Prep Bulletin

A snapshot into Spelling

Learning intention: We are learning to look carefully at words and identify what is similar in how they look and how they sound.

Learning experience overview:

This is an insight into one spelling lesson where we explored the phoneme (sound) and grapheme (letter) ‘Aa’. The lesson follows our instructional model of Whole, Small, Whole. 

Whole:

As a class we explored the ‘Aa’ alphabet card, unpacking the letter name, sound and an object that starts with that letter. Then we brainstormed words that start with /a/ as well as words that have /a/ in the middle. For this lesson we are focusing on the most common sound 'a' makes (as in apple, cat, at). 

Small: 

To consolidate their learning, students completed the pages in their phonics book. See pictures below. 

Whole:

To revise and reflect as a class, we practised identifying the /a/ sound in words with sound boxes. Students pushed the sound buttons as they read each sound aloud. 

In this learning experience, students will work towards:

• Listening to the sounds in words and identifying words that have an /a/ sound 
• Identifying where they hear the /a/ sound (start, middle, end)

Examples of students work:

What you can do now to continue the learning at home from this experience:

• Practise the list words at the top of the page (bag, as, fan, at) 
• Play I Spy with words beginning with /a/
• Notice words in our environment that have an /a/ in them.