Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Sound patterns 'ee' and 'ur'

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 2ND TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 8th WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Sound patterns ee and ur

CONTENT : Sound patterns ee and ur

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

  1. Spell, read and sort words with the ‘ee’ and ‘ur’ sound patterns

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

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the ‘e as in ……….’ chant to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the ‘ee’ and ‘ur’ sound, chart showing objects with the ‘ee’ and ‘ur’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, mirror

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Spelling, reading and sorting words with the long e sound(ee)

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

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

 

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

Stick    made tree run easy   rain    bee    may    seed   fun    eight    beat    tube    beach    fan    spot    run    teeth

 

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

 

-Then the teacher comes up with a list of words with the ‘ee’ sounds

ee                      

bee

tree

teeth                  

peel                    

sweet                

deed                  

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

SPELLING GENERALISATIONS

- Explains that the ‘ee’ can be found in the middle of the word and occasionally at the end of the word

 

ee                           

breeze                 

creep                   

speech                

three

flee

agree

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Dictates the following words for the pupils to write in their note books

1. sleep

2. weed

3. breeze

4. sneeze

5. referee

6. leech

7. canteen

8. screech

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the below exercise to work on independently

Use the words in the bracket below to complete the sentences

(guarantee, corroboree, succeed, sneeze, steeple, eerie, canteen, committee, cheerful, breeze, teenager, squeeze, exceed, volunteer, auctioneer, coffee)

1. The flowers’ pollen made him ______ loudly

2. Mandy is twelve years old, but on her next birthday she will become a _________

3. We bought some sandwiches at the factory’s ________

4. The _______ called for higher bids from the buyers

5. I always drink a cup of hot _______ for breakfast

6. It is unwise to _______ the speed limit on this stretch of road

7. Our teacher is very ______ today because it is the last day of school

8. A light _______ helped the yachts reach the lighthouse

9. An Aboriginal _______ was held to educate the tourists

10. Although he failed last week, Kenneth is sure to ________ this time

11. This new motor has a _______ of ten years

12. The church’s tall ______ is under repair.

13. An _______ noise came from the deserted home

14. Our football club has a ten-member ________

15. The large python began to _______ its prey before eating it

16. I _______ to raise money for a charity

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 ‘ur’ 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

Turn

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

 

- Explains that sometimes ‘ur’ makes an ‘er’ sound e.g fur, hurt etc

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS

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

ur

murder

turnip

turkey

absurd

suburb

urgent

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

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

 

murder

turnip

turkey

absurd

suburb

urgent

burden

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

-Gives the pupils exercises on sound pattern ‘ur’

Write each of the ‘ur’ words in the bracket beside its meaning below

(hamburger, murder, furniture, turnip, turkey, surgeon, absurd, purchase, suburb, urgent, sunburn, burden)

1. stupid, ridiculous _________

2. root vegetable _________

3. tables, chair _______

4. takeaway foods _________

5. type of doctor _________

6. buy __________

7. needing immediate attention _________

8. load _________

9. outskirts of a city _________

10. farmyard bird ________

11. kill illegally _______

12. skin damage from the sun _________

- Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

 - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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