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Lesson Plan Basic Schedule 5:30 5:32 5:42 5:47 5:50 5:55 6:05 6:07 6:12 6:22 6:27 6:30 BrianGym Review & Lesson (1) Group Activity (Peer & Pair Reviewing) Review & Lesson (2) Multisensory Activity BREAK (Books. Songs. Refreshments) BrainGym Flashcard Workbook Language Enrichment (Songs. Rhymes. Read Aloud) Review (Physical & Emotional) Dismiss 2 10 5 5 5 10 2 3 10 5 3 min min min min min min min min min min min

Steps in Introducing a new Sound

Show the letter & say the sound clearly & slowly. Ask the children to repeat several times. Write the letter on the board as big as possible while saying the sound. Write the letter again in the air while saying the sound (mirror image). Ask the children to write the letter in the air by following the teachers hand.

Summary of Session 1 SEGMENT BrainGym Review & Lesson (1) CONTENT Cross Crawl, Calf Stretch & Hook-ups Introduce vowel u Introduce bus, mum & gus Pictures : ugly, umbrella, bus, mum, gus Letters : u, b, s, m, g Group Activity Peer Reviewing Pair Reviewing Children pretend to teach letter u keywords bus,mum,gus Letters : u, b, s, m, g Pictures : bus, mum,gus Letters : u, b, s, m, g Pictures : bus, mum,gus Small dishes Worksheet 1 Newspaper Paint (blue) Rags CD player I Can Read audio cd Cups & jugs 5 5 5 NOTE MIN. 2 10

Review & Lesson (2)

Introduce Introduce Introduce Introduce

consonant consonant consonant consonant

b s m g

Sing the bus, mum,gus song Multisensory Activity Fingerpaint letters u, b, m

BREAK Books Songs Refreshments

Play the bus mum gus song Serve refreshments & cream cracker Set some books away from the serving area

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Cross Crawl, Calf Stretch & Hook-ups Say the sounds one by one. See if the children can blend the phonemes. Mum-sum-bum-bug-mug

Cream crackers Books BrainGym Flashcard 2 Flascard holder Letters u, b, s, m & g I Can Write 1 Pencil Pencil Colour Eraser A big copy of Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? 3

Workbook

Page 1 4 While children at work, go from child to child to see progress.

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Language Enrichment Songs Games Rhymes Read Aloud

Read Aloud Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? Read the tittle, author & publisher. ask about the cover & back cover Read the story slowly & point at the words After the story ask questions : o What the story is about? o What did the bear see? o What colour is the bird? Song bus, mum, gus

Review Physical Emotional

Point & say the sound Take 5 steps behind Say the sound & write in the air. Take a step forward. Repeat with the next sound. Close with a brain gym exercise & a loud I Can Read.

Letters : u, b, s, m, g

SESSION 1 1. BRAIN GYM

Cross Crawl Calf Stretch Hook-ups

2. REVIEW & LESSON (1) 2.1. Introduce the vowel u

Show the pictures ugly and umbrella and say the word clearly & slowly. Can u tell me the first sound? Tell the class the first sound if they cant answer & show the letter u Say the sound ah while showing the letter u several times.

Write the letter u on the board as big as u can using slow & deliberate stroke while saying the sound ah. Write the letter u again in the air while facing the children (mirror image) while saying the sound ah. Ask the children to write the letter u in the air while looking at your hand & saying the sound ah.

Note : Only the teacher writes in mirror image so that the class will see the proper way of writing. 2.2. Introduce the keywords bus, mum, gus. I am going to show you some pictures that have the sound ah Show the class the picture bus & say slowly bus. Ask the children to repeat. Ask the whole class or several children to name the picture in your hand.

Put the picture on the sticky board. Next show the word b-u-s and say bus. Ask the children to repeat. Ask the whole class or several children to read the card in your hand. Place the word b-u-s next to the picture. Repeat with the keywords mum & gus. 3. GROUP ACTIVITY (PEER & PAIR REVIEWING) Have the children sit face to face in pairs. While they arrange themselves, distribute pictures & words of the keywords to each pair. Ask them to take turns pretending to be teachers & pupils. Teach as you did previously starting with the letter u & the keywords.

4. REVIEW & LESSON (2) 4.1. Introduce the consonant b Show the picture bus again & say bus. Out it on the sticky board. Put the letters b-u-s beside the picture & say bus very slowly. Take out the letter b and say the sound b. Ask the children to repeat the sound. Write the letter b on the board as big as u can using slow & deliberate stroke while saying the sound beh. Write the letter b again in the air while facing the children (mirror image) while saying the sound beh.

Ask the children to write the letter b in the air while looking at your hand & saying the sound beh. Replace the letter b to the word b-u-s. 4.2. Introduce the consonant s Point to the letter u in the word b-u-s & ask for the sound. Praise the children if they can say the sound.

Next, take out the letter s and say the sound ss. Ask the children to repeat the sound. Write the letter s on the board as big as u can using slow & deliberate stroke while saying the sound ss. Write the letter s again in the air while facing the children (mirror image) while saying the sound ss. Ask the children to write the letter s in the air while looking at your hand & saying the sound ss.

4.3. Introduce the consonant m Remove the word b-u-s the replace with the word m-u-m. Say the word mum clearly & slowly.

Introduce the sound mm following the usual steps.

4.4. Introduce the consonant g Remove the word m-u-m the replace with the word g-u-s.

Say the word gus clearly & slowly.

Introduce the sound geh following the usual steps. Ask the class for the rest of the letter in the word g-u-s. (u & s). 5. MULTISENSORY ACTIVITY 5.1. Objective

Enforce earlier learning experience through fun & multisensory experience. Practice controlled behaviour by painting inside the boundaries of the letters. Introduction to colours.

5.2.

Steps Cover the workspace with old newspaper. Arrange children within 2 or 3 groups in a circle.

Place a dish with some paint in the middle of the groups. Add some sand or ground spice for texture/smell. Give each child a worksheet (Figure 1). Show how to use one finger to write the letters with paint. Make sure demonstrate the correct way of writing. Say the sound of the letters Figure 1 they paint. Use the opportunity to introduce colours. Hang their worksheet as they are done. If time permits, let the children do some finger painting on another sheet of paper. 6. BREAK (BOOKS. SONGS. REFRESHMENTS)

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Put the song bus mum gus on the CD player. Provide refreshments (sunquick+cream cracker) on a table. Announce that it is time for break. Remind the children to wash their hands, drink courteously & instruct them to wash their tumblers after drinking. Recite dua before eating with the children.

Provide some books away from the refreshment table. The children can read after they had their drinks. Do not ask children about previous lesson during break time.

7. BRAIN GYM

Cross Crawl Calf Stretch Hook-ups

8. FLASHCARD Distribute flash cards & flash cards holders to the class. Show the class the letters u, b, s, m & g while saying the sounds as a refresher. Explain that you are going to say a sound & that the children are to put the corresponding letter into the first slot on the flash card holder. The first place is marked by a green dot. Demonstrate for the first session. Start with the word mum. Say the sound mm clearly & slowly. Facilitate if there is a struggling child. Next say ah & finally mm again. Make a quick round to see whether the children had put the right letters in their flash card holders. Put the same word on the sticky board & ask the children what the word is. If the can say the word m-u-m, praise the class generously. Blend the letters clearly & slowly until the children can identify the word. Repeat with the word sum, bum, bug & mug.

9. LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT (SONGS. RHYMES. READ ALOUD)

Invite the children to sit on the floor Sit on a slighty higher level with the big book on your lap or on an easel. Warm up by asking the class what are the picture on the front of the book. Turn the book behind to see the back. Read the authors name & the publisher. Flip through the pages quickly to give the children an overall view of the story. Things that are learned as a whole before in parts tend to be retained longer in the brain. Read while pointing at the words. After the story, ask the children : o What the story is about? o What did the bear see? What colour is the bird? o What did the bird see? What colour is the duck? Etc

10. REVIEW (PHYSICAL & EMOTIONAL)

All children in a standing position & in a comfortable distance from each other. Refresh the children on the sounds learnt today by showing each letter & putting it on the sticky board : u, b, s, m & g. Make sure every child say the sounds correctly. Count the letters together & take that amount of steps behind. (5 letters take 5 steps behind). Recall the first sound ah. Point to the letter u on the sticky board. Ask the children to follow your hand as you write the letter u (mirror image) in the air. Take a step forward when done. Repeat with b, s,m & g. When done do the closing Brain Gym step with a loud I Can Read!.

Summary of Session 2 SEGMENT BrainGym Review & Lesson (1) Review CONTENT Cross Crawl, Calf Stretch & Hook-ups NOTE Pictures : bus, mum, gus Letters : u, b, s, m, g Magic pen Paper Placemat Plasticine 5 MIN. 2 10

Group Activity Peer Reviewing Pair Reviewing

Keywords bus, mum & gus Show the letters u, b, s, m & g. Sing the song bus, mum, gus Write the letters in the air. Invite several children to write on the board

Give each child a magic pen & paper Pretend to teach his pair how to write the letter u, b, s, m & g.

Review & Lesson (2) Tactile Review Gather the children around you. First, demonstrate how to turn a ball of plasticine into a thin rope. Show the children how to make the letter b. Say the sound while you are at work. Give each child a placemat & a ball of plasticine & take their place. If the children responded positively, try making other letters (s & g) Multisensory Activity Give each child a drawing block Ask them to draw a picture of their mother. Write the word mum below. Hang the artwork when done BREAK Books Songs Refreshments BrainGym Flashcard Play the bus mum gus song Serve refreshments & cream cracker Set some books away from the serving area

Drawing block Pencil Pencil colour CD I-CRead

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Cups & snacks Books 2

Cross Crawl, Calf Stretch & Hook-ups F/card holder Start : keywords sum, bum, bug & mug. Letters u, b, s, m & g I Can Write Page 5 8 1 Extra worksheet for speedy students : (write Pencil b or g) Colour Worksheet 2 Game Letters : u, b, s, m, g Fill two tray with letters u, b, s, m, g. Whistle* Use a rope/masking tape for the start line. Rope/maski 2 teams queue behind the start line. ng tape At a signal (whistle/yell) from the teacher, 1st 2 trays player from each team run up to the tray & find Small gift the letters to make the word bus, mum or gus. He arrange the letters on a nearby desk & run back. The next player have a turn. Say the sounds one by one. See if the children can blend the phonemes.

Workbook

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Language Enrichment Songs Rhymes Games Read Aloud

Review Physical Emotional

After 1 minute, stop the game. The team with most words win. Give the winning team a small gift. Letters : Tell them next week we are going to learn u, b, s, m, g new sounds & new keywords. But now we are going to review the sounds

 Summary of Session 3 SEGMENT BrainGym

that weve already learnt. Point & say the sound Take 5 steps behind Say the sound & write in the air. Take a step forward. Repeat with the next sound. Close with brain gym & a loud I Can Read.

CONTENT Cross Crawl, Calf Stretch & Hook-ups

NOTE Pictures : lis, sit, pin Letters : i, l, s, t, p, n

MIN. 2 10

Review & Lesson (1) Review u, b, s, m & g. Write the letters in the air. Invite several children to write on the board

Group Activity Peer Reviewing Pair Reviewing

Introduce vowel i Words : lis, sit, pin Pictures : lis, sit, pin Letters : i, l, s, t, p, n Pictures : lis, sit, pin 3 Coloured paper Glue CD I-CRead Worksheet 5 5 5

Introduce lis, sit, pin. Children pretend to teach

letter i keywords lis, sit, pin Introduce consonant l Introduce consonant t Introduce consonant p Introduce consonant n Sing the lis, sit, pin song

Review & Lesson (2)

Multisensory Activity

Give each child worksheet 3 (t) & a coloured paper. Show the children how to tear the paper into strips & paste it into the outline of the letter t.

BREAK Books Songs Refreshments BrainGym Flashcard

Play the lis, sit, pin song Serve refreshments & cream cracker Set some books away from the serving area

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Drinks & snacks Books 2

Cross Crawl, Calf Stretch & Hook-ups Say the sounds one by one. See if the children can blend the phonemes. Start : keywords sum, bum, bug & mug.

Workbook

Page 5 8 Extra worksheet for speedy students : (write b or g)

F/card holder Letters u, b, s, m & g I Can Write 1 Pencil Colour Worksheet 2

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Language Enrichment Songs Rhymes Games Read Aloud

Game Fill two tray with letters u, b, s, m, g. Use a rope/masking tape for the start line. 2 teams queue behind the start line.

Review Physical Emotional

Letters : u, b, s, m, g Whistle* Rope/maski st ng tape At a signal (whistle/yell) from the teacher, 1 2 trays player from each team run up to the tray & find Small gift the letters to make the word bus, mum or gus. He arrange the letters on a nearby desk & run back. The next player have a turn. After 1 minute, stop the game. The team with most words win. Give the winning team a small gift. Letters : Tell them next week we are going to learn u, b, s, m, g new sounds & new keywords. But now we are going to review the sounds that weve already learnt. Point & say the sound Take 5 steps behind Say the sound & write in the air. Take a step forward. Repeat with the next sound. Close with brain gym & a loud I Can Read.