Phonics · B1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.2.1.5 - Segment syllables/words into sounds.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Clap or tap the syllables in familiar two-syllable words such as pencil, baby and mother.
Split given two-syllable words into their syllable parts (e.g. pencil = pen-cil).
Say each sound in a word after separating it into syllables (e.g. pen = p-e-n).
Read segmented words correctly and use at least three of them in simple spoken sentences.
Work with a partner to segment new two-syllable words and check each other’s answers.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Phonics (2.2)
Content standard: B1.2.2.1 - Connect sounds to letters and blend letters/syllables in order to read and write
Indicator: B1.2.2.1.5 - Segment syllables/words into sounds.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 21
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Revise the sounds of letters and words learners have learnt.
- Demonstrate syllable segmentation by breaking two-syllable words. Break two syllable words into syllables.
e.g. pencil = pen-cil baby = ba-by mother = mo-ther
- Let learners read the words and use them in sentences.