Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

R-influenced vowels (ar)

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 2nd Term

WEEK: 2

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: R-influenced vowels (ar)

CONTENT: R-influenced vowels (ar)

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

  1. Recognize and spell sets of words with ‘r’
  2. Be familiar with ‘r’ controlled spelling patterns

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

SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the ‘The bossy R’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Objects with the ‘ar’ sound, chart showing objects with the ‘ar’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, word web,

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the ‘ar’ sound

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Asks the pupils what they know about vowels

-Writes an r-controlled word on the board specifically the one that has the vowel ‘a’ preceding it

Card

And asks the pupils to pronounce it aloud and state their observations

- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘a’, we cannot he

ar the vowel sound because the ‘r’ takes over making the ‘r’ a bossy ‘r’

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS

- Makes a list of words containing ‘ar’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

ar

far

scar

star

hard

yard

jar

bark

dark

harm

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to join the word pieces and write the word on the line

1. st  +  ar

    _______

2. c   +   ar

    _______

3. h  +  ar  +  p

   ________

4. c  +  ar  +  d

   _________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

-Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘ar’

Choose the correct word in the brackets. Write it in the space

1. We put(carpet, market) _________ on the floor

2. A person has two ______(harms, arms)

3. An angry dog will (hard, bark) _________

4. A rock can be very (farm, hard) ______

5. At night, it becomes (dark, stark) _________

6. A (shark, park) _______ is a very large fish

- 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 ‘ar’ sound

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on r-influenced words particularly ‘ar’

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more words containing ‘ar’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

ar

sharp

part

start

carve

starve

arch

march

large

barge

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘ar’

Read and underline the ‘ar’ words

1. The farmer placed fresh hay in the barn

2. The car would not start

3. We walked far to get to the ark

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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