English Resource Description
The lesson plan for Week 28, Day 1, focuses on the phoneme /m/ and its various grapheme representations: , , and . The objective of the lesson is to teach children different ways to spell words containing the /m/ phoneme. The session begins with a 'Quickdash' activity where children quickly review grapheme flashcards, including digraphs and trigraphs, shouting out the corresponding phoneme for each grapheme displayed. This warm-up exercise aims to reinforce their recognition of graphemes at an increasing pace.
During the 'Teach' phase, the instructor uses a Moose pictophone as a visual aid to discuss the /m/ phoneme. The class practises writing words with each grapheme, such as , , and , and underlines the part of the word that represents the /m/ sound. The teacher explains the usage patterns of these graphemes: is used at the beginning of words, is never used at the start or end of words, and is typically found at the end of words. In the 'Practise' portion of the lesson, a 'Word Sort' activity has the children categorise words like 'mummy', 'lamb', and 'hammer' under the correct grapheme headings on the board. To apply their learning, students use mini whiteboards to write dictated words and sentences that include the /m/ phoneme, such as "Can a lamb eat jam?" The lesson also includes a teaching note that explains the use of double after a short vowel and before another syllable, as seen in the word 'trimming', to indicate a short vowel sound, contrasting with a single in 'timing' which signals a long /igh/ sound.
