Week 22, lesson 2 Review Day Short "oo" - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3- Lesson plan

The lesson plan for Week 22, Day 2, focuses on a phonics review day for the short "oo" sound, as part of Phonics Phase 5, Unit 3. The objective of the lesson is clear: to revisit and reinforce the spellings associated with the short /oo/ phoneme. The session begins with a 'Quickdash Words' activity, where words from recent lessons are displayed on the board, complete with sound buttons. The class works together to decode each word, breaking it down phoneme by phoneme, and pointing to the corresponding sound buttons to aid in pronunciation.

The teaching segment introduces the Ook pictophone, a visual aid to help students remember words containing the short /oo/ sound. The teacher models the writing of select words such as 'pull', 'crook', 'could', 'push', 'foot', and 'should', specifically underlining the graphemes that represent the target phoneme. To practice, the children engage in a dynamic 'Countdown' activity where they stand in line and take turns decoding and blending words from a list on the board. They can choose a word themselves or opt for a 'lucky dip' where the teacher selects a word for them at random. Points are tallied for each correctly read word before time runs out. The lesson concludes with an application task where children use mini whiteboards to write down dictated phrases incorporating the short /oo/ sound, such as "We could take a look" and "You should avoid the thorny bush," allowing them to apply their phonics knowledge in writing.