Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5
Homophones
Homophones
SUBJECT: PHONICS
TERM: 2nd TERM
LESSON PLAN FOR 1st WEEK
CLASS : PRIMARY 5
AGE: 10 years
DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Homophones
CONTENT : Homophones
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
ENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify alphabet letters
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the sentences: ‘there are three things wrong with these sentences. ‘Raise your hand when you see them’. To arouse the students by asking them to figure it out within a specified time
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : index cards, timer, Holy homophones worksheet
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Identification, sounding and spelling homophones
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | INTRODUCTION | -Explains that homophones are words that sound the same but have different meaning and spellings -draws a T-chart on the board and writes two common homophones in the heading sections of the T-chart e.g ‘bear’ and ‘bare’ - Explains that ‘bear’ is to carry something or a type of animal while ‘bare’ means to be naked | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | -in the T-chart, draw a picture that represents each homophone(i.e the animal-bear, and someone who didn’t wear his/her shoes for ‘bare’ - Asks pupils volunteers to think of sentences that use homophones (e.g ‘The bear is a wild animal’ and ‘Dennis was bare footed when I saw him last night’) and write the sentences under the correct words. Keep going until there are three sentences under each | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE/INTERACTIVE MODELLING | - Makes a list of some homophones so that the pupils can read it aloud repeatedly Ceiling sealing Seller seller Profit prophet Lesson lessen Practice practise Counsel council There their Allowed aloud | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils the below exercises Choose the correct words from the brackets to fill in the gaps 1. We painted the _______ of the house white (ceiling, sealing) 2. The old house has a well-stocked wine _________. (seller, cellar) 3. Are you going to _______ your golf swing today? (practice, practice) 4. Some believe a _______ will come to save them. (profit, prophet) 5. They made a considerable _______ from the sale. (profit, prophet) 6. The winds are sure to _______ later today. (lesson, lessen) 7. At the party, the boy was given lots of __________. (presence, presents) 8. Our local ________ has ordered that the road be repaired. (counsel, council) 9. His ________ at the concert was greatly appreciated. (presence, presents) 10. The sailors are __________ the boards on the sailing ship with tar. (ceiling, sealing) 11. We must attend football _______ tonight. (practise, practice) 12. They are not _______ to come with us (allowed, aloud) 13. Our teacher gave us an interesting _______ on good manners. (lesson, lessen) 14. The teachers decided to _______ the mischievous boy. (counsel, council) 15. Mrs Smith told us to keep the books ______. (there, their) 16. The children sang _______ in the choir room. (allowed, aloud) | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION
| - Monitors and corrects where necessary |
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PERIOD 3: Identification, sounding and spelling homophones
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY | ||||||||
1 | REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS | - Revisits the previous lesson on homophones
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2 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Makes a list of more homophones and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly Band banned Desert dessert Currant current Hire higher Lightning lightening Source sauce | - Pupils listen, observe and participate | ||||||||
3 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils exercises homophones Look closely at the pairs of homophones in the box and use them in the appropriate sentences
1. The water birds squabbled over the _______ they found in the river 2. We purchased ________ at the newsagents 3. I do not know _______ to go out or stay at home 4. South Africa is _______ from Nigeria than Ghana 5. When the gun misfired, it luckily ______ the young boy 6. The newly elected _______ of the city was born in Vietnam 7. The students are still _______ the loss of their leader 8. You need a lot of ________ to be a Kindergarten teacher 9. The thick ________ prevented the plane from taking off 10. Mike is exercising the large ______ in his right arm 11. The train has remained _______ for ten minutes 12. The _________ at this time of the year is unpredictable 13. Elizabeth’s ______ works in a factory near the city 14. The ________ took her newborn foal to a quiet place 15. He was late to school this _______ 16. I’m afraid, this doctor has too many _______ to treat | - Pupils listen, observe and participate | ||||||||
4 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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