Lesson Plan for Primary 3 - Phonics - R-influenced Vowels (er And Ir)

Sure! Here’s a detailed lesson plan for teaching R-influenced vowels (er and ir) to Primary 3 students. --- ### Lesson Plan: R-Influenced Vowels (er, ir) **Grade Level:** Primary 3 **Subject:** Phonics **Duration:** 45 minutes **Objective:** Students will be able to identify and pronounce r-influenced vowels (er and ir) in words. **Materials:** - Whiteboard and markers - Flashcards with words containing er and ir - Chart paper and markers - Audio recordings of words with er and ir - Worksheets for practice - Pencils and erasers ### Procedure: #### Introduction (10 minutes) 1. **Greeting and Introduction:** - Greet the students and briefly introduce the topic of the lesson. - "Today, we are going to learn about special sounds called R-influenced vowels. These are when the letter 'r' changes the sound of the vowels 'e' and 'i'." 2. **Review Previous Knowledge:** - Quickly review the sounds of the vowels 'e' and 'i' without the influence of 'r'. Use simple words like ‘bed’ and ‘sit’. #### Direct Instruction (15 minutes) 3. **Introduce R-Influenced Vowels:** - Write “er” and “ir” on the whiteboard. - Say, “When 'r' comes after ‘e’ or ‘i’, it changes their sound. Listen carefully to these words: 'her’, ‘fern’, ‘bird’, and ‘stir’. Can you hear the special sound?” 4. **Pronunciation Practice:** - Model the pronunciation of er and ir words by stretching the sound. Have students repeat after you. - Use words with visual flashcards, such as ‘her’, ‘sister’, ‘bird’, and ‘shirt’. 5. **Choral Reading:** - Read a list of words with er and ir aloud together as a class. Examples: fern, verb, germ, third, and whirl. #### Guided Practice (10 minutes) 6. **Interactive Activity:** - Divide students into small groups and give each group a set of flashcards with words containing er and ir. - Have students take turns picking a card, reading the word aloud, and then identifying whether it contains er or ir. - Each group should then write the words on a piece of chart paper under the correct headings: “er” and “ir”. #### Independent Practice (5 minutes) 7. **Worksheet Activity:** - Hand out worksheets with a mix of words. Students need to identify and circle words that contain either er or ir. - Include some sentences where students fill in the blanks with the correct r-influenced vowel word. #### Closing (5 minutes) 8. **Review and Reflect:** - Have a quick class discussion about what they learned. Ask, “Can someone give me an example of a word with ‘er’? How about a word with 'ir’?” - Summarize the key points of the lesson. 9. **Homework Assignment:** - Assign students to find and write down five words with er and five words with ir from any book they are reading. ### Assessment: - Observe students during the interactive activity to monitor understanding. - Review the completed worksheets to assess individual comprehension. ### Accommodations: - For students who need extra support, provide additional one-on-one practice. - Offer audio recordings of the words discussed during the lesson for auditory learners to review at home. ### Extensions: - For advanced learners, provide challenges like creating sentences using words with r-influenced vowels. - Introduce other r-influenced vowels like “ar” and “or” in future lessons for comparative learning. --- This lesson plan incorporates a variety of instructional strategies to cater to different learning styles and ensures that students have multiple opportunities to practice and consolidate their understanding of r-influenced vowels.