Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
Table 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
The Structure of the Lesson
What the teacher does
Introducing the Sound:
The teacher shows the children
picture of “sun” and asks children
“What do you see in the picture?”
What the first letter?
The teacher play “letter S sound”
and request children to sing.
The teacher asks them questions
relate to the song. For example
What sound of the letter S? Give me
any words start with S sound?
The teacher play game with children
by asked children to run and found
anything in the class start with \s\
sound.
Hearing the Sound in the initial
position:
The teacher shows children
flashcards with pictures start with \s\
sound and asked children “What
this?” and request children to say
the sound than say the word. For
example, \s\ snake.
What the children do
The children responded with
the teacher by saying what
they see in the picture.
The children responded with
the song by sing the song.
The children answer the
questions.
The children run around the
class to find anything in class children to link the lesson
with \s\.
The children respond with
the teacher by saying what
they see in flashcard. Also,
they say the sound and
words.
Comments
This a great idea to encourage
children to the lesson and
examine their prior
knowledge about letter \s\.
This was a fabulous idea the
children really enjoyed
listening and sing the song.
This is an attractive game for
kids because they like to
move. Furthermore, that assist
with a life.
This worked very well and
allowed children to find
words starting with \s\ sound.
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Introducing the Writing of the
Sound:
The teacher explains that she is
going to show the children a how to
write letter S capital and small on
the board.
She asks children to watch carefully
and follow the steps in the floor.
She helps children who have
difficulty with writing letter S.
She asks some children to write the
letter on the board.
Practicing Writing the Sound:
The teacher prepared writing activity The children listen
for letter \s\ in writing center. attentively.
She explained the activity for
children by saying: in writing center, the learning centers.
you will have papers, pencil, and
colors you will write letter \s\ capital
and small and you will draw
anything star with \s\ sound.
She asks one group to move to the
writing table and directs the rest of
the children to the other activities in
other centers.
She asks children for writing letter
\s\.
She requests children to draw
anything start with \s\ sound and
describe it for her.
The children sit and listen
attentively.
Children write letter S on the
floor.
Children practice writing
letter \S\.
Some children came to write
\s\ on the board.
The children move out into
The children write letter \s\
The children draw pictures
with \s\ sound and describe.
It's excellent to get the
children opportunity to repeat
the directions for writing the
sound /s/ and to draw it on the
floor.
This was a real excelling idea
as working in smaller groups
allowed the teacher to make
sure that the children could
hear, recognize and accurately
write the sound /S/.
Additionally, it assists the
teacher to evaluate each child.
It’s important to encourage
children to link the sound
with a familiar action by let
them draw anything start with
\s\ sound because it supports
them to have a deep
understanding.