Lesson Plan 2

For January 13's session, my student Arvin and I tackled our second letter in the Marungko approach: 'A'. This was the first time for the new year that we saw each other again, so this lesson plan was a great way to review our previous lesson, the one on the letter 'M'.

Isang Mainit na Umaga and the Wordless Picture Book

This session had two stories. Isang Mainit na Umaga (One Hot Morning) is told from the first-person perspective and features food eaten on a hot day. The Wordless Picture Book, Ang Bisikleta ni Alon (Alon's Bicycle) illustrates the story of a boy named Alon who takes a ride on his bike, and gets a flat tire.

Some of the words that were used to help with the lesson were 'Alon', 'atis' (Philippine sugar apple), and 'apa' (ice cream cone).

Phonological Awareness

One of the activities we engaged in was a ready-set-go sort of game. In this activity, I laid down a batch of pictures whose first letters were either 'M' or 'A'. About four feet from that, I laid down a sheet of paper marked 'M', and another marked 'A'. Arvin's goal was to grab a picture and run to the sheets of paper and lay down the picture to its corresponding letter.

This game also served as a review for the previously tackled letter, 'M'.

Coloring Activity

Another activity of note was the coloring activity. I gave Arvin some crayons and an activity sheet where he had to color the pictures whose words started with the letter 'M' in yellow, and those that started with 'A' in red.