Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

Introduction

-Displays one of the consonant blends objects or images

- Writes the name of the object on the board and underline the consonant blend

Tr-iangle

- Explains that today’s learning will be about words that contain initial consonant blends- meaning two consonant letters that begin some words

The pupils identifies the object and say its name aloud

2

Building academic Language

- Reviews the sound L, R, M, N, C, P and W by writing a lowercase and uppercase on the board.

C      L      M      N      P     R     W

c       l       m      n       p     r       w

Says the sound loud

- Explains that they’ll be learning how to identify and read words that contain consonant blends This means that both letters are consonant

- Writes a word that begin with a consonant blends on the board and models how to segment the word into parts(consonant blends and the remaining letters)

Tr-iangle

The pupils repeat the sound after the teachers

-The pupils practice reading and blending the segmented words along with the teacher

3

Sentence

- Writes the following blends(pl, fl, cl, gr, cr, dr, pr, fr, sm, sk, st, sc,) on the board and practices reading each blends and think of words that begin with them

Pl e.gpl-ant

fle.gfl-uke

cl e.g cl-ap

gr e.g gr-ip

cre.gcr-ash

dre.gdr-one

pre.gpr-ince

fre.gfr-idge

sme.gsm-oke

ske.gsk-ip

ste.gst-amp

sce.gsc-ope

-Models how to record the word and draw quick pictures of them

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

Discourse

-Pairs up the pupils and pass out one of the pre-written index cards and two pieces of blank paper to each pair

- as pupils to work together to write and draw as many words that begin with consonant blends as possible

- brings the class together and have them share out the new words they came up with

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

Evaluation

- Gives the pupils exercises to work on

Add  a pair of letters from the bracket below to complete each word below

(gr, pl, sc, dr, pr, sm, st, cr, fl, cl, fr, sk)

1. _____ink(grin)

2. _____arlet(red colour)

3. _____ofessor(learned teacher)

4. _____agual(slowly)

5. _____agile(easily broken)

6. _____um(fruit)

7. _____ayon(drawing rod)

8. _____ought(period without rain)

9. ____ull(the bones of your head)

10. ____orist(flower shop)

11. ____allion(male horse)

12. ____arinet(musical instrument)

- Monitors and corrects the pupils where necessary

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on consonant blends

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more words containing  consonant blends and ask the pupils to pronounce them aloud repeatedly

Pl e.gpl-an

fle.gfl-ag

cl e.g cl-amp

gr e.g gr-in

cre.gcr-ipple

dre.gdr-ug

pre.gpr-int

fre.gfr-inge

sme.gsm-ile

ske.gsk-in

ste.gst-ow

sce.gsc-ale

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on initial consonant blends

Each word in the bracket begins with a consonant blend, write it beside its meaning below

(spaghetti, trombone, twinkle, spinach, snorkel, skeleton, proverb, scald, granite, fragrant, glutton, flamingo)

1. to burn with hot water  ________

2. hard rock ________

3. pleasant smelling _______

4. ,musical instrument ______

5. person who eats too much ________

6. bony framework of the body ________

7. large wading bird ________

8. leafy vegetable ________

9. what stars do ________

10. kind of pasta ________

11. wise saying ________

12. underwater device ______

Find out the meaning of the following words and use them to form correct sentences

1. bracelet

2. scavenger

3. procession

4. smudge

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary