SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 1^ST TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 3rd WEEK

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: Complex consonant groups ‘ght’ and ‘nce’

CONTENT: Complex consonant groups ‘ght’ and ‘nce’

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

aRecognize, read and spell the ‘ght’ and ‘nce’ sounds

ENENTRY 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 'ght' and ‘nce’ sounds

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	-Revises the Long and short vowel sounds - Introduces the ‘ght’ sound	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION	- Explains that the sound ‘ght’ is pronounced as a ‘t’ sound(the g and h are silent) and they occur at the end of many words - Gives a list of word with the ‘ght’ sound ght night bought fight delight light knight midnight sought caught	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Shows the pupils clue cards with the ‘ght’ in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound ‘ck’ it represents e.g insight(ght)- -Shows the children several images of words containing the ‘ght’ 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 Complete the sentences with the right words from the bracket (copyright, brought, delight, midnight, distraught, caught, drought, sought, thought, insight) 1. She accepted the award with a great deal of ________ 2. Do not photocopy that page as it is _______ 3. Joshua _____ he saw his old friend at the party 4. The tour gave us a good ______ into life on a farm 5. Emily was ______ when she could not find her puppy 6. Oliver _____ his brand new bike to school to show his friends 7. The fish were ______ in the net 8. A long ______ has destroyed the cereal crops 9. The detectives _____ only truthful answers from the thieves 10. He left for home about ______	Pupils listen, observe and participate
5	EVALUATION	- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

PERIOD 3: Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘nce’ sound

S/N	STEPS	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPILS ACTIVITY
1	INTRODUCTION	-Revises the ‘ght’ sounds previously treated - Introduces the ‘nce’ sound	Pupils listen, observe and participate
2	TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION	- Explains that the sound ‘ce’ in the ‘nce’ sounds ‘s’ - Gives a list of word with the ‘nce’ sound nce ambulance audience llicence silence absence nuisance finance entrance	Pupils listen, observe and participate
3	GUIDED PRACTICE	- Shows the pupils clue cards with the ‘nce’ in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound ‘nce’ it represents e.g ambulance-(nce) -Shows the children several images of words containing the ‘nce’ sound and asks them to pronounce it aloud	Pupils listen, observe and participate
4	INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME	- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘nce’ sound Write the words in the brackets beside the words they can be linked to (ambulance, audience, licence, silence, absence, nuisance, finance, entrance) 1. Money ________ 2. hospital ________ 3. concert _________ 4. driving _________ 5. noise __________ 6. door __________ 7. truancy ________	Pupils listen, observe and participate
5	EVALUATION	- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

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