English Resource Description
In the second lesson of Week 4 during Phonics Phase 5, Unit 1, children are introduced to a new grapheme, , which represents the /ee/ phoneme. The objective of the lesson is to identify the /ee/ sound and its corresponding grapheme. To start, the teacher presents various pictophones, including an image of an Eagle, and prompts the children to choose the one that symbolises the /ee/ sound. This interactive approach engages the children and connects the new grapheme with a familiar phoneme.
The lesson continues with a quickwrite activity, where children are asked to write down the grapheme for a given phoneme on their whiteboards and then display their answers. Following this, the teacher reminds the class that the same phoneme may have different spellings, such as and , which are already known to the children. The new grapheme is then introduced and added to the board, and the children practice pronouncing the /ee/ phoneme. The teacher clarifies that is typically found at the end of words, using examples like "turkey", "keep", and "beach" to illustrate this point. To reinforce learning, the children participate in the "Word Mood" activity, reading words aloud with various emotions, and in "Caption Match", they match phrases with pictures, further solidifying their understanding of the grapheme. The lesson concludes with mini whiteboard work, where children transcribe dictated words and sentences, allowing them to apply their newly acquired knowledge in writing.
