Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Sound patterns long and short ‘oo’ sound, and ‘oa’

SUBJECT: PHONICS

TERM: 3RD TERM

LESSON PLAN FOR 2nd WEEK

CLASS : PRIMARY 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Sound patterns long and short ‘oo’ sound, and ‘oa’

CONTENT : Sound patterns long and short ‘oo’ sound, and ‘oa’

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

  1. Recognize, read and spell the long and short ‘oo’ sound and ‘oa’

ENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify and recite all the letters of the alphabets and the vowels

SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the short and long ‘oo’ song to arouse the pupils

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the short and long ‘oo’ and ‘oa’ sounds, chart showing objects with the short and long ‘oo’ and ‘oa’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, clue cards

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: Sounding, identification and writing words with the long and short ‘oo’ sound 

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION

- Revises the previous lesson on the Long and short ‘ea’ sound

 

- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing the short and long ‘oo’ sound

The pupils listen, observe and participate

2

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

- Explains that the letters ‘oo’ together are sometimes pronounced as a long ‘oo’ sound as in room

Sometimes ‘oo’ is pronounced as a short ‘oo’ sound as in look

oo(Long)

food

soon

hoot

scoop

moor

 

oo(short)

wool

wood

nook

rookie

cook

The pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Shows the pupils clue cards with the short and long ‘oo’ sound in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound long ‘oo’ or short ‘oo’ as the case may

e.g

short ‘oo’ sound

book

wool

 

Long ‘oo’ sound

Hoot

broom

-Shows the children several images of words containing the short and long ‘oo’ sound and asks them to pronounce it aloud

Cocoon

Bamboo

Rooster

Lagoon

Schooner

The pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils the exercise below

Use the words in the bracket below to complete the sentences

(cockatoo, lagoon, schooner, bamboo, cartoon, cool, hooded, wooden, cocoon, rooster, cooking, nook)

1. We have a ______ weather today

2. The tall ______ was eaten by the pandas

3. We watched the _______ on television

4. This is a _______ table but that one is made of steel

5. We slept in a shady _______ of the forest

6. Sam is _______ bacon and eggs for breakfast

7. The crew of the large _______ embarked at the jetty

8. The Aborigines hunted for mussels in the ________

9. The white ______ could say many words

10. The bandit was ________ when he entered the bank

11. The _______ stayed beside the hens

12. A green caterpillar hatched from the ________

The pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 

 

PERIOD 3: Recognition, spelling and reading the ‘oa’ graphemes

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPILS ACTIVITY

1

INTRODUCTION

-Revises the Long and short vowel sounds we’ve treated before

 

- Introduces the grapheme ‘oa’ as one of the variations of the Long ‘o’ sound

Pupils listen, observe and participate

2

TEACHER MODELLING/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION

- Explains that the sound ‘oa’ takes the sound of the ‘o’ letter name

- Gives a list of word with the ‘oa’ sound

oa

approach

toadstool

loaves

coast

cocoa

loan

toast

roast

cloak

throat

Pupils listen, observe and participate

3

GUIDED PRACTICE

- Shows the pupils clue cards with the grapheme in front and a clue word at the back. Have them say the clue word then sound the grapheme it represents e.g goat(oa)

 

- Shows the children several images of words containing the grapheme ‘oa’ and asks them to pronounce it aloud

Pupils listen, observe and participate

4

INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME

- Gives the pupils exercises on the ‘oa’ sound

Match the ‘oa’ words in the bracket below to words they can be linked to

(toadstool, approach, loaves, coast, cocoa, loan, toast, roast, cloak, throat)

1. meat __________

2. bank ___________

3. ocean __________

4. tongue _________

5. near ___________

6. mushroom ________

7. bread __________

8. hot chocolate ________

9. clothing ________

10. breakfast _______

Pupils listen, observe and participate

5

EVALUATION

- Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary

 



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