Global Indian International School, Dubai

Daily Lesson Plan

Name of the Teacher: Subject: Language and Date: Week 2 Grade/Sec: PRE KG B
Ms. Jigna Literacy
Total no. of Students: 27 No. of Boys: 15 No. of Girls: 12
Emerging: Expected: Exceeding: Gifted:------- SEN:
Visual: Auditory: Kinaesthetic: Visual/Auditory: Visual/ Auditory:
Kinaesthetic:
Theme of the month: Plants Topic: Introduction to letter k

Big Idea: Children will be able to read phonetically

Learning Objective: To recall and say aloud the phonic sound of the letter ‘k’ and name few objects
beginning with the letter ‘k’ from the story
Keywords
WALT : Kite, kettle, koala bear, kangaroo,
 Emerging: To identify the letter ‘k’ keyboard, king, kitten, kick, key, kiwi,
kitchen
 Expected: To recall and say aloud the phonic sound of
the letter ‘k’ and name objects beginning with the letter
‘k’ from the story
 Exceeding: To create a kings crown

WILF : Children to hear and say the phonic sound of

the letter ‘k’ and name objects which begin with the letter ‘k’
from the story
Assessment method:
Anecdotal notes, photographs, video recordings, work samples, portfolios, daily observations, profile
book, Focus Activity sheet
Resources: stick puppet props, flash cards, letter cards, IWB- PowerPoint, IPads in the classroom- web
links for ICT games related to letter ‘i’
crayons, printables, whiteboards, cotton, swatter, picture cut-outs, coloured papers, glue, crayons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg_KvU5oc9Q
Starter: Time (8-10 mins) Questions:
Children will sit in a circle and play passing the parcel. The Emerging: What is the phonic sound of
objects or pictures related to the taught letters will be kept in a the letter k? kkkkk
bag. Child who gets the chance will come forward, remove an
object from the bag without looking inside and identify the Expected: Can you tell name a part of
object, its beginning sound and place in the appropriate letter house where mummy cooks food?
basket kitchen

Exceeding: Can you tell the name the

object that begins with letter k which is
used to open the locks? key
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Methodology: Story Read Aloud using props (10mins) Cross - curricular links:
The teacher will use the Jolly phonic story of letter k using Music: Letter k (Jolly Phonics song)
stick/shadow puppets and the flash cards related to the story Dance: Jolly Phonics k action song
will be stuck in different corners of the classroom. As the story PE: Walk in a ‘k’ pattern line
is read out children will be given a chance to go and get the Art: kings crown craft
different pictures related to the story and start placing them in EVA: Name of 2 animals and a fruit:
a sequence. Kiwi, koala bear and kangaroo
Thereafter, the jolly phonic song of letter k will be played and Early Maths: colour of keys in the
children will sing the song with actions. keyboard(black and white)
Shape of a kite (square)
UAE SST: Word kitchen in Arabic :
‘matbakn’
Focus Activity
Emerging: Children will trace letter k on sand tray using twigs Critical Thinking Questions:
Emerging: What did koala bear show
the king?
kite

Expected: What did the king call for?

Tea in the kettle and kiwi fruit

Exceeding: How do you think the kite

Expected: Children will be given letter k lacing activity and can fly so up in the sky?
while lacing they will name the pictures they see on the letter k

Exceeding: Children will be given open ended resources to

create a kings crown

Extension Activity (Challenge): Children will use

interconnecting links to associate pictures to the letter.
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Mark Making Area: Children will be provided with chart papers, cling wrap, crayons, chalk, paint and
brushes. They will do scribbling, doodling and painting activities.

Malleable Area: In this area, children will have the opportunity to use different tactile materials e.g. corn
flour, playdough, clay, foam, pasta, oats, cutter, rolling pin etc. Here they will use their senses to explore
and develop fine motor skills. Children will create letter t using play dough.

Plenary (15 mins): k letter cards and picture cards will be placed on the floor. Children will hop on it one
by one and name the picture emphasizing on the beginning sound of it.

Home Task:
Children will be asked to bring letter k objects from home. They will speak a few lines about it.
Process Success Criteria:
 Identification of the phonic sound of k
 Naming few objects of k
 Creating k objects