Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Nursery 1

Three letter words

Subject: Literacy

Term: 3rd Term

Week: 8

Age: 4 years

Class: Nursery 1

Duration: 5 periods of 35 minutes each 

Date:       

Topic: Three letter words

Content: Pronunciation and spelling: can, ban, tan, man, pan

Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  1. Pronounce can, ban, tan, man, pan
  2. Spell and write can, ban, tan, man, pan

Instructional Material: Letter charts, three letter-word flash cards

Instructional Techniques: Repetition, explanation, demonstration, question and answers 

Entry Behaviour: The pupils can recite alphabet rhyme

Set Induction: The teacher uses alphabet rhyme to arouse them

Instructional procedures

Periods I-III: Pronunciation and spelling of can, ban, tan, man, pan

Steps 

Teacher’s Activities 

Pupils Activities

1

The teacher reviews all the two letter words and then introduces the new topic which is pronouncing and spelling of three letter words 

The pupils repeat after her

2

She writes out the three-letter word on the board and reads it repeatedly using the sound of each letter

c-a-n = can

b-a-n = ban

t-a-n =  tan

m-a-n =  man

p-a-n = pan

The pupils repeat after her

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following question

  1. Pronounce and spell these words

c-a-n = can

b-a-n = ban

t-a-n =  tan

m-a-n =  man

p-a-n = pan

Conclusion: She commends them positively

 

Periods IV AND V: Writing the two letter words can, ban, tan, man, pan

Steps 

Teacher’s Activities 

Pupils Activities

1

The teacher revises spelling and pronouncing the three letter words can, ban, tan, man, pan

The pupils read

2

The teacher teaches the steps in writing the three letter words both in capital and small letters  and provides space for the pupils to copy them

CAN                        BAN                       TAN       

_________      ____________      ____________

MAN                       PAN                                 

_________      ____________     

 

can                        ban                       tan       

_________      ____________      ____________

man                       pan                                 

_________      ____________     

 

 

Evaluation: The teacher asks the following questions

  1. Spell four three letter-words that you know
  2. Copy these words:

 

CAN                        BAN                       TAN       

_________      ____________      ____________

MAN                       PAN                                  

_________      ____________     

Conclusion: The teacher marks their books and commends the pupils positively



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