Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Vowel sounds 'o'

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 3RD TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 9th WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: Vowel sounds ‘o’

CONTENT: Vowel sounds ‘o’

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

  1. Spell, read and sort words with a short and long ‘o’ sound

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

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

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Objects with the long and short ‘o’ sound, chart showing objects with the long and short ‘o’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, mirror

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on Vowel sounds ‘i’

 

- Introduces the new topic on short Vowel sound ‘o’                

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the letter ‘o’ could be pronounced as a short ‘o’ sound e.g box, stop, etc

 

- Makes a list of words containing the short vowel sound ‘o’   

Compost

Lollipop

Shock

Continent

Bottle

Pocket

Foxes

college

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

Compost

Lollipop

Shock

Continent

Bottle

Pocket

Foxes

college                  

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

 

Use the short ‘o’ words in the bracket to complete the sentences

(compost, lollipop, shock, continent, bottle, pocket, foxes, college)

1. The small boy enjoyed sucking the sweet _______

2. Asia is the largest _______

3. There are many ______ in the forest

4. He brought a _____ of water to school to drink

5. There is a hole in his ________

6. The government is opening the _______ next month

7. The _________ of the news made him faint

8. The gardener used the ________ to ferilise his garden

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 long/short vowel sound ‘o’

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on short vowel sound ‘o’

 

- Introduces the new topic on Long/short Vowel sound ‘o’               

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that sometimes ‘o’ is a long ‘o’ sound as in toe, flow etc

And sometimes it is a short ‘u’ sound e.g done

 

- Makes a list of words containing the long ‘o’ sound and short ‘u’ sound

Doze

Cone

Toe

Throne

Frozen

Hotel

Content

Among

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

Doze

Cone

Toe

Throne

Frozen

Hotel

Content

Among

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on

Write the words in the bracket beside the ones they can be linked to below

(doze, hose, toe, hotel, cone, stone, throne, frozen)

1. sleep _________

2. ice-cream _________

3. rock _________

4. king _________

5. ice _________

6. inn ________

7. foot ________

8. water _______

 

Categorise the following words into short ‘o’ sound, long ‘o’ sound and short ‘u’ sound

Cove  among   lodge   sponge  lonely  content

Short ‘o’ sound

Long ‘o’ sound

Short ‘u’ sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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