Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6
Homophones
Homophones
SUBJECT: PHONICS
TERM: 1ST TERM
LESSON PLAN FOR 8th WEEK
CLASS : PRIMARY 6
AGE: 11 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’re hand when you sea 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 Bridle - bridal Formally- formerly Holy - wholly Lesson - lessen Morning- mourning Principle- principal Taught – taut Moose - mousse | - Pupils listen, observe and participate | ||||||||
3 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils exercises homophones Choose the correct words from the box below to complete the sentences
1. When I got up this ________, it was raining heavily 2. The teacher gave us a ________ on first aid 3. This stone in the shape of a crucifix is said to be _________ 4. The principal conducted the interviews __________ 5. The jockey tightened the ________ on the horse 6. The large ________ aimed its antlers and ran at the wolves 7. We were _______ a good lesson never to miss school again 8. The scientist explained the _______ of how the machine worked 9. The ________ train left for the wedding reception 10. The mayor was ____ a teacher at our school 11. The strong winds began to ______ in ferocity 12. The wires between the posts are quite _______ 13. The _______ of our school addressed the staff at lunchtime 14. This company is _______ owned by some people from overseas 15. I chose some chocolate _______ for dessert 16. The whole town is ________ the loss of the hero | - Pupils listen, observe and participate | ||||||||
4 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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