WEEK 1 – GRADE 2 – LETTER N (35 minutes) PERIOD 1

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students can be able to:
Recognize and pronounce the letter Nn and its sound correctly
Understand, recognize and say the three Nn words
Write the letter Nn

Topic &
Key language
Resources
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Key Activities

Unit 1 - Lesson 1
Letter Nn

Integrated skills
Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing

Vocabulary
nut, net, nest

Sight words
look
Resources
i-Learn My Phonics Grade 2, Pupil’s book – p.2 & 3

Materials
CD
Phonics cards

Warm-up (5 mins)
Greet students
Write the letters A to M on the board leaving out a couple of them.
Ask the students to copy and complete the letters in their notebooks.

Presentation & Practice
Listen, point and repeat. Colour (Track 02): Introduction of letter N, its sound and how to pronounce the words beginning with Nn (8 mins)
Use a card with letter Nn (or write on board the letter Nn) to introduce to the students the new lesson.
Instruct students how to pronounce the letter name and the letter sound by saying: “This is the letter N /((/. The letter N says /(/.”
Repeat several times and check students’ pronunciation (letter N /((/ and its sound /(/)
Use the phonics cards with nut, net, and nest, read the words out loud and have students repeat.
Use gestures to help students to understand the meanings of the three words.
Stick the cards on board and have students repeat the words chorally several times (in the correct order and then in any order).
Call some students to say the words out loud and correct their mistakes (if any).
Ask the students to open their books and colour in the letters.

Activity: Sit and Stand Game (4 mins)
Show the 3 phonics cards one by one. For example, show the card with nut, but incorrectly say net or nest, the students will stand; if the words are correctly said, they will stay sitting.
Do the same procedure for the other two cards.
Give feedback

Listen and point. Colour. (Track 03): Read the words with “Look!” (5 mins)
Have students look at the book and listen to the words: a nut, a net, a nest.
Have students listen and repeat the words for several times.
Give feedback
Ask the students to colour the nut, net and nest using any colour they like.
Go around the classroom asking the students to name the item they are colouring.
E.g: Teacher: (pointing to the nut) What’s this?
Student: A nut.

Activity: Touching Game (5 mins)
Put the 3 phonics cards on the board in this order: nut, net, nest.
Divide the class into 2 teams; call one student of each team to stand 1m from the board
Read one of the three words out loud (e.g. a nut), students must run to tap the card of that word.
Student who taps the correct card first will get 1 point for his/her team.
Call 4-6 students per team to the board if possible
Give feedback

Activity: Optional Game
Step 1
Give instructions of how to play the game. Give each student one card with a word/words/letter (N/NN/Nn/nnn/a nut/a net…). Students take turn to show their cards and say the word(s)/letter. (Note: N says /(/, NnN says /(((/…)
Step 2
Have a group of students to go in front of the class and show up their cards. Read any word(s)/letter out loud. Students holding the card with the read word(s)/letter must jump high.
Do the same procedure with other groups, ask students to read the word(s)/letter instead of the teacher.
Give feedback

Chant and show! (Track 04) (5 mins)
Use the phonics cards on the board and have students sing the chant with nut.
Do the same with net and nest.
The whole class sings the whole chant.
Do the chant again without the CD this time.
Keep the rhythm by clapping their hands.
Give feedback.

Production (3 mins)
Activity 1: Writing in the air
Show the letter Nn again, have students write the Nn in air with their fingers.




















WEEK 1 – GRADE 2 – LETTER N (35 minutes) PERIOD 2

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Recognize and say the three Nn words correctly
Do the corresponding actions
Read the