Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

R-influenced vowels (er)

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 2nd Term

WEEK: 3

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: R-influenced vowels (er)

CONTENT: R-influenced vowels(er)

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 ‘er’ sound, chart showing objects with the ‘er’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, word web,

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

S/N

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 ‘e’ preceding it

her

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

- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘e’, we cannot hear 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 ‘er’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

er

butter

fern

perch

per

baker

dancer

smoother

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

1.  danc  +  er

    _______

2. bu +  tt  +  er

    _______

3. h  + er  +  b

   ________

4. p  + er  +  k

   _________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

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

Use a word from the bracket below to complete the sentences below

(perch, verse, fern)

1.  A ______ is a kind of plant

2. Part of a poem is a ________

3. A parrot sits on 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 ‘er’ sound

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

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

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

er

Herd

Perm

Nerve

Jerk

Were

Term

Serve

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

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

Fill in the missing words from the words in the bracket

(sister, silver, mister, her, pepper, winter, never, letter, number, summer, hotter)

1. My little _____ is very small

2. I think that the _____ ‘m’ is beautiful

3. I have a gold and _____ ring

4. You should ______ hit!

5. The _______ ‘1 000 000’ is very, very, very big

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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