Daily Lesson Notes (TP 3)

Subject: Jolly Phonics

Date: 10-02-14
Time: 9:40-10:00
Class: junior infants- second class
Duration of Lesson: 20 minutes

Theme: Marine Explorers

Strand: reading
Strand Unit: receptiveness to language, developing cognitive abilities through language, competence and
confidence in using language.
Differentiated Learning Objectives:
1. All children will be enabled to work on the blend ‘oa’. (teacher revises last five sounds learned
every week before moving on)
2. Most children will be enabled to go on an ‘oa’ hunt in the classroom to find pictures of objects
beginning with ‘oa’.
3. Some children will be enabled to write the blend ai on mini blackboards and to complete an on-
line interactive activity based on the blend ‘oa’.
Assessment:
Teacher designed task:
The teacher will assess the children’s ability to complete the teacher designed task of findings ‘oa’ pictures in
the classroom, of sounding the ‘oa’ blend correctly and of completing the online activity based on the letter
blend oa. She will record all findings in an assessment notebook.
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Teacher Questioning: (List two indicative questions under each heading).

Higher Order Questions:

What sound do you think ‘oa’ makes?

Can you name three words with ‘oa’ in them?

Lower Order Questions:

What does this word say? ‘

Can you name three words with ‘oa’ in them?

Language / Literacy Opportunities:

(State what language development will take place and the literacy opportunities in the lesson)
Vocabulary: boat, coat,
Literacy: the children will develop literacy as they complete the ‘oa’ worksheet and ‘oa’ interactive activity.
Oral language: the children will develop oral language as they talk about words which make the ‘oa’ sounds and
sing the ‘oa’ song.

Content of Lesson: Methodologies/ Teaching

Strategies
Lesson Introduction:
1. Talk and Discussion:
 The children will revise the letter j sounds they practiced last week.
listening,
 The teacher will show them an ‘oa’ on the IWB and they must tell her the questioning,
sound it makes. brainstorming, think,
 The teacher will go through the jolly phonics work programme, circle the pair, share.
‘oa’ words, listen to the ‘oa’ song, story etc. 2. Collaborative/Co-
operative Learning:
Lesson Development: group work.
 The teacher will tell the children that we are going on an ‘oa’ hunt. We 3. Active Learning:
will look around the classroom for pictures beginning with ‘oa’. hands on experience.
 The children will find the pictures and return them to their desks. 4. Skills Through
 The children will then sound out each picture. Content: observing,
 The children will complete an ‘oa’ worksheet where they will draw ‘oa’s’ predicting,
. investigating and
experimenting,
estimating and
Lesson Conclusion: measuring,
 The children will complete an on-line interactive game based on the letter analyzing,
oa. synthesizing,
 The teacher will ask each child for a word containing the ‘oa’ blend. describing,
categorizing,
recording and
communicating.
5. Using Local
Environment: use of
pupil environment
and lived experience.
Problem Solving: apply
logic and rationality to given
 situation

Resources:
‘oa’ pictures hidden around the classroom, oa worksheets, Jolly Phonics programme, Starfall website ABC ya
website.
Inclusion and Diversity/ Differentiation: (May include adaptations in any of the following areas; Content,
Activities, Resources, Product, Environment, Teaching Strategies)

Child A will complete his work on his ipad with the assistance of the SNA.
Child f will need extra help from the class teacher. (EAL)
Linkage/Integration

Record of Assessment: (To be written after lesson is taught – Report on observations & show how information
gathered is interpreted and used to inform future planning and teaching)

Action Plan: