English Resource Description
The lesson plan for Week 29, Day 1, focuses on teaching Year 1 students the various graphemes for the /r/ phoneme, which includes , , and . The objective is to help children understand and identify the different ways the /r/ sound can be spelled in words. The lesson begins with a 'Quickdash' activity where students quickly recall the phonemes for a variety of graphemes shown on flashcards, including previously learned digraphs and trigraphs. This activity aims to sharpen their phonemic awareness with increasing pace.
During the 'Teach' phase, the instructor introduces the Rat pictophone as a visual aid to represent the /r/ phoneme and writes the associated graphemes on the board, highlighting the different spellings. The class practices writing words such as 'write', 'purr', and 'run', with the graphemes representing the /r/ sound underlined for emphasis. The teacher explains the usage patterns of these graphemes, noting that appears at the beginning of words, while is typically found in the middle. In the 'Practise' section, the 'Sound Spotter' activity encourages children to identify and underline the /r/ phoneme in sentences written on the board, further reinforcing their understanding. The lesson concludes with an 'Apply' activity where children use mini whiteboards to write dictated words and sentences containing the /r/ phoneme, allowing them to demonstrate their grasp of the day's learning.
