Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Tick-tock chant warm-up
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson and hear the /ɒ/ sound in a familiar chant.
Content
Ss listen to the chant 'Tick, tock, tick, tock – a clock!' and swing their bodies like a clock. Ss say the chant line by line after the teacher, then chant the whole chant with actions.
Expected outcomes
Ss can chant the first two lines of the chant with the correct rhythm and actions, and can say which words have the /ɒ/ sound.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T shows the big clock picture and asks: 'What is this?' T plays the chant audio and asks Ss to swing from side to side like a clock.
Pupils
Ss look at the picture and listen. Ss swing their bodies in time with the chant. Expected answer: 'A clock!'
Teacher
T says each line of the chant and Ss echo. T asks: 'Which words have the /ɒ/ sound?' and models the sound /ɒ/ with the mouth wide open and rounded.
Pupils
Ss repeat each line in chorus and clap the rhythm. Expected answers: 'clock', 'lock', 'mop', 'pot' and 'hot'.
Teacher
T praises Ss and says: 'Today we will count things in the shop and learn the letter O o.'
Pupils
Ss say 'Yes, teacher!' and get ready for the next activity.