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English language arts
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letters ll
This is the twenty-second lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letters ‘ll’, this lesson introduces the letters, the sound they make and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the twenty-second lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter T t
This is the third lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter t, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the fourth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter P p
This is the fourth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter p, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the fourth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letters 'ss'
This is the twenty-third lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letters ‘ss’, this lesson introduces the letters, the sound they make and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the twenty-third and final lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter G g
This is the ninth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter g, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the ninth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter M m
This is the seventh lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter m, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the seventh lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter I i
This is the fifth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter i, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the fifth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter S s
This is the very first lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Starting with the letter S, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the first lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to get started.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into their sounds in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Bundle
Phase 2 Phonics Digraphs Bundle (ck, ff, ll) - Extension to Phase 2 Phonics Lessons
Never plan another phonics lesson! Here are all the resources you need to teach children to recognise these common digraphs, created by an EYFS specialist and UK trained teacher.
Whether you’re an experienced teacher whose realised that your free time is too valuable to spend hours planning everything from scratch, or your a parent with no idea on how to even start teaching your child to read and write, our phase 2 phonics lessons have everything you need. These lessons can be incorporated into the order you teach the phase 2 individual letters and sounds or can be taught at the end. These are the first digraphs children usually learn, due to their high frequency in English. You can then follow these with the phase 3 phonics lessons which teach children about many more digraphs and trigraphs.
Phase 2 of Phonics is when the letters and sounds they represent are introduced, and children learn how to form the letters. It is also where the skills of blending and segmenting are taught. We blend sounds in order to read words and we segment words into their sounds in order to write them down. All of this is covered in these resources and you will find you have everything you need to execute effective, engaging and inspiring lessons.
For those of you who have never taught phonics before, many slides contains directions, hints and tips in the notes section. These explain what each slide is for and often include additional ideas for their execution.
As a teacher, tutor, early-years specialist and head of English at an international school, I have personally used these lessons teach classes of children how to read and write, tweaking and perfecting them annually. They contain:
Reviews of prior learning
Learning objectives and success criteria
Phase 2 phonics sound mats
Video and game links
Activities introducing the letters and the sounds they make
Letter identification activities and texts (poems)
Activities for identifying the initial, middle and final sound in CVC (consonant- vowel- consonant) words
Letter formation activities and video links
Activities for blending sounds to read CVC words
Activities for segmenting words into their sounds to write CVC words down
These resources teach children the sounds and letters based on the order of their frequency of use in English:
Lesson 1 - S
Lesson 2 - A
Lesson 3 - T
Lesson 4 - P
Lesson 5 - I
Lesson 6 - N
Lesson 7 - M
Lesson 8 - D
Lesson 9 - G
Lesson 10 - O
Lesson 11 - C
Lesson 12 - K
Lesson 13 - CK
Lesson 14 - E
Lesson 15 - U
Lesson 16 - R
Lesson 17 - H
Lesson 18 - B
Lesson 19 - F
Lesson 20 - FF
Lesson 21 - L
Lesson 22 - LL
Lesson 23 - SS
Segmenting and blending activities begin from lesson 3 onwards. Lessons should be taught in the above order as they follow on from each other, building on prior learning and they also include a recap of previous learning at the start of each lesson.
These lessons will get children reading and writing words. You can then follow these lessons with the Phase 3 lessons (also available in bundles) which will get children reading and writing sentences.
Please check the notes sections on each slide for extra details, directions, hints, tips and ideas.
Environmentally friendly!
No printing is required for any activity in any lesson. Children can work on white-boards or in notebooks. The lessons can also be easily used to teach children online, especially with interactive apps such as Pear Deck, Seesaw, Nearpod etc.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letters 'ck'
This is the thirteenth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the digraph ck, this lesson introduces the letters, the sound they make and how to identify this sound in the middle and at the end of words. It is the thirteenth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this digraph and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letters 'ff'
This is the twentieth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letters ‘ff’, this lesson introduces the letters, the sound they make and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the twentieth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Lesson 1 - The First 5 of the 100 High Frequency Words/ Tricky Words/ Sight Words - Complete Lesson
Group A: the, and, a, to, said
This is a complete lesson with all the activities required to teach the first five of the 100 high frequency words (AKA tricky words or sight words) taught in EYFS. This lesson focuses on the first five words: the, and, a, to, said
It also includes a complete high frequency word mat with all 100 words!
The lesson includes:
√ Learning Objective
√ Success Criteria
√ Complete 100 high frequency word list
√ Word recognition activities
√ Reading activities
√ Writing activities
√ Sentence construction and application activities
√ All answer slides
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Lesson 2 of First 100 High Frequency Words/ Tricky Words/ Sight Words - Complete Lesson
Group B: he, of, in, I, it
This is the second lesson in my high frequency words course (AKA tricky words/ sight words) for early years children. Some words are not phonetically decodable. That is why we call them ‘sight words’ or ‘tricky words’ because we have to learn them by sight. The first 100 of these are learnt in EYFS and are also called ‘high frequency words’ since they appear frequently in the English language.
This is a complete lesson with all the activities required to teach the second five of these 100 high frequency words. This lesson focuses on the second five words (group B): he, of, in, I, it
It also includes a complete high frequency word mat with all 100 words!
The lesson includes:
√ Learning Objective
√ Success Criteria
√ Complete 100 high frequency word list
√ Review of prior learning (group A words)
√ Word recognition activities
√ Reading activities
√ Writing activities
√ Sentence construction and application activities
√ All answer slides
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Skimming/ Skim-reading - A Complete Lesson with Activities
This is a full lesson teaching how to skim-read a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill.
What is the difference between skimming and scanning? When we skim-read, we read a text quickly to get the main idea (the gist). We want to find key information such as who the text is about, where they are and what is happening. On the other hand, scanning is where we read a text to find specific information such as the answer to a question. We still read quickly, but this time we are looking for something in particular.
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to skim-read a text. It also includes a brief introduction to scanning by way of the plenary.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity - to assess current understanding of skim-reading
√ Teaching input - what does ‘skimming’ mean? What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
√ Examples of suitable questions for determining the gist of a text
√ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities
√ Six texts for skim-reading practice
√ All answer slides
√ Plenary - AFL - Intro to scanning
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Identify the Theme- Complete Reading Lesson with Activities
This is a full lesson teaching how to identify the theme in a text, complete with all the activities you need to consolidate this skill.
The theme of a story is the message, moral or life lesson that the author wants us to learn from the events in the story. Themes can be generalised to the real world and are not specific to the characters and events of the story.
This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information and activities you need to teach children how to identify the theme in a text.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTIONS - The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity - to engage and get children thinking
√ AFL Question
√ Teaching input - what a theme is, what a theme is not and how we can identify the theme in a text
√ Examples of themes
√ Guided/ whole class consolidation activities - reading tasks - identify the theme
√ Differentiated questioning
√ Differentiated independent consolidation activity (3 levels)
√ Extension task - writing activity to deepen learning
√ All answer slides
√ Plenary - AOL
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 3 Complete Lesson + Activities - oo digraph (long)
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the long ‘oo’ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the ‘oo’ digraph and the sound that it makes (a long vowel /oo/sound as in roof). It is designed to be the THIRTEENTH lesson in a series of phase 3 lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 3 phonics sound mat
√ Review slides for phase 2 and phase 3 phonics
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Segmenting and blending reading activities
√ Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 3 Complete Lesson + Activities - oo digraph (short)
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the short ‘oo’ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the ‘oo’ digraph and the sound that it makes (a short vowel /u/sound as in foot). It is designed to be the FOURTEENTH lesson in this complete course of phase 3 phonics lessons and activities that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 3 phonics sound mat
√ Review slides for phase 2 and phase 3 phonics
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Segmenting and blending reading activities
√ Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
Phonics Phase 2 Complete Lesson + Activities - letter Oo
This is the tenth lesson in this complete phonics course teaching children how to read and write! Focusing on the letter o, this lesson introduces the letter, the sound it makes and how to identify the initial, middle and end sound and letter of words. It is the tenth lesson of phase 2 phonics and includes all the information and activities you need to introduce this letter and the sound it makes.
In phase 2 of phonics, children meet the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. They learn how to identify the initial, middle and end sound in CVC (consonant - vowel- consonant) words in preparation for learning how to segment and blend. From lesson 3, they start to decode words into the sounds they know in order to start reading as well as encode sounds into letters in order to begin writing. As they progrss through phase 2 of phonics, they will start writing simple sentences composed of phonetically decodable and high-frequency words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 2 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 2.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
s
a
t
p
i
n
m
d
g
o
c
k
ck
e
u
r
h
b
f
ff
l
ll
ss
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 2 phonics sound mat
√ Review of prior learning
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Activities for identifying initial sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying middle sounds and letters
√ Activities for identifying final sounds and letters
√ Letter formation practice
√ Decoding activities (preparation for reading)
√ Encoding activities (preparation for writing)
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It combines very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.
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Complete Phase 2 Phonics Course (Lessons & Activities) - All the resources you could ever need to start teaching children how to read and write!
Never plan another phonics lesson! Here are all the resources you need to teach children how to read and write, created by an EYFS specialist and UK trained qualified teacher.
Whether you’re an experienced teacher whose realised that your free time is too valuable to spend hours planning everything from scratch, or you’re a parent with no idea on how to even start teaching your child how to read and write, this bundle contains everything you need.
Phase 2 of Phonics is when the letters and sounds they represent are introduced, and children learn how to form the letters. It is also where the skills of blending and segmenting are taught. We blend sounds in order to read words and we segment words into their sounds in order to write them down. All of this is covered in these resources and you will find you have everything you need to execute effective, engaging and inspiring lessons.
For those of you who have never taught phonics before, many slides contains directions, hints and tips in the notes section. These explain what each slide is for and often include additional ideas for their execution.
As a teacher, tutor, early-years specialist and head of English at an international school, I have personally used these lessons teach classes of children how to read and write, tweaking and perfecting them annually. They contain:
Reviews of prior learning
Learning objectives and success criteria
Phase 2 phonics sound mats
Video and game links
Activities introducing the letters and the sounds they make
Letter identification activities and texts (poems)
Activities for identifying the initial, middle and final sound in CVC (consonant- vowel- consonant) words
Letter formation activities and video links
Activities for blending sounds to read CVC words
Activities for segmenting words into their sounds to write CVC words down
These resources teach children the sounds and letters based on the order of their frequency of use in English:
Lesson 1 - S
Lesson 2 - A
Lesson 3 - T
Lesson 4 - P
Lesson 5 - I
Lesson 6 - N
Lesson 7 - M
Lesson 8 - D
Lesson 9 - G
Lesson 10 - O
Lesson 11 - C
Lesson 12 - K
Lesson 13 - E
Lesson 14 - U
Lesson 15 - R
Lesson 16 - H
Lesson 17 - B
Lesson 18 - F
Lesson 19 - L
Segmenting and blending activities begin from lesson 3 onwards. Lessons should be taught in the above order as they follow on from each other, building on prior learning and they also include a recap of previous learning at the start of each lesson.
These lessons will get children reading and writing words. You can then follow these lessons with the Phase 3 lessons (also available in bundles) which will get children reading and writing sentences.
Please check the notes sections on each slide for extra details, directions, hints, tips and ideas.
Environmentally friendly!
No printing is required for any activity in any lesson. Children can work on white-boards or in notebooks. The lessons can also be easily used to teach children online, especially with interactive apps such as Pear Deck, Seesaw, Nearpod etc.
Phonics Phase 3 Complete Lesson + Activities - or digraph
This is a complete lesson teaching children how to identify, read and write the ‘or’ digraph of phase 3 phonics. This lesson introduces the ‘or’ digraph and the sound that it makes. It is designed to be the FIFTEENTH lesson in this complete phase 3 phonics course of lessons that build on prior learning from phase 2.
In phase 3 of phonics, children learn that multiple letters (digraphs and trigraphs) can make one sound. They also meet some of the less common letters and the sounds they make. They continue to practise segmenting and blending CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words, CCVC and CVCC words as well as some longer, phonetically-decodable words.
These lessons follow on from the phase 2 phonics lessons where the most commonly used letters and sounds are learned and children practise segmenting and blending mostly CVC (consonant - vowel - consonant) words.
These lessons are designed to teach children how to read and write by practising the skills of identifying, segmenting and blending. Each lesson includes all the information, games, videos and activities needed teach each phase 3 sound.
PLEASE CHECK THE NOTES SECTION ON EACH SLIDE FOR EXTRA TIPS AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING PHONICS PHASE 3.
It is recommended that you teach these lessons in the following order as the lessons build on prior learning:
ai
air
ar
ch
ear
ee
er
igh
j
ng
oa
oi
oo (long)
oo (short)
or
ow
qu
sh
th
ur
ure
v
w
x
y
zz
The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective and success criteria
√ Phase 3 phonics sound mat
√ Review slides for phase 2 phonics
√ Games, videos and activities introducing the sound
√ Segmenting and blending reading activities
√ Segmenting and blending writing activities
PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.
This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with very few adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.