Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson ( 4 )

Table 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

The Structure of the Lesson

What the teacher does What the children do Comments

Introducing the Sound: The students will try to remember

the letters they learned previously
the teacher will greet the students then listen to the teacher explain
and revise the letters they learned the new letter theyre going to learn
previously then tell the students
about the lessons and the letter
shes going to teach
Hearing the Sound in the initial position The students will sing the
The teacher will show the students part of song of sounds with the
the song of sounds so the students know the teacher and emphasize the
sound of the letter sound of the letter the
teacher is trying to teach

Introducing the Writing of the Sound:
the teacher will write the letter on the
board and tell the students how to start
writing the letter
The students who learned how to
write the letter will raise their hands
to stand up and write the letter on
the board

the teacher ask the students to raise their

hands if they know how to write the letter
on the board as she did

the teacher will asses the students f they

made a mistake writing on the board
Practicing Writing the Sound:

The teacher will give each student a
sheet of paper with the letter written on
normally then dotted then the letter wont
be written so there is space for the
students to write it
The students will write the letter
multiple times on a sheet of paper
to practice how to write it
Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

1. What program is used in your school to teach phonics?

We use multiple websites like “starfall.com” or “ABCya.com” the students use apps on
their ipads aswell to learn some phonics

2. How is phonics taught in your school?

The students learn the sound first then the shape of the sound then they learn how to write it

3. What was the focus of the lesson?

Learning the phoneme and the shape of it then how to write it

4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were not, select
(b).

a. Describe the different types of active engagement activities that

the teacher used.

the teachers used apps and songs to engage the students in the lesson and
let the students be active with them during the lesson

5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent centers that reinforced
the lesson objective/learning outcome? If they participated in learning centers, select (a); if they
did not, select (b)
a) Describe the different types of learning center activities that the
students did.
The students had 1- a roleplay center 2- a math center , 3- English
Chinese and Arabic center 4- science center 5- technology center