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Which subject	English
What age group	Year or Grade 1
What topic	Phonics
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Phonics Fun: A Letter Adventure!

Welcome to Our Phonics Adventure!

Introduction: The Mystery Box

Teacher's Note: Gather the students in a circle on the carpet. Place a decorated mystery box in the center of the circle. The box should be brightly colored and inviting.

What You Need:

• A decorated mystery box
• Various objects or pictures corresponding to different letters and sounds (e.g., an apple for "a," a ball for "b," a cat for "c," etc.)

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Lesson Kick-off

1. Curious Minds: Begin by gathering the students and pointing to the mystery box.

Teacher: "Can anyone guess what’s inside the box? It could be anything! But I have a special secret… each item in this box has a sound that starts with a letter!"

2. Sound It Out: Encourage students to make predictions about what is inside. Ask them if they can think of words that start with the letters you’ll be discussing.

Teacher: "Let’s make a list of letters we know! Who can tell me some letters?"

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Activity: Discover What’s Inside!

3. Unveiling the Sounds: Invite one student at a time to come up and choose an item from the mystery box. As each object is revealed:

• Say the Name: Have the student say the name of the object out loud.
• Sound It Out Together: Lead the class in sounding out the beginning letter of the object. For instance, if the object is an apple, say, “What sound does ‘apple’ start with?”

Teacher: "That’s right! ‘A’ makes the sound /a/. Can we all say that together? /a/"

4. Make Connections: After discussing each item, ask the students to think of other words that start with the same letter and sound.

Teacher: "Can anyone think of another word that starts with the sound /a/? What about ‘ant’? Great job!"

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Wrap-Up: The Phonics Parade

5. Celebrate the Sounds: Finish the lesson by having a mini parade around the classroom where students can hold up their chosen objects or pictures. As they walk, they can make the sound of the letter the object represents.

Teacher: "Wow! Look at our Phonics Parade! Every letter has its sound, and they’re all different! What an exciting adventure we had today!"

6. Closing: End with a quick review of what they learned:

• Teacher: "Today, we explored sounds and letters through our mystery box. Who can tell me one letter sound we learned today?"

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Conclusion: Keep Practicing!

Encourage students to look for items at home that start with different letter sounds. As they find them, they can bring them to the next class to share with everyone!

Teacher: "Every time you find something that starts with a letter, it will be like a little treasure hunt! Let’s keep practicing those sounds!"

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End of Lesson Plan

This engaging and interactive start to a phonics lesson will help young learners become excited about letters and sounds.