Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

Sound patterns ‘oa’

LESSON PLAN FOR 4th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 1

AGE: 5-6years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each 

DATE:

TERM: 3rd Term

TOPIC : Sound patterns ‘oa’ 

CONTENT : Sound patterns ‘oa’ 

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

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

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘Oh, did you see the billy goat’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, 

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES 

PERIOD 1 AND 2:  Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘oa’ 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 ‘oa’ as one of the variations of the Long ‘o’ sound 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that the sound ‘oa’ takes the sound of the ‘o’ letter name

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

oa

oak

cloak

croak

goat

road

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 goat(oa)

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

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘oa’ sound

After each sentence write Yes or No

1. Cork will float in water. _______

2. A car can go along the road. _______

3. a frog can croak. ______

4. A dog likes to eat oats. ________

5. You can eat toast for breakfast. _______

6. A camel can carry a heavy load. _______

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

PERIOD 3:  Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘oa’ 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 ‘oa’ sound and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

oa

soap

coat

moan

coal

foam

- 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.  oa  n  l  =  l   ___  ___

2.  g   t  oa  l = g  ___ ___ ___ 

3. f  l   oa = f  ___  ___

4. b  oat  l=  b  ___  ___  ___

5. s  f  oa  l  t  =  f  ___  ___ ___ ___

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

THIRD TERM PRIMARY PHONICS SCHEME

WEEK

TOPICS

1

Sound patterns, ch and sh

2

Sound patterns ck

3

Sound patterns; long and short ea 

4

Sound patterns oa

5

Sound patterns oi and oy

6

Sound patterns oo

7

Sound patterns ou

8

Sound patterns ow

9

 

 

 



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