Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Sound patterns 'ch' and 'tch'

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 1ST TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 1st WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: Sound patterns ‘ch’ and ‘tch’

CONTENT: Sound patterns ‘ch’  and  ‘tch’

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the ‘ch’ and ‘tch’ sounds

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

SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the ‘Trains are chugging up the hill’ and ‘Hush! Hush! Hush!’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lessons on the short and long vowel sounds

 

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

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘ch’ can represent three sounds

a. ‘k’ sound e.g chemist

b. ‘ch’ sound e.g chop

c. ‘sh’ sound e.g chef

 

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

 

‘ch’ as in k

Chemical

Chemist

Chaos

 

‘ch’ as in ch

Charity

Quench

Cherry

Chaff

Chaplain

Chapel

 

‘ch’ as in sh

Machine

Champagne

Parachute

 

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

1. Chemical

2. Chemist

3. Chaos

4. Charity

5. Quench

6. Cherry

7. Chaff

8. Chaplain

9. Chapel

10. Machine

11. Champagne

12. Parachute

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Choose the correct words in the brackets to fill in the spaces

(charity, quench, cherry, chaff, chaplain, chapel, chemical, chemist, chaos, machine, champagne, parachute)

1. My mother is a ______

2. The couple had their wedding in the small ______-

3. the _______ at our school often counsels students

4. I decided to _____ my thirst as it was so hot

5. He donated all the money to a deserving _______

6. Don’t ingest that _____ as it is toxic

7. There was a great deal of ______ when the train crashed

8. To celebrate her win, she drank some ______

9. This ______ stamps out shapes from flat steel sheets

10. The paratrooper landed safely by using a ______

11. We fed the horse some ______ and oats

12. The _____ I ate was juicy and delicious

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 polygraphs ‘tch’ 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lessons on the Sounding, Identification and writing words with ‘tch’

 

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

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘tch’ comes after a short vowel except for 5 common words sound ‘tch’ but end in ‘ch’ e.g such, rich, much, which and sandwich

 

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

 

Tch

Satchel

Witch

Catch

Latch

Bitch

Batch

Stretch

match

Itch

Kitchen

Britches

Watch

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

Satchel

Witch

Catch

Latch

Bitch

Batch

Stretch

match

Itch

Kitchen

Britches

Watch

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Write each ‘tch’ word from the bracket beside its meaning below (Satchel, Witch, Catch, Latch, Bitch, Batch, Stretch, match, Itch, Kitchen, Britches, Watch)

1. timepiece ________

2. part of a door lock ________

3. female dog _______

4. fairytale character _________

5. carrying case for papers ________

6. to grab hold of ______

7. to reach out _______

8. clothing _______

9. stick that light fires ________

10. skin annoyance ________

11. group of items  _________

12. cooking room ________

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

-  Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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