LESSON PLAN FOR 8th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 1

AGE: 5-6years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TERM: 2nd Term

TOPIC : The short ‘u’ sound pattern

CONTENT : The short ‘u’ sound pattern

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;

ENENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify and recite all the letters of the alphabets and the vowels

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the alphabet song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the short u sound, chart showing objects with the short u sound, white board, dry erase marker, mirror

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the short u sounds

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	-Asks the pupils to recite all the letters of the alphabet, vowels and long u sound(u__e, ue, ew) words - Introduces the new topic as ‘short u’ sound	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION	- Explains that unlike the ‘long u’ sound, the ‘short u’ sound appears in only one form ‘u’ - Gives a list of word with the short u sound u	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gap with the short ‘o’ sound and pronounce the word aloud J___g B___g C___p Pl__s Dr__m	Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils exercises on the short ‘u’ sound (Hut, rug, run) 1. He can ______ 2. The _____ is big 3. The ____ is made of raffia palm	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 short u sounds

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS	- Revisits the previous lesson on short ‘u’ sounds	- Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Makes a list of more words containing the short ‘u’ sound and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly u cut rut slut slug rut	- Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils exercises on short ‘u’ sounds Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks in this story (jug, bun, plum, cup) One day, a girl took a ______ and a _______ to put on the kitchen table near a _______ that she filled with milk from the _______	- Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	EVALUATION	- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

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