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Phonics: ar; school jobs
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 3
GoalHear and say the sound ar and name people who work at school.
New words
car · you drive it on the roadstar · it shines at nightteacher · she or he teaches childrennurse · she or he looks after sick peoplecarpenter · a person who makes things from wood
Explanation
The letters a and r together say ar, like a car: ar, ar, ar. Say: car, star, shark, jar. Many people work at our school. A teacher teaches us. A nurse helps us when we are ill. A gardener looks after the plants. A cleaner keeps the school clean. A carpenter makes tables and chairs. A carpenter can also shape wood into a cube, a cone or a sphere.
Worked examples
Look. A carpenter makes this shape. It is a cube.
A nurse works at my school. She sits in a small room. She has a jar of cotton and a star sticker for brave children.
Now you. Say a job at your school. Say what the person does.
Class activity
Job match. Think of four people who work at school. The child says what each one does: A teacher teaches. A nurse helps. A cleaner cleans. Then the child draws their favourite person at school.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word have ar: car or cat?
…
car.
2
Look. Which picture has ar: a star or a sun?
The star.
3
Who looks after sick children at school: a nurse or a cleaner?
A nurse.
4
Look. Is this shape a cube or a sphere?
A sphere.
5
Writing: write ar three times. Then copy ‘star’.
ar ar ar star