SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 1^st Term

WEEK: 6

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: The long ‘a’ sound pattern (ai, a_e and ay)

CONTENT: The long ‘a’ sound pattern (ai, a_e and ay)

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

Spell, read and sort words with a long A sound

ENTRY BEHAVIOR: Pupils can identify that all the vowels have both short and long sounds

SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the ‘a as in ……….’ to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long a sound (ai, a_e)

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’ - Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines Stick made run cat rain slow may like fun eight stay tube they fan spot run spade - The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound -Then the teacher comes up with a T-chart of some letter combinations of the long ‘a’ sound aia_e rain date aim make bait bake chain cake claim take fail fake	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	SPELLING GENERALISATIONS	- Explains that the ‘a_e’ and ‘ai’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound in the middle of a word The ‘___’ in the middle of ‘a__e’ represents a consonant a__eai blame mail name paid came sail shave snail cave trail	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Asks the pupils to determine whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘a’ sound ‘a__e’ or ‘ai’ Tr__n B_d_ T_k_ Br__n W_k_ W__n__	Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently The words in the bracket below all contain the Long ‘a’ sound. Write each word in the correct sentence below (bake, snail, grapes, train) 1. I picked a bunch of _______ 2. My brother will _______ us a cake 3. we caught the ______ at the station 4. I saw a ______ with a big black shell	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 long a sound(ay)

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’ - Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines Stick made run cat rain slow may like fun eight stay tube they fan spot run spade - The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound specifically with letter combinations (ay) Stay Pay Day Stray Astray Play tray bray fray	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	SPELLING GENERALISATIONS	- Explains that the ‘ay’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound at the end of a word - Lists the exceptions to the rule of spelling for the ‘ay’ Long ‘a’ sound e.g they, weigh	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps Dec___ Pr___ Holid__ Sw__ Del__	Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently The words in the bracket below all contain the Long ‘a’ sound. Write each word in the correct sentence below (play, stay) 1. We must ____ here till our parents come 2. Joli loves to _____ football	Pupils listen, observe and participate
5	EVALUATION	- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

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