Phonemic Awareness – Basic 2 English Lesson Note (First Term)

Learning Objectives: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Learn sounds through songs
2. Identify sounds in songs
3. Repeat sounds in words they hear
4. Analyse sounds given to them

Detailed lesson content

Phonics songs

Song 1: Animal Sounds “The cat says /m/ /m/ /m/ (meow sound)

 The dog says /w/ /w/ /w/ (woof sound)
The cow says /m/ /m/ /m/ (moo sound) These are the sounds animals make!”

Song 2: Beginning Sounds “B is for ball, /b/ /b/ /b/ C is for cat, /c/ /c/ /c/ D is for dog, /d/ /d/ /d/ Let’s sing the sounds we know!”

Song 3: Vowel Sounds “A says /a/ in apple and ant E says /e/ in egg and elephant
I says /i/ in igloo and ink These are vowel sounds, let’s think!”

Sound identification activities

Activity 1: Sound Hunt Teacher sings a song. Pupils listen for specific sounds:

• Clap when you hear the /a/ sound
• Stand up when you hear the /b/ sound
• Sit down when you hear the /c/ sound

Activity 2: Echo Sounds Teacher says: “I hear /c/ /a/ /t/” Pupils repeat: “/c/ /a/ /t/” Then say the whole word: “cat”

Word List for Echo Practice:

1. /b/ /a/ /t/ = bat
2. /c/ /a/ /r/ = car
3. /d/ /o/ /g/ = dog
4. /s/ /u/ /n/ = sun
5. /r/ /e/ /d/ = red
6. /b/ /i/ /g/ = big
7. /h/ /o/ /t/ = hot
8. /c/ /u/ /p/ = cup
9. /p/ /e/ /n/ = pen
10. /b/ /o/ /x/ = box

Sound analysis

Breaking Words Apart: Teacher says a word, pupils identify each sound:

Example Words:

• sit = /s/ /i/ /t/ (3 sounds)
• cat = /c/ /a/ /t/ (3 sounds)
• dog = /d/ /o/ /g/ (3 sounds)
• run = /r/ /u/ /n/ (3 sounds)
• top = /t/ /o/ /p/ (3 sounds)

Blending Sounds: Teacher says individual sounds, pupils blend to make words:

• /f/ /a/ /n/ = fan
• /p/ /e/ /t/ = pet
• /h/ /u/ /g/ = hug
• /m/ /a/ /p/ = map
• /l/ /i/ /d/ = lid