Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6
Sound patterns 'ar' and 'ai'
Sound patterns 'ar' and 'ai'
SUBJECT: PHONICS
TERM: 2ND TERM
LESSON PLAN FOR 3rd WEEK
CLASS : PRIMARY 6
AGE: 11 years
DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Sound patterns ar and ai
CONTENT : Sound patterns ar and ai
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
ENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify that all the vowels have both short and long sounds
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘My ear hurts I was in pain’ song to arouse the pupils interest
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the ‘ar’ and ‘ai’ and sound, chart showing objects with the ‘ar’ and ‘ai’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, word web,
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the ‘ar’ 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 ‘a’ preceding it Card And asks the pupils to pronounce it aloud and state their observations
- Explains that when r comes after any vowel in this case ‘a’, 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 ‘ar’ and ask the pupils the pronounce them aloud repeatedly ar burglar molar cheddar cougar lunar particular | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Asks the pupils to join the word pieces and write the word on the line 1. par + ti + cu + lar ___________ 2. cou + gar _________ 3. burg + lar __________ 4. che + ddar __________ 5. lu + nar ___________ | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | -Gives the pupils exercises on words with the ‘ar’ sound Complete the sentences below using the words in the bracket (burglar, vinegar, sugar, separate, marble, carpet, cigar, depart, carve, orchard) 1. I used two spoonsful of _______ to sweeten my tea 2. The wealthy man smoked a fat ______ 3. What time do you hope to ______ from here? 4. Dad was angry when Rita spilled the paint on the ______ 5. My brother asked if he could _____ the picture on the door 6. The _____ was soon arrested by the police 7. We sprinkled _____ over our fish and chips 8. Lots of apricot trees grow in the ______ 9. The statue has been carved from a piece of white ______ 10. It took us a long time to ______ the fighting boys | - Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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PERIOD 3: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the ‘ai’ sound
S/N | 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 quail run cat quaint slow available like fun slain faithful tube entertain fan spot run rainbow
- 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 ai container complaint maintain waive frail explain failure | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | SPELLING GENERALISATIONS | - Explains that the ‘ai’ represents the Long ‘a’ sound in the middle of a word ai container complaint maintain waive frail explain failure | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - Dictates the following words for the pupils to write in their note books 1. rainbow 2. daisy 3. holiday 4. remain 5. straight 6. faithful 7. bait 8. container | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently Use the appropriate words below to complete the sentences (quail, failure, maintain, acquaint, available, complaint, container, entertain, quaint, slain, vain, faithful, waive, frail, rainbow, explain) 1. The rock band is going to ________ us during the interval 2. The film star was an extremely arrogant and ______ person 3. St George is said to have _______ the dragon 4. The judge decided to ________ the fine 5. I asked the teacher to _______ the problem again 6. The elderly person became quite _________ after the fall 7. We ate some roast ______ for lunch 8. I hope you will _______ the high standard you have set 9. His ______ to pay the fine on time cost him dearly 10. Our teacher asked us to ______ the new student 11. Lots of foreign foods are ______ at this store 12. When the attendant was rude, I lodged a _______ with the manager 13.The old cottage is really ________ 14. The water was stored in a large plastic ________ 15. After the storm, the sun appeared through the clouds and formed a large ________ 16. The old dog was _______ to its master right to the end | Pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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