Week 24, lesson 5 High Frequency Words (house, too, old, by,day) - Phonics Phase 5, unit 3 - Lesson plan

In Week 24, Day 5 of the Phonics Phase 5, Unit 3 lesson plan, students are introduced to new high-frequency words (HFWs) that they will encounter often in their reading and writing. The objective of the lesson is to familiarize the children with the words 'house', 'old', 'too', 'by', and 'day'. The lesson begins with a quickwrite activity where children practice writing words from the current week's lessons that include graphemes they may find challenging. This activity not only reinforces their writing skills but also helps to boost their confidence in spelling.

The teaching segment involves writing the new HFWs on the board and encouraging the children to use them in sentences, thus providing context and enhancing understanding. To make the learning process more engaging, the teacher can turn it into a game where pairs of children are called upon to provide examples of the words used in sentences. In the practice part of the lesson, a 'HFW Treasure Hunt' is set up where children search for flashcards with HFWs and nonsense words hidden around the classroom, adding an element of fun and physical activity. They then write down the real words they find on a treasure list, ignoring the nonsense words. If there's extra time, an extension activity allows for creative sentence writing using as many HFWs as possible. Finally, the lesson concludes with an application activity where children write the day's HFWs and dictated phrases on their mini whiteboards, consolidating their learning of these essential words.