Phonics · B2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.2.2.1.2 - Use the alphabetic knowledge to decode unknown words (e. g. use beginning and ending consonants, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, vowel sounds, vowel digraphs and word patterns)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

identify beginning and ending consonant sounds in familiar words by listening and looking at letter positions.
decode unknown CVC words by blending the beginning consonant, middle vowel and ending consonant.
recognise common consonant blends (e.g. bl, st, gr) and consonant digraphs (e.g. sh, ch, th) when reading simple words.
use word patterns (e.g. -at, -op, -en) to read new words by changing the beginning consonant.
apply alphabetic knowledge in pair games to read and write unfamiliar words accurately.

This lesson continues from Term 1 Week 12 (B2.2.2.1.1) where learners blended syllables to build words. Here, learners move from syllables to individual letter-sound decoding. Structural analysis (B2.2.2.1.3) comes in Week 1 later, so this lesson focuses only on letter-sound strategies, not prefixes, suffixes or root words.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Phonics (2.2)
Content standard: B2.2.2.1 - Connect sounds to letters and blend letters/syllables in order to read and write
Indicator: B2.2.2.1.2 - Use the alphabetic knowledge to decode unknown words (e. g. use beginning and ending consonants, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, vowel sounds, vowel digraphs and word patterns)
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 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. 49
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Begin the lesson with an alphabet song, a rhyme or a poem.
- Play games with the alphabet to decode unknown words, changing the position of the letters from beginning to middle and to ending.
- Use demonstrations to show learners that whenever a letter moves (especially the consonant), it may still sound the same.
- Have learners play alphabet games in pairs and groups.