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Class organisation
Whole class.
Stage 2 – Speaking and reading
What is this? – words
Theme
Use with any of the Units of
Work of the primary curriculum.
Aims
Associate written words with
names and pictures of known
objects.
Recognise written form of
words for known objects.
Materials needed
Pictures of objects already
learned.
Photocopy the sheet of blank
flash cards on page 191.
Preparation
Write the vocabulary to be
practised on the flash cards and
cut them up.
Notes
Relating the word to
something real is a vital step in
the development of literacy
skills.
Limit the first introduction to
about 5-7 words that pupils are
familiar with.
Successfully matching words
does not mean that pupils can
spell the word or even copy it
accurately.
Focus Time
40 minutes.
Type of activity
Matching activities.
Approach
1. Use pictures to review words learned in previous class.
2. Hold up one of the word flash cards. Ask the class how many
letters there are and to identify them. Point to the corresponding
picture and ask pupils what it is. Attach the word to the picture.
Say, “Milk” and point out the initial ‘m’ saying, “M for milk”.
Repeat with the other pictures. This process introduces the
correspondence between sound and symbol.
3. Place pictures around the room. Put the wrong word cards next
to the pictures. Point to a picture saying, “What is this?” Ask the
class if the word is correct. Pupils look at the initial letter and try
saying the word, then find the correct picture to match the word.
4. When the pictures and words are matched, ask pupils to close
their eyes, mix up the pictures/cards and repeat.
5. Arrange the pictures in a column on the table with the matching
word beside each one. Read each word slowly and ask the class
to read it with you. Remove the pictures and ask pupils to read
the words.
6. Put the pictures in a pile. Pupils turn over a picture and put it next
to the matching word.
7. Rearrange the pictures so that they are beside the wrong words.
Pupils match them up correctly.
Extension
A3/flipchart sheets onto which pictures have been stuck can be
used for simple and effective matching activities to develop
word recognition skills. After putting the sheet on a wall:
1. Pupils name objects in the pictures. They then read word flash
cards and put the words next to the pictures on the sheet.
2. The teacher points to the pictures one at a time. After
correctly naming the objects, pupils take turns to remove the
pictures from the sheet and put them on the table.
3. Pupils now read the words. They take turns to read a word,
remove it from the sheet and put it next to the picture on
the table.
In addition to snap, the activities ‘Sight vocabulary’, ‘Memory
game’, ‘I spy’ and ‘Find the real thing’ on pages 61-63 can be
easily adapted as matching activities using pictures and word
cards.