Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

R-influenced vowels (ir, ire)

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 2ND TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 3rd WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: R-influenced vowels (ir, ire)

CONTENT: R-influenced vowels (ir, ire)

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2:  Spelling, reading and sorting words with the ‘ir’ and ‘ire’ 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 vowel(s) ‘i’ preceding it

 

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

- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘i’ or , 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 ‘ir’ and ‘ire’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

ir

girl

skirt

third

 

ire

fire

hire

tire

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

1.  th  +  ir  + st 

    _______

2.  b  +  ir  +  th

    _______

3. d  + ire

   ________

4. sh  + ir  +  t

   _________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

-Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘ir’ and ‘ire’

Underline the correct word in the brackets

1. The number after twenty-nine is (thirsty, thirty)

2. I added the eggs and began to (stir, fir)

3. We bought some tickets to the (twirl, circus)

4. If you do not clean it, the car will become (thirty, dirty)

- 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 ‘ir’ and ‘ire’ sound

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on r-influenced words particularly ‘ir’ and ‘ire’

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

ir

birth

dirt

squirt

 

ire

sire

tired

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘ir’ and ‘ire’

Choose the correct word in the brackets

1. Jack is wearing a striped (shirt, birth)

2. The little boy got a lot of (third, dirt) on his face

3. There are long pieces of (sire, wire) on this fence

4. I am going to (hire, fire) a tent to camp in

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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