Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

Sound patterns ‘ck’ and ‘qu’

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 3rd Term

LESSON PLAN FOR 2nd WEEK

CLASS : Primary 3

AGE: 7-8 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Sound patterns ‘ck’ and ‘qu’

CONTENT : Sound patterns ‘ck’ and ‘qu’

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

a Recognize, read and spell the ‘ck’ and ‘qu’ sounds

ENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify all alphabets letters and long and short vowel sounds

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the phonics songs 'We are clicking castanets' to arouse the interest of the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Flash cards, phonics sound chart, audiovisual clips of the phonics sound/song, pictures of objects with the 'ck'and ‘qu’ sound

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘ck’ sound

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

-Revises the previous lesson which is the ‘ch’ and ‘sh’ sound

 

- Introduces the ‘ck’ sound

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that the sound ‘ck’ takes the sound ‘c’ and sometimes ‘k’

- Gives a list of word with the ‘ck’ sound

ck

pick

lick

nick

pick

sick

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Shows the pupils clue cards with the ‘ck’ in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound ‘ck’ it represents e.g tick(ck)-

 

-Shows the children several images of words containing the ‘ck’ sound and asks them to pronounce it aloud

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘ck’ sound

c

c

r

i

c

k

e

t

p

h

b

u

c

k

e

t

f

a

i

q

u

a

c

k

f

l

c

c

s

t

i

c

k

r

o

k

k

b

r

i

c

k

o

c

e

e

b

l

a

c

k

c

k

t

n

t

h

i

c

k

k

x

x

Find the ‘ck’ words in the puzzle and write them beside their meanings

1. poultry  ________

2. noise of a duck _______

3. opposite of thin ______

4. water container ________

5. dark shade ______

6. sport  _______

7. piece of wood _______

8. building block _______

9. a group of sheep or birds ________

10. small parcel _______

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 3: Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘qu’ sounds

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

-Revises the previous lesson which is the ‘ck’ sound

 

- Introduces the ‘qu’ sound

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that the letter ‘q’ is almost always followed by a ‘u’. it can make two sounds depending on the vowel sound following:

a. a ‘kw’ sound, e.g quack, question

b. a ‘k’ sound e.g queue

 

- Gives a list of word with the ‘qu’ sound

qu(kw)

quake

quail

qualm

quash

quich

 

qu(k)

quay

picturesque

queue

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Shows the pupils clue cards with the ‘qu’ in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound ‘qu’ it represents e.g queen(kw)-

 

-Shows the children several images of words containing the ‘qu’ sound and asks them to pronounce it aloud

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘qu’ sound

Add a word piece from the brackets to make a ‘qu’ word described below

(ilt, ail, een, eer, adrangle, arry, arrel, artz, ince, artet)

1. qu_____(an argument)

2. qu_____(small bird)

3. qu_____(ruler)

4. qu_____(odd, strange)

5. qu_____(a four-sided shape)

6. qu_____(bed covering)

7. qu_____(where stone is mined)

8. qu_____(a very hard kind of rock)

9. qu_____(a hard yellow fruit)

10. qu_____(group of four singers

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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