Week 2, lesson 3 Tricky Words (their,there,oh,people)- Phonics Phase 5, unit 1 - Lesson plan

In the third lesson of Week 2 during Phase 5 phonics, the objective is to familiarize students with four tricky words: "their," "there," "oh," and "people." These words are known as 'tricky' because they cannot be easily decoded using standard phonetic rules. The lesson begins with a 'Word Breaker' activity, where a word is spoken aloud, and the children are encouraged to break it down into its individual phonemes before saying the whole word together again. This warm-up exercise helps to reinforce their phonemic awareness and prepares them for the new words they will be encountering.

The teaching segment of the lesson involves introducing the new tricky words to the class, using them in example sentences, and having the children call out each word in turn. This interactive approach helps to cement the words in the students' memories. The practice phase of the lesson includes a 'Tricky Word Race' where children are divided into teams and use flashcards to read the tricky words quickly and accurately. The lesson concludes with an application activity using mini whiteboards, where students write the tricky words and use them in dictated phrases, such as "Their toy is right there." To assist in differentiating between "their" and "there," the teacher may point out the similarity in spelling with "here" and "there," serving as a mnemonic device to help students recall the correct usage of each word.