Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

R-influenced vowels (er)

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 3rd TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 3rd WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : R-influenced vowels (er)

CONTENT : R-influenced vowels (er)

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

  1. Recognize and spell sets of words with ‘r’
  2. Be familiar with ‘r’ controlled spelling patterns

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘The bossy R’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the ‘er’ sound, chart showing objects with the ‘er’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, word web,

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

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

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

- Asks the pupils what they know about vowels

-Writes an r-controlled word on the board specifically the one that has the vowel ‘e’ preceding it

her

And asks the pupils to pronounce it aloud and state their observations

- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘e’, we cannot hear the vowel sound because the ‘r’ takes over making the ‘r’ a bossy ‘r’

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS

- Makes a list of words containing ‘er’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

er

butter

fern

perch

per

baker

dancer

smoother

certain

battery

camera

liberty

perspire

nursery

machinery

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

certain

battery

camera

liberty

perspire

nursery

machinery

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

-Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘er’

Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the bracket

(certain, battery, camera, liberty, perspire, nursery, machinery, cutlery, modern, whispered)

1. The ______ was placed on the table between the dishes

2. This factory has a lot of high-tech _______

3. After running a distance, Joshua began to _______ freely

4. The seedlings were raised in the plant ______

5. I am ______ that Caroline will excel in the test

6. She took lots of photographs with her _______-

7. Our teacher has _____ ideas about education

8. Lily ______ to her friend so that the teacher would not hear

9. The prisoners long for their _______

10. When the lights were left on the car ______ became flat

- 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 ‘er’ sound

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSONS

- Revisits the previous lesson on r-influenced words particularly ‘er’

 

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Makes a list of more words containing ‘er’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly

er

litter

verse

laughter

fever

revolver

saucer

rhiceros

stationery

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on r-influenced words ‘er’

Choose the correct words in the bracket to complete the sentences below

(certain, reverse, turkey, preserve, vermin, interfere, liberty, survive, interrupt, encountered, rhinoceros, surround, cutlery, desert, thirsty, surprise)

1. People sometimes use salt to _______ meat

2. The boy opened the cage door to give the bird its _________

3. The lions began to ________ the injured deer

4. The desert explorers began to feel hungry and _______

5. Be _______ of the facts before making that claim

6. Daddy is buying a big ______ for Christmas

7. The massive _______ charges at the hunters

8. We ________ a few issues settling into the new issues

9. The car began to _______ out of the garage

10. It is rude to _____ when somebody is speaking

11. The arid, dry ______ has claimed many lives

12. We placed the ______ around the table for lunch

13. ______ such as rabbits and rats damage crops

14. It is unwise to ______ in other people’s affairs

15. It is hard to ______ in those dreadful conditions

16. It was a _______ seeing Joe who I had not seen for five years

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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