Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1
The long âaâ sound pattern (ai, a_e and ay)
The long âaâ sound pattern (ai, a_e and ay)
LESSON PLAN FOR 6th WEEK
CLASS : PRIMARY 1
AGE: 5-6years
DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TERM: 1st Term
TOPIC : The long ‘a’ sound pattern (ai, a_e and ay)
CONTENT : The long ‘a’ sound pattern (ai, a_e and ay)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
ENENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify that all the vowels have both short and long sounds
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘a as in ……….’ to arouse the pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the long a sound, chart showing objects with the long a sound, white board, dry erase marker, mirror
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long a sound(ai, a_e)
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | - With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’ - Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines Stick made run cat rain slow may like fun eight stay tube they fan spot run spade - The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound -Then the teacher comes up with a T-chart of some letter combinations of the long ‘a’ sound ai a_e rain date aim make bait bake chain cake claim take fail fake | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | SPELLING GENERALISATIONS | - Explains that the ‘a_e’ and ‘ai’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound in the middle of a word The ‘___’ in the middle of ‘a__e’ represents a consonant a__e ai blame mail name paid came sail shave snail cave trail | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Asks the pupils to determine whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘a’ sound ‘a__e’ or ‘ai’ Tr__n B_d_ T_k_ Br__n W_k_ W__n__ | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently The words in the bracket below all contain the Long ‘a’ sound. Write each word in the correct sentence below (bake, snail, grapes, train) 1. I picked a bunch of _______ 2. My brother will _______ us a cake 3. we caught the ______ at the station 4. I saw a ______ with a big black shell | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
PERIOD 3: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long a sound(ay)
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | - With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’ - Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines Stick made run cat rain slow may like fun eight stay tube they fan spot run spade - The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound specifically with letter combinations (ay) Stay Pay Day Stray Astray Play tray bray fray | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | SPELLING GENERALISATIONS | - Explains that the ‘ay’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound at the end of a word - Lists the exceptions to the rule of spelling for the ‘ay’ Long ‘a’ sound e.g they, weigh | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps Dec___ Pr___ Holid__ Sw__ Del__ | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently The words in the bracket below all contain the Long ‘a’ sound. Write each word in the correct sentence below (play, stay) 1. We must ____ here till ourparents come 2. Joli loves to _____ football | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
PHONICS SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY 1 FIRST TERM
WEEK | TOPICS |
1 | Consonant blends 1(L-blends) |
2 | Consonant blends 2 (R-blends) |
3 | Double consonants |
4 | Hard and soft g and c sound |
5 | Homophones |
6 | Long a sound patterns |
7 | Long e sound patterns |
8 | Long i sound patterns |
9 | Long o sound patterns |
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