Teaching Notes to accompany Interactive Whiteboard Flipchart

Spelling Patterns

Words from the Greek containing the pattern “ph.”

Screen / Teaching Notes / Supplementary Notes and Material
1 / Objective of flipchart and opportunity to
·  practice the phonic sound
·  Discuss where in the world the picture might be from. Has anyone been to Greece etc?
·  Tell pupils about the ancient civilisation of Greece and its influence on language today.
2 / Introduction to spelling pattern
1.  This screen focuses on the meanings of words. It’s possible to move the words at the top to the correct yellow box. / Dictionaries may be useful but I’ve concentrated on everyday words that 99% of children would have come into contact with.
3 / Pupils can match the language pattern with the word family it belongs to. There is a graphic to assist with understanding and words can be moved to the blue boxes and vice versa.
4 / This screen gives the opportunity to make words with the “ph” pattern in them. Words can be moved into the dark blue box and joined to make new words. / It may be useful to have dictionaries available.
Hard copies of words which can be used on children’s desks could aid this activity, races, number of words in a set time etc. (List included)
5 / This screen is used for giving the children practice in using the words with the pattern that has been studied, by way of a crossword. The teacher should give children a hard copy of the crossword for them to focus their attention on for a moment. Then move on to the screen, ask individuals to fill in the answers which can be checked by moving the numbered rectangles in the yellow box at the bottom of the screen. / Hard copy of crossword.
6 / This screen can give practice in the “Look, Cover, Try, Check” method of learning spellings if used in collaboration with the teacher tools – blind option.
·  Put screen on show.
·  Select Special Tools and choose the blind option.
·  Draw the blind right to left across the screen.
·  Open the blind so that all the words on the screen are visible (on the left hand side you should still be able to see the blind pull).
Children can be chosen to come out to the I.B.W. and
1.  Given some time to study the word you would like them to attempt to spell.
2.  Close the blind to cover the first column of words.
3.  Child writes the word in the “Try your word” box.
4.  Check by using the eraser to “rub out” the word which is opposite the word in the left hand column which you were trying to spell. (I’ve found it’s best to work down the left hand column so that you don’t loose your place when checking). / Plenary Worksheet.

Ann Storrow

Broughton Junior School

Broughton

Flintshire

CH4 OQQ