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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Objectives
To blend to read the sounds in a word.
To use knowledge of sounds to write new words.
Resources
Laptop, PC or tablet | Mini whiteboard and pen | A4 Plain paper | Large piece of plain paper to make a poster | Pencils | Pens
The Very Hungry Caterpillar book or The Very Hungry Caterpillar slideshow
Pick a picture - Phase 2 (Phonics Play) | 📄 Sound Flashcards 1 | 📄 Sound Actions | 📄 Blank Flashcards | 📄 Alphabet Mat | 📄 High Frequency Word List | 📄 Weekly Spelling Activities
Vocabulary
Words in bold can be found in the 📄 Year 1 English Glossary.
phoneme | grapheme | PGC | sound | letter | blend | split | capital letter | caterpillar | finger space | label
Today's Lesson
Introduction
Watch this lesson's introductory video with your student.
What to Get Ready
Check that you know the actions for the following sounds: b, f and ff (it may help to have the 📄 Sound Actions next to you).
Prepare your whiteboard and write each of the following words on a 📄 blank flashcard for the 'Word Bingo' game: bun, fun, bat, off, huff, fin, fan, big, beg, fog.
If you have not yet received The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, you may choose to start the lessons using The Very Hungry Caterpillar slideshow.
Watch Video 4: How Print Works.
Phonics - Quick Fire
On a blank piece of paper, play the game 'Letter Match' (shown in Video 2: Phonics Games). Use the following letters: Y, y, Q, q, E, e, U, u.
Phonics - New Learning
Lay the 📄 flashcards ‘b’, ‘f’ and ‘ff’ out in front of your student.
Ask your student to point to one they know and to tell you the sound it makes. Repeat the sound and demonstrate the matching action, asking your student to join in with you. Complete for each of the cards.
Phonics - Blend to Read
Remind your student how we blend to read a word:
Say the sounds.
Blend the sounds.
Read the word.
Support your student as they blend to read the following words on the flashcards: bun, fun, bat, off, huff, fin, fan, big, beg, fog.
Play 'Word Bingo' (as shown in Video 2: Phonics Games). This game can be played more than once, with your student choosing a different group of words each time.
Phonics Play
Log in to Phonics Play.
PLAY - Pick a picture - Phase 2 (Phonics Play)
Select 'Phase 2' for your student to play.
Phonics - Extra Support
As you read each word, ask your student, ‘What sound can you hear first?’ and, ‘What sound can you hear after that?’ and, ‘How could we write that?’
Phonics - Extra Challenge
Allow your student to choose words that have four sounds for the Bingo game: fluff, frog, bluff, flog.
Reading & Writing - Read
Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Begin by asking your student to show you how to hold the book properly and then asking where you can find the title. Read the title and the author’s name.
As you read the story to your student, encourage them to engage with the story by counting the objects the caterpillar eats, guessing what the caterpillar might eat next, and joining in with the repeated phrase, ‘But he was still hungry…’
Explain to your student that they are going to be making a poster of their favourite foods. They will draw pictures of the food they like. Then they will label the food with its name. Explain that labels help people know what something is. Your student can now start making their favourite food poster.
Reading & Writing - Extra Support
If your student needs extra support with spelling the words in the labels, first ask them to say the word slowly. Ask them, ‘What is the first sound you can hear?’ then, ‘What is the last sound you can hear?’ and, ‘Can you hear any other sounds in the middle?’
You can also encourage your student to use their 📄 Alphabet Mat to help them spot the sounds they can hear, but do not tell them the letters/sounds they need. It does not matter if spellings are incorrect.
Reading & Writing - Extra Challenge
If your student is ready for an extra challenge you could ask them to write longer labels. For example, you could say to them, ‘Tell me more about your favourite type of apple.’ Listening to what they say, you could then help them to add in their extra description. For example, ‘So one of your favourite foods is a crunchy red apple. Let’s write ‘A crunchy red apple’ next to your picture.’
Reading & Writing - What to Notice
While they are doing this activity, remember to praise your student for the skills they are using.
For example:
‘I can see you are listening really carefully for sounds!’
‘Well done for remembering to use your Alphabet Mat.’
‘I have noticed you are thinking really hard.’
Reading & Writing - Handwriting and Spelling
Take out the 📄 High Frequency Word List and select three words that your student could not spell correctly. Ask them to practise these words today.
You may like to use activities from the 📄 Weekly Spelling Activities resource.