SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 1^STTERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 5th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: The long ‘a’ sound pattern (a, ei, ea)

CONTENT: The long ‘a’ sound pattern (a, ei and ea)

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

Spell, read and sort words with a long A sound

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

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

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long a sound (a, ei)

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’ - Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines Stick made run veil cat rain slow may like weight fun eightstay tube they fan spot steak run spade steak - The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound -Then the teacher comes up with a T-chart of some letter combinations of the long ‘a’ sound a ei apron reins acorn veil alien weight agent neigh basic vein	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	SPELLING GENERALISATIONS	- Explains that the ‘a’ could usually be found at the beginning of the word and occasionally at the end of the word while ‘ei’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound in the middle of a word a ei basin sheikh data eight fatal freight	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Asks the pupils to determine whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘a’ sound B__sin Fr__ght N___gh __gent V__n	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 ‘a’ sound. Write each word in the correct sentence below (bake, snail, grapes, train) 1. I picked a bunch of _______ 2. My brother will _______ us a cake 3. we caught the ______ at the station 4. I saw a ______ with a big black shell	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 a sound(ea)

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’ - Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines Stick made run cat break rain slow may like steak fun eight stay tube they fan spot run spade - The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound specifically with letter combinations (ea) Steak Great break	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	SPELLING GENERALISATIONS	- Explains that the ‘ea’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound at the middle of a word	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps St ___k Gr___t Br____k	Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently Join the word pieces in the both bracket to form words whose meanings are listed. Write out the words on the lines (h, wh, st, r, c, br, f, pl) (ake, ace, ale, have, able, ane, age, ate) 1. a large ocean creature ________ 2. dislike _______ 3. home of a horse _______ 4. garden tool _________ 5. where birds may be kept _______ 6. very courageous ________ 7. the front of something ________ 8. flying machine ________	Pupils listen, observe and participate
5	EVALUATION	- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

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