Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

Sound patterns ‘ai’

LESSON PLAN FOR 9th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 1

AGE: 5-6years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each 

DATE:

TERM: 2nd Term

TOPIC : Sound patterns ‘ai’ 

CONTENT : Sound patterns ‘ai’ 

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the ‘ai’ graphemes

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘My ear hurts I was in pain’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the ‘ai’ grapheme, chart showing objects with the ‘ai’ grapheme sound, white board, dry erase marker, clue cards

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES 

PERIOD 1 AND 2:  Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘ai’ graphemes

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

-Revises the Long and short vowel sounds we’ve treated before

- Introduces the grapheme ‘ai’ as one of the variations of the Long ‘a’ sound 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that the sound ‘ai’ takes the sound of the ‘a’ letter name

- Gives a list of word with the ‘ai’ sound

ai

Rain

Paint

Trail

Train

Snail

Mail

tail

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Shows the pupils clue cards with the grapheme in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound the grapheme it represents e.g snail(ai)

- Shows the children several images of words containing the grapheme ‘ai’ and asks them to pronounce it aloud

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘ai’ sound

After each sentence write Yes or No

1. If glue gets on your clothes, it will stain them.  ______

2. If you are frail, you are very strong. _____

3. Your brain helps you think. ______

4. You might find a sail on your yatcht. _______

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 3:  Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘ai’ graphemes

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on the ‘ai’ sounds

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more words containing the ‘ai’ sound and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

ai

rail

nail

wail

hail

jail

pail

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on ‘ai’ sounds 

Unscramble the letters to make the correct word

1.  l  n  ai  =   n  ___  ___

2.  ai  r  t  n  = t  ___ ___ ___

3. l  ai  f  = f  ___  ___

4. b  l  ai  =  b  ___  ___

5. w  l  ai  =  w  ___  ___ ___

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

 

SECOND TERM PRIMARY  ONE PHONICS SCHEME

WEEK

TOPICS

1

Long u sound patterns

2

R-influenced vowels, ar sound

3

R-influenced vowels, er sound

4

Short a sound patterns

5

Short e sound patterns

6

Short I sound patterns

7

Short o sound patterns

8

Short u sound patterns

9

Sound patterns, ai

 



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