Lesson 2: Make a treasure Chest Vocab Taught: Treasure, treasure chest, gold, island. Phonics taught: g-o-l-d Preparation: Flashcards, Shoebox – 1 for every five students, Coloured paper or paint, Card, Coloured pens, Tin foil, Glitter, Safety scissors
Time: About an hour, depending on class size.
Warmer + Review – upside-down game. Get two or three students up at a time. Give them an item of vocab, for example: It’s a parrot. The students race to get the correct flashcard. Make sure that they say the vocab when they pick up the flashcard. 5-7 minutes.
Introduce and drill the new vocab – be sure to get plenty of student to student interaction. 10 minutes.
Make a treasure chest http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/artbox/makeit/treasurechest/index.shtml Demonstrate in front of the class how to make the treasure chest. Split the class into groups of 5 or so. Get them to decorate their treasure chests. 25 minutes. We will use the treasure chests in the next lesson, so be sure that they stay in the classroom!
Phonics: g-o-l-d Teach the phonic values of the four letters. Play target throwing by writing the letters on the board and throwing a ball at whichever letter you (or a student elected as the teacher) say. Make sure they students say the letters and their phonic values when they hit each letter.
