Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

Sound patterns long and short ‘oo’ sound, and ‘ee’

SUBJECT: Phonics

TERM: 3rd Term

LESSON PLAN FOR 4th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 3

AGE: 8 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Sound patterns long and short ‘oo’ sound, and ‘ee’

CONTENT : Sound patterns long and short ‘oo’ sound, and ‘ee’

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the long and short ‘oo’ sound and ‘ee’

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the short and long ‘oo’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the short and long ‘oo’ and ‘ee’ sounds, chart showing objects with the short and long ‘oo’ and ‘ee’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, clue cards

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Sounding, identification and writing words with the long and short ‘oo’ sound 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on the Long and short ‘ea’ sound

 

- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing the short and long ‘oo’ sound

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘oo’ together are sometimes pronounced as a long ‘oo’ sound as in room

Sometimes ‘oo’ is pronounced as a short ‘oo’ sound as in look

oo(Long)

food

soon

hoot

scoop

moor

 

oo(short)

wool

wood

nook

rookie

cook

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Shows the pupils clue cards with the short and long ‘oo’ sound in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound long ‘oo’ or short ‘oo’ as the case may

e.g

short ‘oo’ sound

book

wool

 

Long ‘oo’ sound

Hoot

broom

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

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Determine whether or not the below word is a long or short ‘oo’ sound

1. rooster

2. wool

3. troop

4. cocoon

5. fool

6. stool

7. snooze

8. smooth

 

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long e sound(ee)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson Sounding, identification and writing words with the long and short ‘oo’ sound 

 

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

 

- Introduces the new topic as Sounding, Identification and writing of ‘ee’ sound

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘ee’ can be found in the middle of the word and occasionally at the end of the word

 

ee                           

breeze                 

creep                   

speech                

three

flee

agree

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to determine  whether each missing gaps will be the Long ‘e’ sound ‘ee’

ee                       

bee

tree

teeth                  

peel                   

sweet                

deed                  

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

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

c

q

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e

e

n

f

w

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r

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e

k

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e

s

w

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l

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1. Building material from iron ______

2. group of ships _______

3. to bend on one knee ______

4. small stream ________

5. royal family member ______

6. food made from milk ______

7. not sour ________

8. not awake ________

9. number ________

10. there are four on a car ________

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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