i-Learn Smart Start 1

Week: Date of teaching: .......................................................

Period: 1
UNIT 6: ACTIVITIES
Lesson 2

I. Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will review the /e/, /f/, /g/ and /h/ sounds.
II. Teaching aids:
Teacher’s aids: student book and teacher’s book, class CDs, flashcards, Smart TV
Students’ aids: Student book, notebooks, workbook.
III. Languages focus:
Vocabulary: review food, elephant, girl, hop
IV. Procedures:

Organizatio
Time Steps/Activities
n
Warm-up (5’)
- Option 1: Sing.  Teacher –
Play audio Part C of lesson 1 and have students sing whole class
the song.

- Option 2: Play the game “Unscramble”.  Teacher -

5’  Divide the class into small groups and give each group students in
a mini-board. groups
 Show the unscramble words and ask the groups to
write the correct answers on the mini-boards. E.g.
wsmi -> swim.
 The group with more correct words in shorter time will
be the winner.
New lesson
The alphabet (5’)
1. Play the alphabet song and have students listen.  Teacher -
25’ 2. Play audio again and sing the song. whole class
3. Put the flashcards on the board for the letters in red (e, f, g
and h).
4. Point to each flashcard, call out the letter's name, and have
students repeat.  Teacher –
whole
1- Listen and repeat. (5’)
class/
1. Have students look at the pictures.
2. Point to the pictures and say the letters’ sounds. individuals
3. Play audio. Have students listen and repeat all together
and individually. Correct student’s pronunciation if
necessary.
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of
the class.
 Teacher –
2- Listen and point. (5’) whole
1. Have students look at the pictures and letters. class/
2. Play audio. Demonstrate the activity by pointing to the individuals
correct letters/pictures.
3. Play audio again. Have students listen and point to the
letters/ pictures as they hear.
4. Have students listen, point and repeat all together and
individually. Correct student’s pronunciation if
necessary.
5. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of
the class.  Teacher –
whole
3- Circle the letters. (5’) class/
1. Have students look at the pictures and call out the
individuals
words.
2. Demonstrate the activity using the example.
3. Have students look the letters and circle the correct
beginning sounds.
4. Check answers as a whole class.
5. Have students read all of the letter sounds all together
and individually.
 Teacher –
4- Follow the letters and say the sounds. (5’) whole
1. Have students look at the pictures and call out the class/
correct sounds. individuals
2. Have students solve the maze with their fingers and say
the letter sounds as they pass them.
3. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of
class.
 Wrap-up (5’)
Option 1: Review. Throw the Beanbag.  Teacher –
 Lay out the phonics cards face up on the table. students in
 Have a student throw the beanbag on one of the groups
phonics cards and name the item pictured.
5’  Repeat the procedure with other students.

Option 2: Review. Singing.

 Have students sing the songs of letters ‘e’ and ‘f’ again  Teacher –
(unit 4 - lesson 2). whole class
 Have them sing and make the gestures of an elephant or
food.
Week: Date of teaching: .........................................................
Period: 2
UNIT 6: ACTIVITIES
Lesson 2

I. Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will review the /e/, /f/, /g/ and /h/ sounds.
II. Teaching aids:
Teacher’s aids: student book and teacher’s book, class CDs, flashcards, IWB software,
projector/interactive whiteboard/TV.
Students’ aids: Student book, notebooks, workbook.
III. Languages focus:
Vocabulary: review food, elephant, girl, hop
IV. Procedures:

Organizatio
Time Steps/Activities
n
Warm-up & Review
(This step can be skipped when periods 1 and 2 are taught in
only ONE session.)
- Option 1: Review. Singing.  Teacher –
 Have students sing the songs of letters ‘e’ and ‘f’ again whole
(unit 4 - lesson 2). class/
 Have them sing and make the gestures of an elephant or
5’ students
food.

- Option 2: Review. Hop or Jump.

 Call out a letter sound or a word with that letter.  Teacher –
 Have students stand up and jump if they hear the ‘e’ whole class
sound or hop if they hear the ‘f’ sound.

New lesson
1- Listen and repeat. (5’)  Teacher –
1. Have students look at the pictures. whole
25’ 2. Point to the pictures and say the letters’ sounds. class/
3. Play audio. Have students listen and repeat all together
individuals
and individually. Correct student’s pronunciation if
necessary.
 4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of
the class.

2- Listen and point. (5’)

1. Have students look at the pictures and letters.
2. Play audio. Demonstrate the activity by pointing to the  Teacher –
correct letters/pictures. whole
3. Play audio again. Have students listen and point to the class/
letters/ pictures as they hear. individuals
4. Have students listen, point and repeat all together and
individually. Correct student’s pronunciation if
 Teacher -
necessary.
5. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of students in
the class. groups

3- Put a tick or a cross. (5’)  Teacher -

1. Have students look at the pictures and call out the individual
beginning sounds.
s/ whole
2. Demonstrate the activity using the example.
3. Have students look the letters and put a tick or a cross. class
4. Check answers as a whole class.
5. Have students read all of the letter sounds all together
and individually.

4- Play “Board race”. (5’)

1. Have students look at the example.
 Teacher -
2. Divide the class into teams and have one student from
each team stand a distance from the board. students in
3. Write 2 letters on the board and then say a word groups
beginning with one of their sounds.
4. Have the students race to the board, touch that letter,
and say the correct sound.
5. The first student to touch the letter and say the sound
gets a point for their team.
6. Continue with other students.

Activity (optional) (5’)

Option 1: Review. Singing.
 Have students sing the songs of letters ‘g’ and ‘h’ again

(unit 5 - lesson 2).

 Have them sing and make the gestures of a girl or hop.
 Option 2: Review. Jump or clap.
 Call out a letter sound or a word with that letter.
 Have students stand up and jump if they hear the ‘g’
sound or clap if they hear the ‘h’ sound.

Wrap-up (5’)
Option 1: Review. Play the game “Speed race”.  Teacher –
 Put 4 chairs in front of the board. students in
 Divide the class into 4 teams. groups
 Have a student from each team stand up.
 Put a phonics card on each chair.
 Call out one of the phonics cards.
 The students standing try to be the first to sit on the
chair with the corresponding phonics card.
5’  The first student to sit on the chair wins a point for
his/her team. The team with the most points wins.

Option 2: Review. Play the “Memory game”.  Teacher –

 Put up the phonics cards on the board.
whole
 Ask the students to memorize the order in which the
class/
items appear.
 Remove the phonics cards and ask individual students
individuals
to name the items in the correct order.
 Change the order of the phonics cards and repeat the
activity.