Phonics · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.2.2.1.2 - Use the alphabetic knowledge to decode unknown words (e.g. consonant blends, consonant digraphs, vowel sounds, vowel digraphs and word patterns)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and pronounce at least five consonant blends (bl, br, cl, cr, fl, gr, pl, st) and three consonant digraphs (ch, sh, th, ck) correctly.
Blend letters to form words containing consonant blends and digraphs (e.g. black, brown, clap, chip, shop, thick).
Identify and pronounce common vowel digraphs (ai, ee, ea, oo, oa) in words.
Decode (sound out) unknown words containing blends and digraphs in a short passage.
Use words with consonant blends and vowel digraphs correctly in their own sentences.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Phonics (2.2)
Content standard: B3.2.2.1 - Connect sounds to letters and blend letters/syllables in order to read and write
Indicator: B3.2.2.1.2 - Use the alphabetic knowledge to decode unknown words (e.g. consonant blends, consonant digraphs, vowel sounds, vowel diagraphs and word patterns)
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 12 (Week 12 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. 81
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Have learners sing an alphabet song.
- Introduce consonant blends and digraphs, one at a time and have learners form words out of them and use them in sentences.
Note: An important thing to remember is that a digraph is made of two letters, although the letters spell a sound e.g. bl, br, ch, ck, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gh, gl
- Use the same procedure to teach vowel digraphs e. g. ai, ee, ea, ie, ei, oo, oe, oo, ue, oi, au