Week 20, lesson 1 Phoneme "oa, o, o_e" - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3 - Lesson plan

In the first lesson of Week 20, Year 1 students delve into the world of phonics, focusing on the long /oa/ phoneme and its various spellings. The objective of the lesson is to introduce children to the different ways of spelling words that contain the long /oa/ sound. This phoneme can be represented by the graphemes , , and , and the lesson plan is designed to help students recognise and use these graphemes correctly.

The lesson starts with a 'Quickdash' activity, where students quickly review grapheme flashcards, including digraphs and trigraphs, and shout out the corresponding phonemes. Following this, the teacher introduces the Ogre pictophone, prompting a discussion about the phoneme it represents. The class then practices writing words such as 'coat', 'home', and 'both', with special attention to underlining the grapheme that represents the /oa/ sound. The teacher explains the usage patterns of these graphemes, noting that and are typically found in the middle of words, while can appear in the middle or at the end of certain words. To reinforce learning, a 'Countdown' game is played where students decode and blend words from a list, earning points for each correctly read word. The lesson concludes with a mini whiteboard activity where children write dictated words and sentences that include the /oa/ phoneme, allowing them to apply their new knowledge in a practical context.