Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Sound patterns 'th' and 'sh'

TERM: 1ST TERM

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 1ST TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 4th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: Sound patterns ‘th’ and ‘sh’

CONTENT: Sound patterns ‘th’  and  ‘sh’

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the ‘th’ and ‘sh’ sounds

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

SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the ‘Did you ever hear a rude clown’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

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

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on silent letters

 

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

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

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

Th(voiced)

Than

Them

This

That

Then

 

Th(unvoiced)

Thin

Thank

Theft

Thing

Think

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

Thick

Sixth

Cloth

Teeth

Tooth

smooth

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Use the words in the bracket to complete the sentences{only one word has a voiced ‘th’}

(author, thumb, leather, thistles, eighth, faithful, marathon, feather, warmth, thermal, theology, therefore)

1. The dog remained loyal and _____ to its master

2. The sharp ______ scratched my legs

3. he hopes to become a priest so he will study __________

4. This is the _____ day of the month

5. The ______ has written a sequel to her first book

6. The _______ pool was boiling hot

7. He missed the nail and hit his ______ with the hammer

8. John is quite ill and ______ will not be here this afternoon

9. The shoes were made of _______ from crocodile skins

10. Thomas won the _______ at the last Olympic Games

11. The _______ from the fire melted the ice

12. The sparrow placed the _______ in its nest to make it soft

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 diagraphs ‘sh’ 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on words with the diagraph ‘th’

 

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

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/ TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher writes words with the diagraph ‘sh’ on the board and sounds it repeatedly

f-i-sh

w-i-sh

d-i-sh

sh-o-p

sh-i-n

sh-o-t

sh-o-ck

sh-u-t

sh-i-p

c-a-sh

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

The teacher evaluates the pupils

By dictating each of the words containing ‘sh’

f-i-sh

w-i-sh

d-i-sh

sh-o-p

sh-i-n

sh-o-t

sh-o-ck

sh-u-t

sh-i-p

c-a-sh

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on

Write the ‘sh’ word in the bracket beside their meanings below

(demolish, bishop, marsh, vanish, mushroom, accomplish, extinguish, perish, astonish, shriek)

1. achieve ________

2. douse a flame _______

3. die or pass away ________

4. wet boggy area _______

5. knock down a building _________

6. amaze _______

7. squeal loudly _______

8. kind of fungus _______

9. disappear _______

10. senior church official ________

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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