Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Sound patterns ‘ch’, ‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 1st TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 1st WEEK

CLASS: PRIMARY 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION: 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC: Sound patterns ‘ch’, ‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’

CONTENT: Sound patterns ‘ch’, ‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the ‘ch’, ‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ sounds

ENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify and recite all the letters of the alphabets and the vowels

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the song “Trains are chugging up the hill” to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the ‘ch’,‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ sounds, chart showing objects with the ‘ch’, ‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, clue cards

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Sounding, identification and writing words with diagraphs ‘ch’ and ‘tch’

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lessons on the short and long vowel sounds

 

- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing words  with diagraphs  ‘ch’ and ‘tch’

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘ch’ can represent three sounds

a. ‘k’ sound e.g chemist

b. ‘ch’ sound e.g chop

c. ‘sh’ sound e.g chef

 

- Explains that the letters ‘tch’ comes after a short vowel except for 5 common words sound ‘tch’ but end in ‘ch’ e.g such, rich, much, which and sandwich

 

- Writes words with the diagraph ‘ch’ on the board and sounds it repeatedly

 

‘ch’ as in k

Chemical

Chemist

Chaos

 

‘ch’ as in ch

Charity

Quench

Cherry

Chaff

Chaplain

Chapel

 

‘ch’ as in sh

Machine

Champagne

Parachute

 

- Writes words with the diagraph ‘tch’ on the board and sounds it repeatedly

 

Tch

Satchel

Witch

Catch

Latch

Bitch

Batch

Stretch

match

Itch

Kitchen

Britches

Watch

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- dictates each of the words containing ‘ch’ for the pupils to write down in their notes

1. Chemical

2. Chemist

3. Chaos

4. Charity

5. Quench

6. Cherry

7. Chaff

8. Chaplain

9. Chapel

10. Machine

11. Champagne

12. Parachute

- dictates each of the words containing ‘tch’ for the pupils to write down in their notes

1. Satchel

2. Witch

3. Catch

4. Latch

5. Bitch

6. Batch

7. Stretch

8. match

9. Itch

10. Kitchen

11. Britches

12. Watch

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Add ‘ch’ or ‘tch’ in the spaces to complete each word

1. Be careful or the kitten might scra_____ you

2. the chocolate mud cake was extremely ri______

3. The scientist made a rough ske_____ of the equipment

4. We made a delicious sandwi____ for lunch

5. A stream of water ran along the di____

6. The hen sat on its clu____ of eggs

 

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

-  Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 3: Sounding, identification and writing words with polygraphs ‘dge’ and ‘ge’

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lessons on the Sounding, Identification and writing words with ‘ch’ and ‘tch’

 

- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing words  with polygraphs ‘dge’ and ‘ge’

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that when you hear the /j/ sound at the end of a syllable AND it is immediately preceded by a short vowel, it is spelled ‘dge’. If there is a consonant or vowel team before the /j/, it is spelled ‘ge’

- Gives a list of word with the ‘dge’ sound and ‘ge’ sound

dge

badge

edge

ledge

judge

porridge

gadget

fudge

knowledge

hedge

dodge

 

‘ge’ words

cage

rouge

cringe

stooge

revenge

privilege

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

-dictates each of the words containing ‘dge’ for the pupils to write down in their notes

1. badge

2. edge

3. ledge

4. judge

5. porridge

6. gadget

7. fudge

8. knowledge

9. hedge

10. dodge

-dictates each of the words containing ‘ge’ for the pupils to write down in their notes

1. cage

2. rouge

3. cringe

4. stooge

5. revenge

6. privilege

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Add ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ in the spaces to complete each word

1. Around the house is a neatly cut he_______

2. The bar_____ carried the wool along the river

3. He proudly wears the ba____ given to him by his uncle

4. We measured three millimetres of rain in the gau____

5. The spilt ink left a huge smu____ in her book

6. The stubborn donkey would not bu____

7. The ju_____ sentenced the burglar to two years imprisonment

8. We heard a stran____ noise from the room

9. In football, you must do______ your opponent

10. We should not bear a gru______ against those who hurt you

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

-  Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



© Lesson Notes All Rights Reserved 2023