Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

The long ‘u’ sound pattern (u_e, ue, ew)

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 2nd Term

WEEK: 1

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: The long ‘u’ sound pattern (u_e, ue, ew)

CONTENT: The long ‘u’ sound pattern (u_e, ue, ew)

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

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

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

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

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long u sound (u_e, ue)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

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

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

 

high    made value goat    tree    brew easy    poach bike    bee spoke rice    seed dew nephew ride bloat eight    pride    tube view smile    whole stew fan    spike issue   run    argue white   rose

 

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

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

u_eue

cute                      issue

mule                     value

pure               cue

tube  due

abuse                   hue

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘u__e’ can be found in the middle of the word

While the ‘ue’ words can be found at the end of the word                

u_eue

abuse                    queue

tube  argue

cute                        issue

flute                        value

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to determine  whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘o’ sound ‘u__e’ or ‘ue’

Val__

Ab__s__

Barbeq__

D__

T__b__

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Use a word from the box to fill the spaces in each sentence

(cute,  tune,  cube,  pure,  fume,  cure)

1. The _____ white snow started to melt

2. I put the ice ______ in my drink

3. Olivia played a ____ on the piano

4. The new puppy was very ________

5. Mum was so angry she began to __________

6. The doctors are trying to find a _______.

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 u sound(ew)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

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

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

high    made value goat    tree    breweasy    poach  bike    bee  spoke  rice    seeddewnephewride  bloat    eight    pride    tubeview  smile    wholestew  fan    spike issue   run    argue  white   rose

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

Threw

Crew

Blew

Brew

Stew

Slew

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘ew’ represents the Long ‘u’ sound at the end of a word

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps

Curf__

Vi__

Ph___

D___

Neph__

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

(news, flew, few, grew, )

1. The excited bird _____ away

2. The lovebirds _____ to love each other

3. _____ of the criminals were arrested

4. My dad loves watching the _____-

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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