Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

R-influenced vowels (er)

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 2ND TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 8th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: R-influenced vowels (er)

CONTENT: R-influenced vowels (er)

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

  1. Recognize and spell sets of words with ‘r’
  2. Be familiar with ‘r’ controlled spelling patterns

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 ‘er’ sound, chart showing objects with the ‘er’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, word web,

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the ‘er’ sound

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Asks the pupils what they know about vowels

-Writes an r-controlled word on the board speciafically the one that has the vowel ‘e’ preceding it

her

And asks the pupils to pronounce it aloud and state their observations

- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘e’, we cannot hear the vowel sound because the ‘r’ takes over making the ‘r’a bossy ‘r’

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS

- Makes a list of words containing ‘er’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

er

butter

fern

perch

per

baker

dancer

smoother

certain

battery

camera

liberty

perspire

nursery

machinery

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

-   Dictates the below words for the pupils to write down in their notebooks

certain

battery

camera

liberty

perspire

nursery

machinery

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

-Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘er’

Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the bracket

(certain, battery, camera, liberty, perspire, nursery, machinery, cutlery, modern, whispered)

1. The ______ was placed on the table between the dishes

2. This factory has a lot of high-tech _______

3. After running a distance, Joshua began to _______ freely

4. The seedlings were raised in the plant ______

5. I am ______ that Caroline will excel in the test

6. She took lots of photographs with her _______-

7. Our teacher has _____ ideas about education

8. Lily ______ to her friend so that the teacher would not hear

9. The prisoners long for their _______

10. When the lights were left on the car ______ became flat

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 3: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the ‘er’ sound

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on r-influenced words particularly ‘er’

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more words containing ‘er’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

er

litter

verse

laughter

fever

revolver

saucer

rhiceros

stationery

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘er’

Write each of the words in the space provided

(litter, answered, miserable, verse, interfere, laughter, revolver, fever, saucer, passenger, rhinoceros, stationery)

1. Illness _______

2. unhappy ______

3. cup _______

4. refuse _______

5. replied ________

6. happiness _______

7. train _________

8. envelopes ______

9. bullets _______

10. meddle _______

11. poem _______

12. animal ________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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