Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

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TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on sound patterns ‘y’

- Introduces the new topic on Spelling, reading and sorting words that have vowel alternations when suffixes are added

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that the sounds of vowels can change when you add a suffix. This is called vowel alternations

For Example,

Prepar(e) – Preparation

Qualif(y) – Qualification

Classif(y) – Classification

Grav(e) – Gravity

Recit(e)- Recitation

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Gives a list of words that require vowel alternations when suffixes are added

Verif(y) – Verification

Clarify(y) – Clarification

Athlet(e) – Athletic

Appl(y) – Application

Implicat(e) – Implication

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Choose the correct word in the brackets to complete the sentences

1. We must quickly ________ for their arrival (prepare, preparation)

2. I believe Sam has the right ______ for this job (qualify, qualification)

3. We must _______ the insects into their groups (classify, classification)

4. We did not understand the _______ of the situation (grave, gravity)

5. The school’s _______ carnival was held yesterday (athlete, athletic)

6. I do not know the correct _______ of that word (derive, derivation)

7. Sophie is going to _______ the poem she learnt (recite, recitation)

8. The dictionary gave a good ______ of the word. (define, definition)

9. I accepted their kind _______ to the party (invite, invitation)

10. Because of the heat, I began to _______ a lot. (perspire, perspiration)

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on words with vowel alternations when suffixes are added

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more words with vowel alternations when suffixes are added

Multipl(y) – multiplication

Defin(e) – definition

Indicat(e) – indication

Impl(y) – Implication

Personif(y) - personification

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises

to work on

Change the words that end with ‘ation’ in the brackets to words that end with ‘y’ and write them in the gaps

Example: simplification, simplify

1. I am going to ________ the two numbers (multiplication)

2. Sophie told me she will _______ the authenticity of the letter. (verification)

3. I must _______ them that the manager is coming (notification)

4. I hope she will ______  the exact sizes she needs (specification)

5. I hope the teacher will _______ this problem for us (clarification)

6. Jack will ______ for the job as a supervisor (application)

7. It is wrong for her to ________ that one of us did it (implication)

8. The engineers will _______ the engine before the test fight (modification)

9. We will need to _____ the water before drinking it (purification)

10. This glass will ______ the size of the insects many times (magnification)

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary