Phonemes: /s t p/ Graphemes: s a t p Note: Pupils are NOT taught to read yet in this unit. LESSON 1(Introducing A Sound) Phoneme: /s/ Grapheme: s Content Standard: 2.1 Learning Standard: 2.1.1, 2.1.2a, .1.1a, .1.2a,! Tea"hing #ids: Sound "ard $s$, Cory Cat Phoni"s Song Time: % minutes #"ti&ity: 1. Tea"her introdu"es /s/. 'at"h my mouth. (Position your mouth, teeth, tongue )or phoneme /s/. *O NOT say the sound yet. +a,e sure all your pupils "an see your mouth.- 2. Tea"her says /s/ . times /ith pauses in !et/een. . Tea"her as,s $'hat sound did you hear0$ 1. Pra"ti"e saying /s/ , "lass, group, indi&idual. .. Sing #sso"iation #"tion Song()rom Cory "at Phoni"s Song-, Sammy Sna,e s s s(/ea&e your hand in an $s$ shape, li,e a sna,e -. 2. 3ntrodu"e grapheme $s$ )or /s/. $This is /s/. 'hat sound is this0 Say /s/ . times /ith me("lass, group, indi&idual-.$ 4. *o /riting a "ti&ities(model the "orre"t /ay o) /riting the grapheme-: tou"h sandpaper letter )orm $s$ /ith modelling "lay(Te5t!oo, pg 6- "opy, /rite $s$ (#7 pg 28 intergrate 3CT, use +i"roso)t/ord. Let pupils "hoose )ont, "olour it and print.- (#s, $'hat are you doing0$ as pupils do the /riting a"ti&ity. Train them to say the sound not the letter name. 9se the term $sound$ /hen tea"hing phoni"s NOT $letter$.- :;<L;CT3ON: =.> o) the pupils are a!le to say $s$. ?aid and @ugah ha&e lisping pro!lem. ;&ery!ody enAoyed singing Sammy Sna,e( Be he-. ;&ery!ody "an /rite $s$ e5"ept ?aid, #ina and #iman(letter re&ersal-. MY SUGGESTIONS: #!o&e are the !asi" tea"hing steps /hen introdu"ing a sound. <ollo/ the same steps )or sounds /C t p/. Tea"h the sounds o&er a period o) 1 /ee,, pre)era!ly e&eryday. 3) not 5//ee,, alternate days. Play games on"e you ha&e introdu"ed more than 1 sound(Te5t!oo, pg 4, @umping <rog-. :e&ise sounds taught !e)ore ea"h lesson. *O NOT introdu"e letter names. LESSON 2(3ntrodu"ing pi"ture names- Phoneme: /s / Grapheme: s Content Standard: 2.1 Learning Standard: 2.1.1, 2.1.2a, Tea"hing #ids: Sound "ard $s$(2-8 Pi"ture "ards or o!Ae"ts !eginning /ith /s/ D sun, seal, snail, so",s, spider()rom C* Eole,si Gra)i, !a"alah #na,,u F :eadeasy i) you are laGy to dra/ on your o/n- Time: % minutes #"ti&ity: 1. Tea"her re&ises the sound taught. Sho/ sound "ard $s$. Sing Sammy Sna,e s s s(/ith a"tion please-. 2. Sti", the $s$ "ard on the !oard. . Tea"her introdu"es pi"tures /ith initial sound /s/. Sho/ the )irst pi"ture, sun. #s, $'hat is this0(sun-. Say $sun$. Can you hear /s/(sho/ sound "ard $s$-/hen 3 say $sun$0(sho/ pi"ture- ;n"ourage pupils to repeat $/s/ as in $sun$(e5aggerate the /s/ sound in the /ord $sun$-. 1. Put the pi"ture on the !oard !elo/ the sound "ard $s$. .. :epeat Step )or othe pi"tures. 2. Play +usi"al Pi"tures. Sit in a "ir"le. Put all the pi"ture "ards in a !o5. Tea"her plays the musi" and the pupils pass the !o5. 'hen the musi" stops, the pupil /ith the !o5 /ill pi", a "ard and name it. Tea"h the pupils to say $/S/ as in (spider-$ a)ter naming the pi"ture. :;<L;CT3ON: MY SUGGESTIONS: #!o&e are the !asi" tea"hing steps /hen introdu"ing pi"ture names. <ollo/ the same steps )or sounds /C t p/. )or enri"hment, ma,e a Sound Poster(re)er my lin, Tea"hing Phoni"s, Phoni"s Poster- )or ea"h sound taught(group/"lass proAe"t. Sti", it/them around the "lassroom. Go slo/ /hen tea"hing sounds )or the )irst )e/ /ee,s. Personally 3 do not ad&ise you to tea"h all 1 sounds in one lesson in the early stages o) tea"hing reading. Play @umping )rog a)ter introdu"ing all the 1 sounds at the end o) 'ee, 1. :e)er Te5t!oo, pg 4. <or enri"hment, 3 pre)er pupils to say HBello 3 am /p/. /P/ as in pen"il.H as he stands on grapheme $p$. The above teaching steps may look elaborate but once you get the hang of it, teaching phonics will be a breeze. Do have fun when you teach!