Lesson Plan: Decoding for Primary 2 Children

Subject: English Language Arts Topic: Decoding

Introduction: - Begin the lesson by asking the students if they know what decoding means. - Explain that decoding is the process of figuring out the sounds and meanings of words when reading. - Share that decoding is an important skill that helps us become better readers. - Engage the students by showing them a short video related to decoding, such as “The Reading Machine” by Super Simple Songs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wqjv0POkfI).

Lesson Outline:

1. Phonics Review:
   • Recap the sounds of letters and common phonics rules learned in previous lessons.
   • Use flashcards or a phonics song video, such as “Phonics Song 2” by KidsTV123 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs), to reinforce phonics knowledge.
2. Introduction to Decoding:
   • Explain that decoding involves breaking down words into individual sounds and blending them together to read the word.
   • Show examples of simple words and demonstrate how to decode them by sounding out each letter and blending the sounds together.
   • Use interactive activities, such as “Guess the Word” or “Word Building,” to engage students in decoding practice.
3. Guided Practice:
   • Provide students with a worksheet containing a list of simple words.
   • Instruct them to decode each word by sounding out the letters and blending the sounds together.
   • Circulate the classroom to provide assistance and guidance as needed.

Questioning: - During the guided practice, ask questions to assess students’ understanding and encourage critical thinking: 1. What sound does the letter ‘a’ make? 2. Can you blend the sounds of ‘c’, ‘a’, and ‘t’ together to read the word? 3. What happens if we change the ‘c’ in ‘cat’ to ‘b’? Can you read the new word?

Assessment: - To assess students’ decoding skills, conduct a short individual assessment. - Provide each student with a list of simple words to decode independently. - Observe their decoding strategies and note any areas that require further support.

Differentiation: - For students who need additional support, provide them with a decoding chart or visual aids to help them remember the sounds of letters. - Offer extra practice worksheets or online games, such as “Decoding Drills” on Education.com (https://www.education.com/game/decoding-drills/), for reinforcement. - For advanced students, challenge them with more complex words or sentences to decode.

Plenary: - Review the concept of decoding by asking students to share their decoding experiences during the guided practice. - Summarize the importance of decoding in reading and encourage students to continue practicing their decoding skills at home. - Conclude the lesson by showing a fun decoding video, such as “Word Family Song” by Have Fun Teaching (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x6CMvz0eDw), to reinforce the lesson content.

Worksheet Resources: 1. Decoding Practice Worksheet: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decoding-Practice-Worksheet-Phonics-Reading-Activity-Grade-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100-101-102-103-104-105-106-107-108-109-110-111-112-113-114-115-116-117-118-119-120-121-122-123-124-125-126-127-128-129-130-131-132-133-134-135-136-137-138-139-140-141-142-143-144-145-146-147-148-149-150-151-152-153-154-155-156-157-158-159-160-161-162-163-164-165-166-167-168-169-170-171-172-173-174-175-176-177-178-179-180-181-182-183-184-185-186-187-188-189-190-191-192-193-194-195-196-197-198-199-200-201-202-203-204-205-206-207-208-209-210-211-212-213-214-215-216-217-218-219-220-221-222-223-224-225-226-227-228-229-230-231-232-233-234-235-236-237-238-239-240-241-242-243-244-245-246-247-248-249-250-251-252-253-254-255-256-257-258-259-260-261-262-263-264-265-266-267-268-269-270-271-272-273-274-275-276-277-278-279-280-281-282-283-284-285-286-287-288-289-290-291-292-293-294-295-296-297-298-299-300-301-302-303-304-305-306-307-308-309-310-311-312-313-314-315-316-317-318-319-320-321-322-323-324-325-326-327-328-329-330-331-332-333-334-335-336-337-338-339-340-341-342-343-344-345-346-347-348-349-350-351-352-353-354-355-356-357-358-359-360-361-362-363-364-365-366-367-368-369-370-371-372-373-374-375-376-377-378-379-380-381-382-383-384-385-386-387-388-389-390-391-392-393-394-395-396-397-398-399-400-401-402-403-404-405-406-407-408-409-410-411-412-413-414-415-416-417-418-419-420-421-422-423-424-425-426-427-428-429-430-431-432-433-434-435-436-437-438-439-440-441-442-443-444-445-446-447-448-449-450-451-452-453-454-455-456-457-458-459-460-461-462-463-464-465-466-467-468-469-470-471-472-473-474-475-476-477-478-479-480-481-482-483-484-485-486-487-488-489-490-491-492-493-494-495-496-497-498-499-500-501-502-503-504-505-506-507-508-509-510-511-512-513-514-515-516-517-518-519-520-521-522-523-524-525-526-527-528-529-530-531-532-533-534-535-536-537-538-539-540-541-542-543-544-545-546-547-548-549-550-551-552-553-554-555-556-557-558-559-560-561-562-563-564-565-566-567-568-569-570-571-572-573-574-575-576-577-578-579-580-581-582-583-584-585-586-587-588-589-590-591-592-593-594-595-596-597-598-599-600-601-602-603-604-605-606-607-608-609-610-611-612-613-614-615-616-617-618-619-620-621-622-623-624-625-626-627-628-629-630-631-632-633-634-635-636-637-638-639-640-641-642-643-644-645-646-647-648-649-650-651-652-653-654-655-656-657-658-659-660-661-662-663-