Interactive Whiteboard Lesson Plan
Overview
- Click and drag the long vowel oi sound to make new words
- Click the instruction box for the next word, or to make Mango go flying with her friends
- Continue clicking and dragging the oi sounds until the reading game is complete
Context of Lesson
To make oi words by clicking and dragging the oi sound
Resources Required
Interactive whiteboard, individual whiteboards and pens (or paper and pencils), small card (A4 pdf) with the oi sound on, small card (A4 pdf) with the word coin on, list of words (A4 pdf) used in the game, prepared homework literacy sheet (A4 pdf)
Learning Objectives
- To recognise, read and spell words constructed with the long vowel oi sound
- Identify the constituent parts of the two-syllable and three-syllable words to support the application of phonic knowledge and skills
Using the Reading Game
- Teacher to show the class the small card with the oi sound on it, a coin and the other small card with the word coin on it. Ask the pupils to say the word coin and to point to the coin word card as they say it.
- Teacher to load the interactive reading game Long Vowel Phonemes: Making Words with the oi Sound on to the classroom's interactive whiteboard. Read the on-screen instructions with the class and explain that before they help Mango fly, they need to think of some oi words that might help her.
- Allow a few minutes for the class to generate some oi words (teacher could start this process by saying the words coin and point) and list them on the whiteboard.
- Once a few oi words are listed, teacher to model clicking and dragging the oi sound to make new oi words.
- Allow the pupils to play the game by selecting them one-by-one to come to the interactive whiteboard to drag the oi sounds. Play the reading game more than once in order to include as many of the class as possible. Encourage the whole class to participate by sounding out the newly formed oi words.
- At the end of the reading game, pupils to check how many of their words were in the game.
- PLENARY: Give out the individual whiteboards and pens to the pupils. Teacher to scribe a sentence on the whiteboard (or type on the interactive whiteboard) and ask pupils to complete the sentence on their whiteboards, e.g. the girl had a very loud -----, or, I waited for the pan to ----.
- Teacher or teaching assistant to work with less able to scribe or sound out the word.
- Finish the lesson by reading through the list of oi words.
Literacy Homework
On the prepared worksheet, pupils to list and illustrate three oi words they can remember.
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Individual Computer / Computer Suite Lesson Plan
Overview
- Click and drag the long vowel oi sound to make new words
- Click the instruction box for the next word, or to make Mango go flying with her friends
- Continue clicking and dragging the oi sounds until the reading game is complete
Context of Lesson
To make oi words by clicking and dragging the oi sound
Resources Required
Interactive whiteboard, PCs or laptops, small card (A4 pdf) with the oi sound on it, list of words (A4 pdf) from the game, prepared homework sheet (A4 pdf)
Learning Objectives
- To recognise, read and spell words constructed with the long vowel oi sound
- Identify the constituent parts of the two-syllable and three-syllable words to support the application of phonic knowledge and skills
- Use mouse and keyboard skills to compose and present work
Using the Reading Game
- Teacher to show the class the small card with the oi sound on it and ask pupils to generate some words containing the oi sound.
- Teacher to load the Long Vowel Phoneme: Making Words with the oi Sound reading game on to the interactive whiteboard.
- Explain to pupils that they will be playing the game then using a drawing programme (remind pupils how to access the drawing programme - instructions could also be written on the whiteboard).
- Teacher to read the game instructions with the pupils and then model clicking and dragging the oi sound to form new oi words. Teacher to sound out the newly formed word.
- Pupils to play in pairs or singly - depending on how may PCs are available. Those working in pairs should have clear directions about sharing control of the mouse. Each word to be sounded as it is formed.
- Teacher and teaching assistant to move around all the computers to check that pupils are playing the game correctly and to intervene where necessary.
- Pupils could raise hand when they have finished the reading game and then move on to the drawing programme (teacher or teaching assistant could be ready to assist with this).
- Pupils to use the drawing programme to illustrate two words from the reading game. The more able could design a caption for their drawing too.
- Drawings could be saved or printed to use for display when they are completed.
- PLENARY: Look again at the oi sound card - pupils to say the sound. Ask the pupils to say some of the oi words that they can remember from the reading game. Teacher to list these words and then encourage the class to make up sentences that include as many oi words as possible, e.g. The coin will spoil if it falls in the oil, my voice makes a noise.
Literacy Homework
Pupils to continue the work started in the plenary session by writing a sentence on the prepared homework sheet using the given words and then illustrating their sentence.
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