Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics
Lesson
1. What program is used in your school to teach phonics?
My MST is not using any program this semester but she told me that she was
using song of sounds program last semester.
2. How is phonics taught in your school?
The teacher starts the lesson either by singing a song about the letter and it sounds or by
playing a game such as, hidden picture game to engage the students.
3. What was the focus of the lesson?
The focus of the lesson that students will be able to recognize and write the letter
and it sound. Also, they will learn new words that start with the sound. For
example, in sound /s/ lesson the students will learn that letter /S/ sounds sssss,
they will learn how to write it and they will learn different words such as, sneak,
spoon, strawberry and soup.
4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were
not, select (b).
a. Describe the different types of active engagement
activities that the teacher used.
First, the teacher is singing songs to engage the students, which really
works to grab their attention because children gets excited whenever
they hear a song and they start to perform the movements with the
teacher to express their feelings. For example, I noticed that some of
the children perform the movements with excitement and on the other
hands some children hardly move their hands with the teacher.
Second, the teacher is using the mystery box to engage the students
which really keep them interested about the lesson when she starts to
shake the box and ask the students if they want to know what’s inside
and she starts to describe what she has inside. For example, when she
was teaching them about letter /L/ and it sound, she put lemon in the
mystery box and shake it one time. After that, she started to describe
what’s inside by saying, my colour is yellow and my taste is sour, they
squeeze me on the salad. Who I am? And the students start to predict
about what’s inside.
b. What could active engagement activities the teacher has used to
help learners b e t t e r understand the lesson?
5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent centers that
reinforced the lesson objective/learning outcome? If they participated in learning centers,
select (a); if they did not, select (b)
a) Describe the different types of learning center activities that
the students did.
First, in the literacy area, the students read a story and using the
magnifying glass to search for the letter and draw a circle on it.
Second, in the art area, the students perform the letters using the play
dough.
b) Describe two (2) learning center activities that the teacher
could have used to help reinforce the learning outcome.