Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
Table 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
The Structure of the Lesson
What the teacher does What the children do Comments
Introducing the Sound:
Everyday at the beginning of Children says “ yaay” This activity works good
the lesson teacher ask the and raise their hads to with the students and the
students about what they what show the teacher what students can learn and get
they feel today are they happy they feel today if they the idea of the sounds of
or sad are happy and excited. the letter.
Teacher ask the students to This activity is the best
show her how they are happy with the children I can
Children try to make “
so the students have a special see they like to start the
yaaay” sounds with their
sounds for showing the teacher lesson with this activity.
mouths.
that they are happy and excited
for start the lesson by saying
( Yaay ).
Children practice the
yaay sounds and see This was great Idea that
what happen to their connect the sounds words
mouth when they start with body movement and
Teacher explain that we make saying “yaay” and what this make the students
the yaay sounds with their their mouth shape comes remember it.
mouths open when they start with the sounds.
say yaaa and close when they
come yaay and teacher remind
the students to raise their hands
like this to show other they are Amazing idea to ask the
happy and excited to start the students what happen to
lesson. their mouth and here the
students can see the
mouth movement clearly.
Students explain the
Teacher ask the students what shape of their mouth/lips
happen with their lips when when they says these
they say this sound “Yaay”. sounds “ yaay”. Good idea to show the
students themselves while
they saying the words and
Students are watching
this make sense with
Teacher ask the students to see themselves while they
them.
the camera and see their faces saying the sounds of the
to see what happen and watch letter Y and the words.
them selves while they saying
the following words.
Words: Yes, you, yellow,
yougert,yoyo.
Hearing the Sound in the
initial position:
Students her are focusing Amazing idea to start
Teacher show the students with the picture and the with the students by
picture and says the words that letter that wrote in the showing them the first
start with letter Y and some begging to see the Y step and says the words
words start with other letter to sounds and shape. so the students can know
see how can the students see and remember it.
the difference between the
sounds of letters.
Students are watching
the teacher to see her Great work the students
After showing them picture
mouth movement and here will know the
with saying the words teacher
got the words that start sounds letter from the
now asks the students to lisent
with letter Y because she mouth movement.
carefully to the words that she showed them before how
said on silent just with her their lips be when they
mouth and ask them what the say this letter so they got
This idea is work with the
sound of this words so the it from the teacher lips
students and it makes
students will know the words shape.
them want to say the
from the teacher mouth
sounds of the letter and
movement.
Students are raise their show the other students
hades to say the words that they know it.
She tells the students to raise that start with letter Y in
their hands if they got the front of the students
words start with this letter and loudly and make sure
say it loudly. they do their lips in the
right movement.
Introducing the Writing of
the Sound:
Students are watching Modelling is the best way
the teacher when she to show the students how
The teacher open the white
writes the letter and to do it right.
board in the teams and she said
some of them write it
to the students that she will
with here in the air.
show them know how can we
Great Idea when teacher
write the letter “Yy”.
use step in this age,
Show them the following steps Students are bringing because the best way to
of the writing: their boards and paper to do it right is using the
write the letter Y and steps.
She ask them to follow the
show the teacher by
number of the steps to write the
open their camera.
letter in the right way.
Students start write the
letter by themselves on
their white board.
Ask the students to bring their
white board and paper to show
the teacher their writing.
Practicing Writing the
Sound:
Students listen carefully.
Modelling is the best way
Teacher tells the students that to do well in the teaching.
1st group of the students
they will practice today the
start practicing the
letter Y sounds.
sounds of the letter with
Practicing is good Idea to
the teacher.
make sure that the
She asks the students who want 2nd group of the students students do to learn.
to start and learn the sounds of start write or complete
the letter Y and the other group their writing letter Y.
with go and write the letter Y
with words on their board then
Students do the Y sound
they will do switch the students
Asking students to go and
with the teacher and do
whos write they will come to
search for objects that
physical movement of
practice the sounds and the
start with the letter they
word yaay.
students who did the sounds
study is a great idea and
they will go to write on their
this can show the teacher
board.
Students go and search if the students understand
for objects around them the lesson or not.
to show the teacher and
She encourage the students to
other students the objects
say the sounds of /Y/ by raising
they founds and say the
their hands up and do the
name of object with the
movement of Yaay sounds.
sounds of the letter.
Teacher asks the students to
search with object start with
letter Y around them and show
the other with saying the name
of the object wit the letter
sound.
Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
1. What program is used in your school to teach phonics?
In Al Khleef school they usually the PowerPoint with sounds to teach the
students the phonics. Teacher also teach the phonic by her sounds helping the
students to know more.
2. How is phonics taught in your school?
At the beginning of the lesson teacher teach the students the new letter with the
sounds of the letter and they just use the sounds of the letter not the letter name
so students will link the sounds of the letter with the letter shape.
3. What was the focus of the lesson?
Writing the words start with the letter of the lesson and the phoneme.
4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if they
were not, select (b).
B. What active engagement activities could the teacher have used to help learners
better understand the lesson?
Teacher can use many different activity for the students to help them learn more about
the phonic, For example teacher can send record and worksheet on teams and ask the
parents to do it as a home activity with their kids. The second thing teacher can record
her voice and ask the students to record their voice and send it back to her about what
the sounds of the letter that they heard in the record.
5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent centres that
reinforced the lesson objective/learning outcome? If they participated in learning centres,
select (a); if they did not, select (b)
a) Describe the different types of learning centre activities that the students did.
Students did many online activities with the teacher such as playing game online link with
the lesson.
Teacher ask the students to use their camera to show their own works that they did.