**Lesson Plan: Phonics - The Long ‘i’ Sound Pattern (i_e, igh, y)**
**Grade Level:** Primary 1
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Topic:** The Long ‘i’ Sound Pattern (i_e, igh, y)
### Objectives:
1. **Students will be able to:**
- Identify words that contain the long ‘i’ sound.
- Differentiate between the different long ‘i’ patterns: i_e, igh, and y.
- Read and pronounce words with the long ‘i’ sound accurately.
- Use words with the long ‘i’ sound in sentences.
### Materials Needed:
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Flashcards with words containing the long ‘i’ sound
- Picture cards
- Phonics worksheets
- Digital projector and computer (optional)
- Whiteboard and markers
### Introduction (10 minutes):
1. **Greeting and Warm-up:**
- Begin with a short greeting and a simple warm-up song involving phonics sounds.
2. **Introduction to the Long 'i' Sound:**
- Write the letter ‘i’ on the board and ask the students to say the sound it makes.
- Introduce the concept of the long ‘i’ sound by writing the patterns i_e, igh, and y on the board. Explain that these all make the long ‘i’ sound.
### Direct Instruction (15 minutes):
1. **Teach with Examples:**
- Show flashcards with words containing the long ‘i’ sound in different patterns. For example:
- i_e: bike, time, kite
- igh: light, night, high
- y: fly, cry, dry
2. **Model Pronunciation:**
- Pronounce each word clearly, emphasizing the long ‘i’ sound. Have students repeat after you.
- Write a few sentences on the board using the long 'i' words and read them aloud.
### Guided Practice (15 minutes):
1. **Interactive Activity:**
- Divide the students into small groups.
- Give each group a set of picture cards and matching word cards.
- Have the students match each picture card with the correct word card that has the long ‘i’ sound.
2. **Whiteboard Practice:**
- Call on different students to come up to the whiteboard and write words containing the long ‘i' sound in the correct category (i_e, igh, y).
### Independent Practice (10 minutes):
1. **Worksheet Activity:**
- Hand out phonics worksheets where students will need to fill in the blanks with the appropriate long 'i' pattern or circle the word that has the long 'i' sound.
### Closure (5 minutes):
1. **Review:**
- Recap the lesson by asking students to volunteer and share one word from each long ‘i’ pattern.
- Briefly revisit the patterns and have students chant them together one more time.
### Evaluation:
1. **Assessment:**
- Observe student participation during guided practice.
- Review the completed worksheets to ensure understanding.
- Conduct a quick oral quiz by randomly calling on students to say words with the long 'i' sound and to identify the pattern.
### Extension Activities:
1. **Reading Practice:**
- Provide books or passages that are rich in long ‘i’ sound words for additional reading practice.
2. **Phonics Games:**
- Set up a phonics game station with puzzles, matching games, and digital phonics games that focus on the long ‘i’ sound.
### Homework:
1. **Practice Sheet:**
- Send home a practice sheet with a mix of long ‘i’ sound words for students to read and use in sentences with the help of their parents.
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This lesson plan provides a structured approach to teaching the long 'i' sound patterns to Primary 1 students, incorporating a variety of interactive and engaging activities to reinforce learning.