Week 17, lesson 1 Sound Spotter activity - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3 - Worksheet

The "Sound Spotter" activity is a phonics exercise from a worksheet designed for Week 17, Day 1, as part of the curriculum for teaching Phonics Phase 5, Unit 3. In this activity, students are encouraged to read through a given paragraph and identify a particular phoneme, which is a distinct unit of sound in a specified phonological system. The task requires students to underline the phoneme each time it appears within the text. Once they have spotted all occurrences, they are instructed to list the different graphemes, which are the letters or combinations of letters that represent the phoneme, below the paragraph. The paragraph provided reads as follows:

"The rain is here to stay, I'm afraid. I do hate rainy days! We will stay inside and play games today. But I pray the rain fades and we see rays of sunshine again!"

Through this activity, students enhance their phonemic awareness by connecting sounds to their written representations, which is a fundamental skill in learning to read and write proficiently. The exercise not only helps in recognising phonemes but also in understanding that a single sound can be represented by various graphemes, thus building a stronger foundation in phonics.