Grade 2 Home Language Lesson Plan: Phonics

Grade 2 Home Language Lesson Plan: Phonics


Lesson Plan Title:
Grade 2 Home Language Lesson Plan: Phonics

Materials Needed:
– Phonics flashcards
– Whiteboard and markers
– Phonics worksheets
– Audio recordings of phonics sounds
– Chart paper with phonemes
– Crayons or coloured pencils


Learning Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to:
1. Identify and pronounce common phonemes.
2. Blend phonemes to read simple words.
3. Write words that contain specific phonemes.
4. Demonstrate understanding of words through a matching activity.


Vocabulary:
Phoneme: A single sound in a word.
Blend: To combine sounds together to make a word.
Digraph: Two letters that make one sound (e.g., ‘sh’).
Vowel: A letter that represents a sound such as ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’.
Consonant: Any letter that is not a vowel.


Previous Learning:
Students have previously learned about the alphabet and the names of letters. They have explored basic vowel sounds and how to recognise consonants.


Anticipated Challenges and Solutions:
Challenge: Students may struggle with blending sounds.
Solution: Use visual aids like pictures to represent words that incorporate the phonemes.

  • Challenge: Some learners may have difficulty writing the phonemes correctly.
    Solution: Provide lined worksheets to guide their writing and allow for practice with tracing.

Beginning Activities (4 minutes):
– Greet students and introduce the topic of phonics.
– Show flashcards of different phonemes and engage the students to say the sounds aloud.
– Briefly explain what phonemes are and their importance in reading and writing.


Middle Activities (32 minutes):
1. Direct Instruction (10 minutes):
– Introduce specific phonemes of the week (e.g., ‘th’, ‘ch’, ‘sh’).
– Write these on the board with examples of words for each phoneme.

  1. Guided Practice (10 minutes):
  2. Play audio recordings of phonemes and have students repeat them.
  3. Conduct a blending exercise by using simple words from the introduced phonemes. For example, blend ‘s’ + ‘h’ to form ‘sh’.
  4. Independent Practice (12 minutes):
  5. Distribute phonics worksheets with tasks such as matching words to pictures and filling in missing letters based on phonemes.
  6. Encourage students to draw a picture of a word that contains one of the phonemes.

End Activities (4 minutes):
– Conduct an exit ticket activity where each student writes or draws one new word they learned with a phoneme.
– Ask students to share their words with a partner to reinforce learning.


Assessment and Checks for Understanding:
– Monitor participation during the direct instruction and guided practice phases.
– Review worksheets to assess understanding and correct identification of phonemes.
– Evaluate exit tickets for individual comprehension of the lesson.


Differentiation Strategies for Diverse Learners:
– Provide phonics flashcards for advanced learners to create their own sentences.
– For struggling learners, partner them with peers for collaborative tasks or offer one-on-one support during the independent tasks.


Teaching Notes:
This lesson is designed to help students gain confidence in their phonetic skills, a crucial part of literacy development. Use interactive and engaging methods to keep students interested. Consider providing additional support for students with learning difficulties by using tactile materials, such as letter blocks or phoneme games. Make sure students with disabilities have access to all materials, possibly using larger print or audio aids.


This lesson plan adheres to the CAPS curriculum and promotes a strong foundation in phonics for Grade 2 learners.