheme . The objective is clear: students will learn to associate the grapheme with the /oi/ phoneme. To kick things off, the teacher presents various pictophones, including an Oyster, and prompts the children to select the one that represents the /oi/ sound. Once the Oyster is identified and placed on the board, the lesson moves forward with a lively Quickdash activity. This involves a rapid-fire review of flashcards featuring graphemes and pictophones previously learned, with the children eagerly shouting out the corresponding phonemes and pictophone names.
During the Teach phase, the class discusses how some phonemes can be spelled differently, using the example of the /oi/ sound, which has been spelled as so far. The teacher writes under the Oyster on the board, and then introduces , emphasizing that is seldom used at the end of English words, contrasting "coin" with "boy". The Practise segment involves a Word Sort activity where students categorize words under the correct pictophone—Oyster for /oi/ or Oon for /oo/—and assist in spelling them out. The list includes words like "boy," "enjoy," and "annoy." Finally, the Apply phase has children using mini whiteboards to write dictated words and sentences, such as "boy," "toy," and "destroy," and the sentence "Spend your coins with joy," allowing them to put their new knowledge into practice.
