Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

Sound patterns 'aw and 'au'

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 2nd Term

LESSON PLAN FOR 10th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Sound patterns ‘aw’ and ‘au’

CONTENT : Sound patterns ‘aw’  and  ‘au’

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the ‘aw’ and ‘au’ sounds

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘See the donkey in its stall’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the ‘aw’ and ‘au’ sounds, chart showing objects with the ‘aw’ and ‘au’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, clue cards

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Sounding, identification and writing words with diagraphs ‘aw’ 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on short vowel sounds

 

- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing words  with diagraphs  ‘aw’

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘aw’ are pronounced like an ‘or’ sound

 

- Writes words with the diagraph ‘aw’ on the board and sounds it repeatedly

aw

raw

claw

draw

thaw

straw

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- dictates each of the words containing ‘aw’ for the pupils to write down in their notes

Hawk

Squawk

Dawn

Fawn

Lawn

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Write each aw word from the bracket in its correct sentence

(yawn, jaw, hawk, straw, lawn, drawn, awful, crawl, dawn, bawl)

1.When I took away her lollies, the youngster began to ________ loudly

2. The bales of ______ were fed to the hungry cattle

3. Sophie was so tired she began to _______

4. The small ______ hovered above the mice

5. We sat on the soft grass of our backyard _______

6. Jack’s ______ was quite sore from chewing on the hard lollies

7. The campers decided to leave just after ________

8. It was one of the most ______ things that had happened

9. The baby began to _____ only last week

10. David has ______ a picture of a dinosaur in his book

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

 - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 3: Sounding, identification and writing words with diagraphs ‘au’ 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on sound pattern ‘aw’

 

- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing words  with diagraphs  ‘au’

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘au’ are pronounced like an ‘or’ sound

 

- Writes words with the diagraph ‘au’ on the board and sounds it repeatedly

au

sauce

haul

maul

paul

daub

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- dictates each of the words containing ‘au’ for the pupils to write down in their notes

Taut

Fraud

Cause

Pause

Fault

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

The ‘au’ words below are underlined. After each sentence, write Yes or No

 

1. The leaves fall from trees in autumn  ________

2. A daughter is a male child. ______

3. An author writes stories. _______

4. When you are naughty, you behave well. _______

5. You might clean clothes at a laundry. ________

6. We often put sauce on our food. ______

7. We drink coffee from a saucer. ______

8. You would see an audience at a concert. ______

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

 - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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