Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’

- Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines

Dismay    traffic   basement  grateful  napkin   vapour   hammer  debate  pattern  gallop   waiter   plastic

- The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound

-Then the teacher comes up with a T-chart of some letter combinations of the long ‘a’ sound

a                          ei

apron                  reins

acorn                  veil

alien                   weight

agent                  neigh

basic                   vein

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘a’ could usually be found at the beginning of the word and occasionally at the end of the word while ‘ei’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound in the middle of a word

a                               ei

basin                         sheikh

data                           eight

fatal                           freight

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Dictates the below words for the pupils to write in their books

1. Cradle

2. raisin

3. raven

4. decay

5. nation

6. crayon

7. baseball

8. mistake

9. subway

10. pavement

11. vacant

12. bacon

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

(cradle, raisin, raven, decay, nation, crayon, baseball, mistake, subway, pavement, vacant, bacon)

1. tooth   _______

2. bird     _______

3. bun     _______

4. football _______

5. pencil   _______

6. pork     _______

7. Nigeria  ________

8. Footpath _______

9. baby     ________

10. error  _________

11. train ________

12. full   ________

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

INTRODUCTION

- With a mirror or a partner, She pronounces the ‘a’ sound repeatedly. Emphasizing that the long ‘a’ sound takes the form of the letter name ‘a’

- Writes a list of words on the board and asks the pupils to help identify the ones with the long ‘a’ sound which she underlines

Stick    made    run   cat   break rain    slow    may    like steak   fun    eight stay    tube    they    fan    spot    run    spade

- The pupils are grouped into pairs and asked to come up with a list of words with the long ‘a’ sound specifically with letter combinations (ea)

Steak

Great

break

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘ea’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound at the middle of a word

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Asks the pupils to fill in the missing gaps

St ___k

Gr___t

Br____k

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Choose the correct word from the bracket to complete each sentence below

(lazy, fatal, vacant, bracelet, escape, bacon, crater, crayons, behave, waste)

1. We ate _______ and eggs for breakfast

2. After we cleaned the classroom we put the ______ paper bin out

3. She wore a pretty gold _____ around her wrist

4. There was a _____ accident at the crossroads.

5. Ben is a very _______ student and never helps anyone else

6. The abandoned building is now _______ and will be demolished

7. The prisoner tried desperately to ______ from the cell

8. The teacher was sure we would all ______ well during the excursion

9. I coloured the picture with my ______

10. The scientist walked around the ______ of the volcano

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary