Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3
Silent letters
Silent letters
SUBJECT: Phonics
TERM: 2nd Term
LESSON PLAN FOR 8th WEEK
CLASS : PRIMARY 3
AGE: 8 years
DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Silent letters
CONTENT : Silent letters
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
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 silent letters, chart showing objects with the silent letters, white board, dry erase marker, word web,
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with silent letters
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | - Asks the pupils what they know about vowels -Writes a word on the board that contains silent letters And asks the pupils to pronounce it aloud and state their observations - Explains that when there are contained in a word silent or unsounded letters, they are called silent words
| - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS | - Makes a list of words containing silent letters and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly hate name climb crumb thumb tomb | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Tells the pupils that many words syart with ‘wr’ where ‘w’ sleeps and ‘r’ is awake. So it is pronounced as ‘r’(w is silent) and there are many words which start with ‘kn’ where ‘k’ sleeps and ‘n’ is awake. So it is pronounced as ‘n’, ‘k’ is silent - Pupils are to work in pairs. Each pupil must think of one extra word that starts with ‘wr’ and one word with ‘kn’
| - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | -Gives the pupils exercises on the silent letters Ask the pupils to add ‘kn’ or ‘wr’ to the following words 1. ______ist 2. ______it 3. ______ock 4. ______ite 5. ______ow 6. ______ap | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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PERIOD 3: Spelling, reading and sorting words with silent letters
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS | - Revisits the previous lesson on silent letters
| - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Makes a list of more words containing silent letters and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly
Knee Castle Knife Palm Lamb School Thistle | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils exercises on silent letters Write each word from the bracket beside its meaning below. Circle the silent letters (crumb, hour, knife, palm, sword, limb, school, knee, calf, wrist) 1. ________(place of learning) 2. ________(sixty minutes) 3. ________(cutting blade) 4. ________(joint of the leg) 5. _________(joint of the arm) 6. _________(tiny scrap of bread) 7. _________(arm or leg of the body) 8. _________(ancient steel weapon) 9. _________(type of tree) 10. ________(part of the leg) | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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