Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

The long ‘i’ sound pattern (i, ie, ig)

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 1st Term

LESSON PLAN FOR 6th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : The long ‘i’ sound pattern (i, ie, ig)

CONTENT : The long ‘i’ sound pattern(i, ie, ig)

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

  1. Spell, read and sort words with a long I sound

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

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

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long I sound (i, ie)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘i’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘i’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘i’

- Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘i’ sound which she underlines

 

high    made lie tree  easy   bike    bee rice seed  assign ride    eight    pride    tube    smile    fan    spike    run    white

 

- The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘i’ sound

-Then the teacher comes up with a T-chart of some letter combinations of the long ‘e’ sound

i                             ie

idea                      die

item                      pie

iron                      denied

irate                      lie

crisis                     applied

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘i’ can be found at the beginning of the word and occasionally at the middle of the word of the word

 While the ‘ie’ words can be found at the middle of the word and occasionally at the end of the word     

i                             ie

final                       die

pilot                       tie

silent                     applied

item                       identified

irate                       multiplied

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to determine  whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘i’ sound ‘i’ or ‘ie’

Appl__d

___ron

Multipl__d

___rony

Den__d

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Complete the long I words below by adding a word ending from the bracket

(ger, day, ren, nus, val, lwnt, lot, tle, dle, mare)

1. pi___(person who flies a plane)

2. Fri____(day of the week)

3. si_____(alarm)

4. ti_____(striped animal)

5. si_____(noiseless)

6. ti______(name of a book)

7. mi_____(less)

8. ri______(competitor)

9. Bri_____(harness to guide a horse)

10. night___(scary dream)

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 i sound(ig)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘i’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘i’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘i’

- Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘i’ sound which she underlines

high    made sign tree  easy   bike    bee rice seed   ride    eight    pride    tube    smile    fan    spike    run    white

 

- The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘i’ sound specifically with letter (ig)

Resign

Consign

Design

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘ig’ represents the Long ‘i’ sound at the middle of a word

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps

S__n

Res__n

Cons__n

All___n

Ass___n

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Choose the correct long I word from the bracket to complete each sentence below

(pirate, alive, describe, iceberg, higher, spider, surprise, driveway, ninety, blindfold)

1. The ______ made a large web to catch insects

2. The police asked her to ______ the person who stole the watch

3. We stopped halfway up the mountain but the others went _______

4. We put a ______ on each person before the game started

5. The _____ buried the treasure on a deserted island

6. We were surprised to find the plants were still ______ after the frost

7. We are having concrete laid in our ______

8. the ship was lucky not to crash into the large floating _______

9. The number that is ten less than one hundred is _______

10. We organized a ______ birthday party for our teacher

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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