LESSON PLANNING

LEARNING AREA: English

YEAR LEVEL: Reception

TIME: 50 minutes

LESSON TOPIC: Jolly Phonics

AIM: ACELA1758: Know that spoken sounds and words can be written down using letters of the alphabet and how
to write some high frequency sight words and know words.
LESSON OUTCOMES:
For students to learn and practice dictation and capital letters
REFERENCES & RESOURCES:
Smart board and Jolly Phonics smart board program
Phonics pupil book, Stabilo pencils and coloured pencils
Whiteboards and whiteboard markers

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
TIME

STEPS
1

20 mins

10 mins

INTRODUCTION
Revise sounds from smart board
Bring up how we did dictation last week and that we will try it
again, first today on our white boards
First markers down hands up ready sound out the words and
how many sounds there are with your fingers
Cap, dot, men, stop, drip, boat, chip, thin, shoot, nutmeg
Do actions to some sounds if needed.
2

EXPLICIT TEACHING
Look at the alphabet?? Where are they up to check with Ros
Handwriting lets look at the lowercase sounds c,k,e,h,r,m,d
recap how to write them.
Now lets learnt the capital letters- all capitals start at the top.
When do we use capitals start of a sentence and start of
your name? Practice the ones I am doing with air writing

RESOURCES
COMMENTS
-smartboard
*Prior to starting
-whiteboards get them to wiggle
body, touch head,
shoulders, knees
and toes, then
stretch out as high
as they can.

-whiteboard
and a marker

-phonics book
3
15 mins

4
5 mins

EXPLORATION/PRACTICE
Show a childs book- tell them they are going to practice their
capital letters.
Go through activity in their book- hand out books

CONCLUSION
Mark work as you go, people that are finished can colour and
trace extra letters or put an activity on the smart board
Pack up 9.50
Go to the toilet and then get your fruit and ready for morning
talks

*Check desks for

grip and look at
books when
finished writing and
let them colour

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:

Were all students engaged and involved?

Did students complete the page in their workbook?

SELF ASSESSMENT:

Did my sound story and the activities afterward allow for easy understanding and engagement?
What could be improved next time?

*** CHECK SMARTBOARD PROGRAM AND PRACTICE***