Week 24, lesson 4 Review Day "ear" - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3 - Lesson plan

During the 24th week, lesson 4 of the Phonics Phase 5 curriculum, the focus is on revising the /ear/ phoneme and its associated spellings. The objective for this lesson is clear: to review the different ways the /ear/ sound can be spelled in words. The lesson begins with a 'Word Breaker' activity, where the teacher vocalises a word containing the /ear/ sound, and the children are tasked with deconstructing it into individual sounds before saying the complete word again in unison. This is repeated with several words to reinforce the phoneme.

Next, the 'Ear pictophone' is introduced as a visual aid to help children remember words containing the /ear/ phoneme. The teacher models the writing of these words, such as 'near', 'steer', and 'here', making sure to underline the graphemes that make up the /ear/ sound. In the 'Practise' stage, children engage in a 'Missing Letter' activity where they are presented with words on the board that have a letter missing, indicated by a line. The challenge is for the children to identify and supply the missing letter to complete the word correctly. Finally, the lesson moves to the 'Apply' phase, where children use mini whiteboards to write phrases dictated by the teacher that include the /ear/ phoneme, such as "The sad deer was tearful" and "She is nearly here." This exercise helps children apply their knowledge of the /ear/ phoneme in the context of writing.