Lesson Title: Exploring Phonics Activities and Developing Phonemic Awareness

Learning Intention: Students will be able to identify and practice phonics activities to improve their phonemic awareness.

Success Criteria: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of phonics activities by participating in class discussions, completing activities, and showing improvement in phonemic awareness.

Introduction: - Begin the lesson by discussing the importance of phonics and phonemic awareness in reading and writing. - Show examples of phonics activities such as word families, rhyming words, and sound blending.

Main Part of the Lesson: - Introduce new phonics activities and demonstrate how to complete them. - Engage students in a discussion about the different sounds they hear in words and how they can use phonics to decode words. - Allow students time to practice the new activities independently or in small groups.

Plenary: - Review the new phonics activities and ask students to share what they have learned. - Discuss any challenges or successes students experienced during the lesson.

Differentiation: - Provide additional support for struggling students by offering one-on-one assistance or simplified activities. - Challenge advanced students by introducing more complex phonics activities or encouraging them to create their own activities.

Assessment Strategies: - Observe students during class discussions and activities to assess their understanding of phonics. - Review completed activities to gauge students’ ability to apply phonics skills.

Higher Order Thinking Questions: 1. How can you use phonics to help you read unfamiliar words? (Analyzing) 2. Can you think of a word that rhymes with “cat” and “dog”? (Creating) 3. Why is phonemic awareness important for reading and writing? (Evaluating)