Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

Focus: Identify the structure of a phonics lesson used by your MST and the supporting activities
used to reinforce the concepts taught

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify and discuss the structure of a phonics
lesson, focusing on what the MST does, what the students do in response and the student-centered
activities used to support the students learning.

Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
Table 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson
The Structure of the Lesson
What the teacher does What the children do Comments
Introducing the Sound: - The students listen to the - It is useful to apply the
song and the sound and song for the students so they
- She applies a song about the
repeat. can see, hear and repeat the
sound of “K” and ask the students
sound.
to repeat with the song.

Hearing the Sound in the initial position: - They answer by saying - Visual learning will
what can they see and the enhance their learning by
- She shows them pictures of
sound of “K”. connecting the pictures with
objects that have “K”, and ask
the sound.
them to say what they can see and
say the sound.

Introducing the Writing of the Sound:

- They watch and raise - It is useful to write the
their hands and come to sound on the board so they
- She writes on the board “K”, and
the board to write. can learn the way to write
picks any child to come and trace
and it can develop their
on the letter on the board.
hand writing.
- Ask the students to write “K” on
the air by their fingers.

Practicing Writing the Sound: - They trace on the letter - It is useful to use the
“K”. blocks which will develop
- She gives them flash cards to
their fine motor skills and
trace on the letter
- Create the letter by using by tracing the sound that
the blocks. will enhance their writing.
- Ask them to make “K” by using
the blocks.
Reflections on Observation Task 2: Teaching a Phonics Lesson

1. What program is used in your school to teach phonics? They use

online programs such as, ABCs website that teaches the
sounds through songs and games.

2. How is phonics taught in your school? They use mostly songs,

read stories and do activities that improves their knowledge

about the phonics. They practice the sound by tracing, use

the visual learning by showing them pictures and they can

find out the sound.

3. What was the focus of the lesson? To recognize the sound “K” and practice on
writing.

4. Were the learners engaged in the phonics lesson? If they were, select (a); if they were not,
select (b).

a. Describe the different types of active engagement activities that

the teacher used. MST uses songs to engage them. She does

activities that are hands on and she divide the activities

according to the student’s level so they can enhance their

knowledge of writing and learning the sounds such as,

she uses the plate of sand to writ the sound, create craft
 according the sound and tracing sounds activity.

b. What could active engagement activities the teacher has used to help
learners b e t t e r understand the lesson?

5. What types of activities did the children participate in during their independent centers that reinforced
the lesson objective/learning outcome? If they participated in learning centers, select (a); if they
did not, select (b)
a) Describe the different types of learning center activities that the
students did.
- MST use the blocks activity in math area to let the

students create the sound by using the blocks. And, in

the reading area, she let the students read the stories

and identify words that have the sound that they

learned about.

b) Describe two (2) learning center activities that the teach er could
have used to help reinforce the learning outcome.