Week 24, lesson 2 Review Day "er" - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3 - Lesson plan

The lesson plan for Week 24, Day 2, focuses on the review of the /er/ phoneme in Phase 5, Unit 3 of the phonics curriculum. The objective of the day is to revisit and reinforce the spellings associated with the /er/ sound. The lesson begins with a 'Quickdash Words' activity, where the class works together to decode words that have been previously introduced. These words are displayed on the board with sound buttons underneath, assisting the children in breaking down each phoneme.

During the 'Teach' section of the lesson, the Earth pictophone is shown to the class as a visual aid for words containing the /er/ phoneme. The teacher models the writing of several example words such as 'better', 'hurt', and 'shirt', while underlining the graphemes that represent the /er/ sound. In the 'Practise' part, a lively 'Countdown' game is played where children line up and take turns decoding and blending words from a list on the board, either by 'free choice' or 'lucky dip'. Points are awarded for each correctly read word, with a tally kept until the timer runs out. Finally, the 'Apply' stage involves the children using mini whiteboards to write down words dictated by the teacher, such as 'shorter', 'hurt', 'burp', and 'birthday', thereby applying their knowledge of the /er/ phoneme in writing.