Week 24, lesson 2 Sound Spotter activity - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3 - Worksheet

In the phonics lesson for Week 24, Day 2, children are tasked with a 'Sound Spotter' activity that aims to enhance their phonemic awareness. This worksheet is part of the curriculum for Phase 5, Unit 3, and is designed to help students identify and work with a specific phoneme. The exercise involves reading a paragraph and underlining the target phoneme whenever it appears within the text. After reading about a beach adventure that includes turkey burgers for dinner and the exhilaration of surfing, students are then asked to list the graphemes (the written representation of the phoneme) that they have spotted in the text. This activity not only reinforces phonics learning but also encourages careful reading and attention to detail.

The paragraph provided on the worksheet for the Sound Spotter activity is a fun and engaging short story that mentions a meal of turkey burgers and a trip to the beach where the narrator enjoys surfing. As the waves whirl around, the narrator expresses a feeling of freedom. Students are encouraged to miss no opportunity to underline the phoneme of the day as they read through the paragraph. Once they have identified and underlined the phoneme throughout the text, they then record the different graphemes that represent this sound. This practical exercise is an effective way to consolidate their understanding of how phonemes and graphemes work together in the English language.