Lesson 3 • words I and am, and the letter i

Learning objectives ESL/ELL

Children will: Pupils whose native language is not English
• identify the words I and am. may pronounce the sound /i/ as /ee/. Give pupils
opportunities to practise correct pronunciation with
• use the rime am to build words.
matching pairs of words eg sit and seat, bit and
• recognise and write i and I. beat, mitt and meet.
• read and write the words I and am.
Extra assistance
Statutory Framework for EYFS
Pupils who use a language other than English at
The Early Learning Goals in Literacy home may have learnt a different set of graphemes
Word Reading ELG before coming to school. If the Roman alphabet is
• Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at new to them, the idea of lower case and upper case
least 10 digraphs. or capital letters may be new to them too. Be sure to
stress the differences between them.
Writing ELG
• Write recognisable letters, most of which are Classroom activities
correctly formed.
Sentence Shuffle
Sight words Write an enlarged version of the sentence I am Sam
and read it with the children. Reproduce each word
I, am
on smaller pieces of card so pupils can make the
Word family sentence themselves and read it.
lamb, ham, ram, dam, jam, pram, stamp, lamp, clam Make your own sentences
Pupils use their own names to complete the
Vocabulary words I am sentence. Then they create other endings to the
ice-cream, igloo, ice, insects, ink, ill, itch, internet I am sentence:
I am Alex. I am five. I am tall.

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTISE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the words I and am identify and read the words I Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson through words and the songs and am in isolation and in a Phonemic awareness
I can fly! and I am, I am, I sentence.
am…
Write: Reinforce correct letter write the letter I. Worksheet 2
Dot-to-Dot formation of upper case I. Handwriting

Find: Recognise i in upper and locate lower case i and upper Worksheet 3
Letter Grid and Leaping lower case. Recognise a word. case I. Find the word Sam in Initial sounds
Penguins a group.

Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: recognise words with the Worksheet 4

Label It and Blend a Word Match pictures to words. rime am. Blend sounds to Check
Blend and recognise words. read words.

Read: Read aloud book. listen, follow the reading and Reading Eggs Alphabet book
Book read along. i

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Name

Phonemic awareness

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Lesson 3 • Worksheet 1

Circle the thing in each row that begins with i. Colour them.

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Handwriting
Lesson 3 • Worksheet 2
1 Trace and write.
1
2

An icy igloo
3

2 Circle every I. Circle every i.

I N I L I i t h i i
I T F I V e i k l i
How many? ____ How many? ____

3 Trace.

Circle
your best
letter.

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Name

Initial sounds
Lesson 2 • Worksheet 3

1 Add i. Read the word.

i nk nsects

tch nternet

ce ce-cream
2 Draw more insects
on the icy igloo.

Insects on
an icy igloo.

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Name

-I am Sam.
Check
Lesson 2 • Worksheet 4

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-I am
What is your name?

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-I am 4 5 6
How old are you?

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iii
i Draw Trace Write
ice cream

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igloo

iii
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ice

iii
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insects

iii
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ink

iii
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ill

iii
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itch
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Activity 1 Activity 2
Colour an insect every time you read Clap each word as you read.
the book.
I read i _____ times!
I counted _____ i words.

Activity 3 Activity 4
Label two i items in your home. i Put a coloured counter on every i.
I know words that start with i. i I can read the letter i!

Able to read independently

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Needs assistance to read
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i Draw Trace Write
ice cream

iii
• •
igloo

iii
• •
ice

iii
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insects

iii
• •
ink

iii
•
ill

iii
•
itch
•
Activity 1 Activity 2
Colour an insect every time you read Clap each word as you read.
the book.
I read i _____ times!
I counted _____ i words.

Activity 3 Activity 4
Label two i items in your home. i Put a coloured counter on every i.
I know words that start with i. i I can read the letter i!

Able to read independently

5
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Needs assistance to read
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Level Word count Lexile

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Vocabulary words

ice-cream ink
igloo ill
ice itch
insects internet

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