LESSON PLAN FOR 7th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 1

AGE: 5-6years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TERM: 3rd Term

TOPIC : Sound patterns ‘ou’

CONTENT : Sound patterns ‘ou’

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

Recognize, read and spell the ‘ou’ graphemes

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘I pricked my thumb with a needle’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, Songs

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘ou’ 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 ‘ou’	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION	- Explains that the sound ‘ou’ can sound as ‘ow’ e.g ground It could also sound as a long oo sound e.g group It could also be pronounced as a short u sound e.g touch - Gives a list of word with the ‘ou’ sound in the explained variations ow oo u rout you cough sound youth tough sour route rough round routine wrought souse troupe found wound	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 round(ow) Or wound(oo) Or rough(u) - Shows the children several images of words containing the grapheme ‘ou’ and asks them to pronounce it aloud	Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘ou’ sound Choose the correct ou sounding word to complete each sentence (house, soup, mountain, cloud, mouse, rough) 1. I had tomato ______ for lunch 2 The tiny _____ ate the cheese 3. We saw snow at the top of the ______ 4. Our _______ is yellow with a red roof 5. The large ______ dropped rain on us 6. The tree bark was very _______	Pupils listen, observe and participate
5	EVALUATION	- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

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

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS	- Revisits the previous lesson on the ‘ou’ sounds	- Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Makes a list of more words containing the ‘ou’ sound and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly ou coup mountain cloud mouse rough	- Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils exercises on ‘ou’ sounds Add an ‘ou’ word from the bracket to complete each sentence (south, double, sour, young, round) 1. The opposite of north is _______ 2. The opposite of single is _______ 3. The opposite of old is ________ 4. The opposite of sweet is ________ 5. The opposite of square is ________	- 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
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Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1