GROUP 7: LESSON ‹ou›

Lesson ‹ou›:

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Lesson Focus

Pupils will:

Learn to say the /ou/ sound and recognise the grapheme ‹ou›.
Link the letter sound to the action (pretend your finger is a needle and prick your thumb saying ‘ou, ou, ou!’)
Identify words that start (or end) with the /ou/ sound.
Blend to read short regular words that have a /ou/ sound in them.
Segment short regular words that have the /ou/ sound in them.
Revise previously taught letter sounds to strengthen recall, automaticity and fluency.

REVISION

Step 1

Revision

Teacher guidance:

Use flashcards to briefly revise the letter sounds already taught. Revise the formation of one or two letters.

What to do:

Show flashcards of taught letter sounds. Pupils say each sound once and do the action.
Choose 2 or 3 letters to write on the board. While this is being done the children form the letters in the air.

Great resource for further segmenting & blending practice!

Sixty cards showing pictures with sound dots on one side and matching letters and words on the reverse. Great for introducing sounds, playing recognition games and extending vocabulary in a fun interactive way.

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LEARNING THE LETTER SOUND

The best way to introduce new sounds!

Big books that introduce each letter sound with the action, shows the letter formation and provides a colourful story illustration that contain pictures of words with the sound in. Fun activities and extension tasks help children develop correct handwriting, reading and spelling skills in an engaging way. Perfect for teachers to use during phonics lessons.

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Step 2

Story and Action

Teacher guidance:

Use the Finger Phonics Big Book to introduce and tell the story related to the new letter sound.

What to do:

Highlight words from the story that include the sound /ou/. Ask pupils to think of and share other words with the same sound.
Show the ‹ou› flashcard, then do the action and say the /ou/ sound together as a class.
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