Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

The long ‘i’ sound pattern (i_e, igh, y)

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 8

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: The long ‘i’ sound pattern (i_e, igh, y)

CONTENT: The long ‘i’ sound pattern (i_e, igh, y)

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

  1. Spell, read and sort words with a long I sound

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

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

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long I sound (i_e, igh)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘i’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘i’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘i’

- Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘i’ sound which she underlines

 

high    made tree easy   bike    bee rice seed   ride    eight    pride    tube    smile    fan    spike    run    white

 

- The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘i’ sound

-Then the teacher comes up with a T-chart of some letter combinations of the long ‘e’ sound

i_eigh

bike                      high

white                    nigh

pride                    night

ride                      knight

prize                    bright

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘igh’ can be found in the middle of the word and occassionally at the end of the word

 While the ‘i_e’ words can be found at the middle of the word                

i_eigh

file                          light

wife                        sigh

drive                       flight

knife                       fight

slide                       sight

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to determine  whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘i’ sound ‘i__e’ or ‘igh’

Ton__t

W__n__

Al__k__

R___t

Ar__s__

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Write each of these long ‘I’ words in the box beside its opposite

(like, alive, smile, bright, wise, tighten, higher)

1. Frown   ________

2. dull       ________

3. Dead    ­­­­________

4. Lower   _________

5. Hate     _________

6. loosen  _________

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 i sound(y)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘i’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘i’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘i’

- Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘i’ sound which she underlines

high    made tree easy   bike    bee rice seed   ride    eight    pride    tube    smile    fan    spike    run    white

 

- The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘i’ sound specifically with letter (y)

By

My

Cry

Dry

Fry

Fly

July

Shy

Why

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘y’ represents the Long ‘i’ sound at the end of a word

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps

appl__

suppl__

sp__

repl__

rel__

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 ‘i’ sound. Choose from them to fill in the gaps

(why, fly, cry )

1. Penguins are birds that cannot ______

2. ____ was she crying

3. Babies love to _____

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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