English Resource Description
During the third lesson of Week 15 in the Phase 5 Phonics programme, the objective for the day is to explore the phonemes associated with the digraphs and , which typically represent the long sounds /oo/ and /yoo/. The lesson begins with a 'Quickwrite' activity where children are prompted to write down the grapheme corresponding to phonemes spoken by the teacher, using their whiteboards to display their answers. This quick revision sets the stage for the day's learning focus.
The teaching segment of the lesson involves writing the digraphs and on the board and discussing the sounds they can represent. The teacher introduces visual aids, such as the characters Oon and Unicorn, to help children associate the graphemes with their phonemes. Words like 'rule', 'cube', 'blue', and 'value' are used to illustrate the sounds. In the practice phase, a 'Word Sort' activity has children decoding words and sorting them into columns based on the phoneme they contain. The list includes words such as 'June', 'flute', and 'confuse'. Applying the day's learning, children engage in a 'Phrase Act' where they read phrases in pairs, such as 'Pick up a prune and eat it', and then act them out. Finally, a 'Mini Whiteboard Work' session has children writing dictated words and sentences, like 'That dog is a huge brute!', to further reinforce their understanding of the digraphs and associated phonemes.
