First interview need advice please!

[sandy]

Hi I'm new here. I love this forum it's so helpful!!
I've got an interview next wednesday and i was hoping if you could help. The school would like me to teach a 20 minute lesson on phonics to 15 FS2 children. I've never taught FS2 children or phonics, and i have no
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what stage the children are on with the letters and sounds. I was thin
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of focusing on reading the tricky word 'are'. Also can a phonics lesson involve children moving around because the phonics lessons I've seen the children just sit infront of the board and use mini whiteboards and pens. I can't think how else to do it.

Thank you for your advice.

[Wendy]

I haven't taught phonics to ks2 but how about ma
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a living sentence? You could give the children a word each and they have to rearrange themselves to make a sentence you could then expand the sentence by adding adjectives and adverbs etc.
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t and finish with a sit down activity. Do you have the L&S handbook? There maybe some
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s in there.
Sorry scrub all that I misread FS2 for KS2, I didn't have a good night and my brain is still asleep! The living sentence
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still works with this age group. I also used to put a picture on the board for the children to write a caption or sentence about which they did on white boards and then we compared and improved. I personally like the full circle game which they can play in pairs or bingo, you can download resources for these from Sparklebox.

[sandy]

Thank you Wendy, your
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s are very helpful. I've not been on sparkle box but I will do now
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Yes I've been loo
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at the L&S book they do have great activity
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s. I'll let you how it goes. Thank you xx

[NuttySupplier]

I get given Reception phonics to do, and even at that age, one group always seems to have to sit with whiteboards and pens... shoc
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! I get them moving about though, and drawing the letter on the back of their partner, and partner has to guess, they can given clues using the name or sound of it. Haven't a clue what I'm doing in KS1 to be honest, but I remember doing this 30odd years ago when I was in the little school!

[sandy]

Thank you both for your advice. Just wanted to let you know I got the job, I'm so excited x

[Wendy]

Congratulations Sandy! Good luck in your new job.

[Footiegirl]

Congratulations! Keep us posted on how you get on x

[janeb]

Great news Sandy - well done
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[NuttySupplier]

Excellent, well done!

[audrey]

Great news Sandy, celebrate
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