Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Sound patterns 'y'

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 3RD TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 4th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: Sound patterns ‘y’

CONTENT: Sound patterns ‘y’

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

  1. Spell, read and sort words with sound patterns ‘y’

ENTRY BEHAVIOR: Pupils can identify that all the vowels have both short and long sounds

SET INDUCTION: The teachers uses the ‘i as in ……….’ chant to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Objects with the sound patterns ‘y’, chart showing objects with the sound patterns ‘y’, white board, dry erase marker, mirror

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

 

PERIOD 1 and 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with sound patterns ‘y’

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on sound patterns ‘ou’ and ‘ur’

 

- Introduces the new topic on Sound patterns ‘y’

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the Sound patterns ‘y’ can be pronounced as follows

1. as a long ‘I’ sound e.g my, reply etc

2. as a long ‘e’ sound e.g plenty, lily etc

3. as a short ‘I’ sound at the middle of a word e.g physics

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Dictates the following words to the pupils to write in their notebooks

 

Nylon

Hyphen

Flyer

Magnify

Pansy

Empty

Safety

Guilty

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Write the words in the bracket beside their meanings below

(multiply, nylon, cyclone, hydrant, python, hygienic, rhyming, flyer, magnify, clarify, dyeing)

1. large snake _______

2. destructive wind ______

3. artificial material _______

4. punctuation mark _______

5. water outlet ________

6. healthy, clean living _________

7. person who flies _________

8. colouring _________

9. to make clear ________

10. sounding the same _________

11. to make longer _________

12. to increase _________

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 sound patterns ‘y’

 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on Sound patterns ‘y’

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

y

mystery

platypus

poultry

laundry

any

rapidly

luckily

easily

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises

to work on

Use the words in the bracket to complete these sentences

(pansy, mystery, platypus, safety, empty, poultry, guilty, luckily, easily, laundry, any, rapidly)

1. This bottle is full, but that one is _______

2. On the ______ farm there were lots of hens and chicks

3. The jury found the person ________ of theft

4. The kangaroo jumped the fence ________

5. We washed and dried the clothes in the ________

6. It was a complete _______ as to where it had gone

7. There was a bad accident, but _______ no one was hurt

8. The boy rode ______ to the town to break the news

9. It is a job that _______ person could do as it is so easy

10. I picked the ______ and put it in a vase on the table

11. The _______ is really an odd creature

12. When the storm raged, we ran for our ________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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