Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 2

R-influenced vowels (ur)

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 2ND TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 5th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 2

AGE: 7 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: R-influenced vowels (ur)

CONTENT: R-influenced vowels (ur)

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

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

- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘u’, 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 ‘ur’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

ur

fur

burst

purple

burrn

curl

purse

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

1. n  +  ur    +  se

    _______

2. c   +   ur  +  d

    _______

3. h  +  ur  +  d  +  le

   ________

4. m  + ur   +  d  +  er

   _________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

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

r

b

u

r

n

c

e

p

u

r

r

h

t

s

u

r

f

u

u

s

p

u

r

r

r

h

u

r

t

c

n

h

u

r

l

h

Find the ‘ur’ words in the grid and use them to complete the sentences

1. My Kitten began to _____ when I patted it

2. When cooper fell, he _____ his hand

3. The cowboy dug the ______ into the horse’s side

4. The paper began to _____ when it was lit

5. She attends ______ every Sunday

6. We took our boards down to the beach to ______

7. I don’t know if she will ever _______

8. She began to _______ the weight across the oval

- 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 ‘ur’ 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 ‘ur’

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

ur

urge

curve

burger

church

Thursday

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

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

Choose the correct ‘ur’ word from the bracket

1. If you blow up the balloon, it might (burn, burst)

2. I spoke to a (purse, nurse) at the hospital

3. The colour of this paper is (purple, further)

4. I put all the coins in my (purse, nurse)

5. The grass on the hill has been (curve, burned)

6. There was a (certain, curtain) over the window

7. I am going to (curl, hurl) her long hair

8. The car crashed into the (curb, purr) of the street

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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