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Instructions: Pigeon Books

Objectives

To read books with increased pace.

To re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.

Resources

Laptop, PC or tablet | Mini whiteboard and pen | Drawing and writing pencils | Your student's library of familiar books

Vocabulary

Words in bold can be found in the 📄 Year 1 English Glossary

Today's Lesson

What to Get Ready

Make sure you have access to your student's library of familiar books and are logged in to Big Cat Books.

Write the words from 'Blend to Read' (below) on 📄 blank flashcards.

Phonics - Quick Fire!

Quick recognition of sounds.

Phonics - New Learning

Show your student the flashcard ‘ph’. Tell your student that this group of letters can make the sound ‘f’ as in ‘phone’.

Phonics - Blend to Read

alphabet (7) | Christopher (8)

Phonics - Split to Spell

phonics (6) | phrase (4)

Phonics - Extra Support

Show your student how to blend to read/split to spell the first word in each activity.

Phonics - Extra Challenge

Philip (5) | Stephanie (7) | graph (4)

Challenge your student to write the words without Sound Beds to help them.

Phonics - Apply

Write this caption on the mini whiteboard: Christopher took a photo of the dolphin. Then ask your student to read the caption.

Phonics Play

PLAY - Buried Treasure (Phonics Play)

Select 'Start'. Select 'Phase 5'. Select 'ph'.

Reading - Read

Read a new choice from Big Cat Books. Ask your student to read ‘like a storyteller’, making the reading sound smooth and interesting. Tell them to read at a good pace, not too fast and not too slow.

Ask your student the questions at the back of the book.

Reading - Extra Challenge

Can your student write a question or two for you to answer about the text?

Reading - Main Activity

Watch and enjoy the story Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.

Notice just how keen the pigeon is to drive the bus!

Think about the reasons why it is important that the pigeon does NOT drive the bus. Encourage your student to use the word because when they talk about these reasons. Show them 📄 Because to remind them of the word.

For example,

It is important the pigeon does not drive the bus because they will get lost and run out of petrol.
It is important the pigeon does not drive the bus because they don’t know how to drive.

Reading - Extra Support

Model answers for them before you ask them to give their reasons.

Reading - What to Notice

While they are doing this activity, remember to praise your student for the skills they are using.

For example:

‘You are giving great reasons using our new word!’

Handwriting and Spelling

Today, please do these dictation sentences with your student. They should use their best handwriting:

I can get it back because I am big.
They went with him because he had to look in the back.
Get off and get down!

Citations

[1] www.youtube.com [2] www.youtube-nocookie.com [3] www.phonicsplay.co.uk