Phonics: Learn Sounds Through Songs – Basic 2 English Lesson Note (First Term)

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

1. Pronounce sounds by singing
2. Use sounds to form songs
3. Identify sounds from music

Detailed lesson content

Phonics songs with actions

SONG 1: ALPHABET SOUND SONG A says /a/ like in apple (pretend to bite apple) B says /b/ like in ball (bounce imaginary ball) C says /c/ like in cat (meow and scratch like cat) D says /d/ like in dog (bark and pant like dog) E says /e/ like in egg (crack imaginary egg) F says /f/ like in fish (swim like fish)

SONG 2: VOWEL SOUNDS SONG A, E, I, O, U (clap for each vowel) These are vowels just for you! (point to children) A says /a/ in cat and hat (touch head for hat) E says /e/ in bed and red (point to red objects) I says /i/ in pig and big (stretch arms wide for big) O says /o/ in dog and log (pretend to be dog) U says /u/ in cup and up (hold cup, point up)

SONG 3: BEGINNING SOUNDS SONG What sound does BALL begin with? B-B-B, that’s right! (bounce ball motion) What sound does CAT begin with? C-C-C, very good! (cat claws motion) What sound does DOG begin with? D-D-D, well done! (panting motion)

Consonant sounds with songs

B SOUND SONG: B is for ball, bounce, bounce, bounce (bounce motion) B is for bird that flies around (flap arms) B is for book we read each day (open book motion) B says /b/ in every way!

B Words to Practice:

• ball, bat, bed, big, bird, book, box, bus, baby, bag

C SOUND SONG: C is for cat that says meow (meow sound) C is for car, beep beep right now (driving motion) C is for cup we drink from (drinking motion) C says /c/, let’s sing this song!

C Words to Practice:

• cat, car, cup, can, cap, cake, cow, cut, come, coat

D SOUND SONG: D is for dog, woof woof woof (barking) D is for door, knock knock knock (knocking motion) D is for duck that swims in water (swimming motion) D says /d/, let’s sing it louder!

D Words to Practice:

• dog, door, duck, doll, desk, dad, dig, day, dot, dress

Rhyming sound songs

-AT FAMILY SONG: Cat, bat, hat, mat (clap for each word) Rat, sat, pat, fat (stomp for each word) All these words end with -AT (jump) Isn’t phonics where it’s at! (cheer)

-AN FAMILY SONG: Can, man, fan, pan (clap rhythm) Ran, tan, ban, van (march in place) All these words end with -AN Sing along if you can!

-OG FAMILY SONG: Dog, log, frog, hog (hop for each) Jog, cog, fog, bog (run in place) All these words end with -OG Let’s dance and jump like a frog!

Sound identification games

Musical Sounds Game:

1. Play different songs with various beginning sounds
2. Children listen and identify the beginning sound of key words
3. When they hear their assigned sound, they do an action:
   1. /b/ sound = bounce like a ball
   2. /c/ sound = crawl like a cat
   3. /d/ sound = dance like they’re happy

Sound Hunt Song: Listen, listen, what do you hear? A special sound is very near! Is it /b/ or is it /c/? Listen carefully and tell me!

Creating sound songs

Template for Student-Made Songs: _____ is for _____ (object) _____ sound it makes (action/description) _____ says /___/ (letter says sound) Let’s sing this happy song!

Student Examples: S is for sun that shines so bright S is for star we see at night
S says /s/ with a hissing sound S words are all around!

Musical sound patterns

Pattern 1: Loud and Soft

• Say sounds loudly: /B/ /B/ /B/
• Say sounds softly: /b/ /b/ /b/
• Alternate: /B/ /b/ /B/ /b/

Pattern 2: Fast and Slow

• Say sounds quickly: /c-c-c-c/
• Say sounds slowly: /c/ … /c/ … /c/
• Mix speeds in songs

Pattern 3: High and Low Voice

• High voice for small animals: /i/ (mouse)
• Low voice for big animals: /o/ (cow)
• Medium voice for medium animals: /a/ (cat)

1. Complete the song with the right sound:

___ is for ball, bounce, bounce, bounce ___ is for bird that flies around
___ is for book we read each day ___ says /___/ in every way!

Answer: B, B, B, B, /b/

1. Write 3 words that start with each sound:

/b/ words: _______, _______, _______ /c/ words: _______, _______, _______
/d/ words: _______, _______, _______

Sample Answer:

• /b/ words: ball, book, bird
• /c/ words: cat, car, cup
• /d/ words: dog, door, duck

Exercise 4: commands

1. Add the exclamation mark to these commands:

1. Sit down___
2. Open your book___
3. Close the door___
4. Listen carefully___
5. Stand up___

Answer: 1. Sit down! 2. Open your book! 3. Close the door! 4. Listen carefully! 5. Stand up!

1. Sort these commands – Home or School:

Commands: “Brush your teeth!”, “Raise your hand!”, “Make your bed!”, “Open your book!”, “Feed the pet!”, “Line up quietly!”

Home Commands: ________________, ________________, ________________

School Commands: ________________, ________________, ________________

Answer:

• Home: “Brush your teeth!”, “Make your bed!”, “Feed the pet!”
• School: “Raise your hand!”, “Open your book!”, “Line up quietly!”