Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 1

The short ‘o’ sound pattern

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 2nd Term

LESSON PLAN FOR 7th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 1

AGE: 6 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: The short ‘o’ sound pattern

CONTENT: The short ‘o’ sound pattern

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

  1. Match the letter o with the short o sound
  2. Practice identifying the short o sound

ENTRY BEHAVIOR: Pupils can identify and recite all the letters of the alphabets and the vowels

SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the alphabet song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the short o sounds

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

-Asks the pupils to recite all the letters of the alphabet, vowels and long o sound(o__e, oa, ow) words

- Introduces the new topic as ‘short o’ sound

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that unlike the ‘long o’ sound, the ‘short o’ sound appears in only one form ‘o’

- Gives a list of word with the short o sound

o

fox

box

rod

clock

sock

lock

dog

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gap with the short ‘o’ sound and pronounce the word aloud

R___d

H__p

M__p

T___p

Fl__p

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on the short ‘o’ sound

 

(fox, rock, frog, pot, dog, hop)

1. Another word for a stone is _______

2. _____ rhymes with box

3. Kangaroos don’t walk, they _______

4. A tadpole grows to be a _____

5. A _____ is a pet that barks

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 short o sounds

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on short ‘o’ sounds

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

o

cot

lot

dot

blog

slog

mom

rot

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on short ‘o’ sounds

The words in the box are cramped up. Ungroup them and write each beside the word it can be linked to

 

Golf clock dollar stop pocket soft frog knob

1. cent  _____

2. shirt ______

3. handle  _____

4. toad  ______

5. sport ______

6. hard ______

7. time ______

8. halt _______

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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