Key: TS Teacher to Student
SS Student to Student
Lesson Plan – MMB & HNS – Mabap/ Oslo Adult Literacy Group
Introduction to the formal alphabet, the phonetic alphabet, consonants and vowel sounds
Lesson 5
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Date: 19 – 20 August 2023
Grade: Beginner -
Levels: 2
Learning outcomes and target language:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Recognise and pronounce two letter phonemes (phonetic words)
To be able to identify objects and nouns that start with a particular phoneme (sound) or letter
Sound out (read) single syllable two and three letter words (I,e. cat, sat, mat, sit, up, on)
Lesson time: 1H 30Mins
Resources and preparation:
Pictures (or flashcards) with images of nouns and corresponding phonemes – you can use the
Busy-Books activity – and the picture matching worksheets sent already
Word search puzzle with phonemes
Objects to hide in the classroom that start with different phonemes (sounds)/letters
Book with English spellings of two and three letter words
Objects to hide for the extension activity ‘I spy’ game.
Level 1 reader books from the Hall
Words and picture/images matching activity
Complete the word search below
Complete the word and image matching below
Alphabets letters printed on van cards (both capital and small letters) to help Pa Issa
See teacher blackboard example at end of lesson plan
Write the alphabet on the blackboard down the left side
Write the consonants on the blackboard down the middle
Write the vowels on the blackboard down the right side
Note to teacher:
Make sure to go at the speed of your slowest student; don’t move on unless everyone understands.
Activity 1. Home check
10min- see what the student learned from past lesson and recap.(alphabets letters and phonemes)
Activity 2. 20mins
Word search Puzzle
SS:
Give each student a copy of the word search puzzle and a printed picture of words and images to
match (attached to end of this lesson plan).
Show them one example already done so they are clear how to do it
Monitor the students as they complete the puzzle and help them as needed but don’t do it for
them
Once they are finished, write the words from the word search onto the board and have the students
practice the pronunciations and their meanings.
Activity 3: 30 Mins
TST:
Using the short texts (below) and ask the students to read the sentences that contain the words that
they have practiced in the previous activities.
Make sure you sound out and help them with ‘the’
Activity 4: 20 mins
Object Search Activity
SS:
Divide the class into small groups of 2-3 students.
Give each group a list of words and ask them to find objects in the classroom that start with
each letter. For example, if the letters are /b/, /f/, and /s/, the students might find a book, a fan,
and a stapler.
Have the students present their objects to the class and say the phoneme/letter that each
object starts with
This activity can be made more challenging by asking the students to find objects that have the
phoneme in the middle or at the end of the word.
Summarise the phonemes learned in the lesson and ask the students to say them.
Use the alphabet on the blackboard as the guide
Ask the students to say a word that starts with each phoneme
Remember if they get stuck, then they can look in any of their own books for ideas – try not to
give them answers
Extension Activity: 10 mins
Phoneme I Spy
SS -
Ask the students to close their eyes and count to ten.
While their eyes are closed, hide an object in the classroom that begins with one of the
phonemes learned in the lesson (e.g., a ball for /b/).
Ask the students to open their eyes and tell them that you have hidden an object that begins
with a certain sound.
Ask the students to find the object and bring it to you.
Once the object is found, have the student identify the sound and the word that starts with that
sound.
Repeat the activity with different objects and phonemes.
Homework:
Tell the students to find their own words at home that begin with each letter of the phonetic alphabet and
try to write them in their books. -
Words and images matching
Reading practice
The cat sat on the mat
The ant has to run up the hill
The man is in bed
The man will run
The man runs to his car
The man has a pen
The dog runs to the man
The dog has a ball
The dog runs to the ball
The man has a map
The ant is in a tin can
