SUBJECT: PHONICS
TERM: 2ND TERM
LESSON PLAN FOR 1st WEEK
CLASS: PRIMARY 4
AGE: 9 years
DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC: Silent letters
CONTENT: Silent letters
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
ENTRY BEHAVIOR: Pupils can identify that all the vowels have both short and long sounds
SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the ‘The bossy R’ song to arouse the pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES :Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the silent letters, chart showing objects with the silent letters, white board, dry erase marker, word web,
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with silent letters
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | - Asks the pupils what they know about vowels
-Writes a word on the board that contains silent letters And asks the pupils to pronounce it aloud and state their observations
- Explains that when they are contained in a word silent or unsounded letters, they are called silent words
| - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS | - Makes a list of words containing silent letters and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly hate name climb crumb thumb tomb | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Tells the pupils that many words contain silent or unsounded letters.
- Pupils are to work in pairs. Each pupil must think of words that have silent letters in them
| - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | -Gives the pupils exercises on the silent letters Complete the words below by adding their missing silent letters 1. lam__(baby sheep) 2. de__t(money owed) 3. this__le(prickly plant) 4. cas___le(large home for royalty) 5. dou__t(uncertainty) 6. __nock(hit) 7. thum___(digit of the hand) 8. hym__(sacred song) 9. we__nesday(day of the week) 10. of___en(many times) 11. s__ssors(cutting implement) 12. ___nife(utensil) | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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PERIOD 3: Spelling, reading and sorting words with silent letters
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS | - Revisits the previous lesson on silent letters
| - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Makes a list of more words containing silent letters and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly
Knee Castle Knife Palm Lamb School Thistle | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils exercises on silent letters Each of the wors in the brackets contains a silent letter. Match each word with its meaning below (calf, knee, beret, wrong, yolk, school, sword, palm) 1. not correct ______ 2. place of learning _____ 3. steel weapon ______ 4. part of your hand ______ 5. baby cow ______ 6. soft cap ______ 7. part of an egg ______ 8. Joint of the leg ________
Each of the incomplete words below contain a silent letter, complete the word and circle the silent letter in it 1. h_____(sixty minutes) 2. k_____(joint of the finger) 3. c_____(implement for your hair) 4. d_____(small boat) 5. p_____(person who mends taps) 6. c_____(shop to buy medicine) 7. s_____(smell) 8. k_____(found on a door) | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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