Consonant groups âphâ and âghâ as an âfâ sound
SUBJECT: PHONICS
TERM: 3RD TERM
LESSON PLAN FOR 5th WEEK
CLASS : PRIMARY 6
AGE: 11 years
DURATION : 3 periods of 40 mins each
DATE:
TOPIC : Consonant groups ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound
CONTENT: Consonant groups ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
ENTRY BEHAVIOR : Pupils can identify and recite all the letters of the alphabets and the vowels
SET INDUCTION : The teachers uses the song “Floating Fish” to arouse the pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : Objects with the consonant groups ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound sounds, chart showing objects with the consonant groups ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound, white board, dry erase marker, clue cards
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1 AND 2: Sounding, identification and writing of consonant groups ‘ph’ as an ‘f’ sound
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION | - Revises the previous lessons on the Sounding, Identification and Writing of the ‘ch, ‘tch’, ‘dge’ and ‘ge’ sound
- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing of consonant groups ‘ph’ as an ‘f’ sound | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | - Explains that the consonant group ‘ph’ is always pronounced as an ‘f’ sound
- Writes words with the consonant group ‘ph’ sounding as an ‘f’ sound on the board and sounds it repeatedly
‘ph’ as an ‘f’ sound Phrase Alphabet Hyphen Phantom Prophet Pamphlet Orphan Triumph Phenomenon Emphasis Catastrophe | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - dictates each of the words containing ‘ph’ as an ‘f’ sound for the pupils to write down in their notes 1. Phrase 2. Alphabet 3. Hyphen 4. Phantom 5. Prophet 6. Pamphlet 7. Orphan 8. Triumph 9. Phenomenon 10. Emphasis 11. Catastrophe 12. Apostrophe | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils the exercise below From the options provided, write the meaning of each phrase (physician, alphabet, pharmacy, dolphin, hyphen, phobia, aphids, pheasant) 1. the letters of a language ___________________ 2. a chemist’s shop ___________________ 3. a punctuation mark ___________________ 4. small plant-sucking insects ___________________ 5. a sea mammal ___________________ 6. a doctor or medical practitioner ___________________ 7. a game bird ___________________ 8. Fear ___________________ | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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PERIOD 3: Sounding, identification and writing of consonant groups ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound
S/N | STEPS | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPILS ACTIVITY |
1 | REVISITING THE PREVIOUS LESSON/INTRODUCTION | - Revises the previous lessons on the Sounding, Identification and Writing of the consonant sounds ‘ph’ as an ‘f’ sound
- Introduces the topic on the board as Sounding, identifying and writing of consonant groups ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
2 | EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING | - Explains that the consonant group ‘gh’ is sometimes pronounced as an ‘f’ sound but not always(bough and ghost)
- Writes words with the consonant group ‘gh’ sounding as an ‘f’ sound on the board and sounds it repeatedly
‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound Cough Laugh Enough Tough Rough | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
3 | GUIDED PRACTICE | - dictates each of the words containing ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound for the pupils to write down in their notes 1. Cough 2. Laugh 3. Enough 4. Tough 5. Rough | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
4 | INDEPENDENT WORKING TIME | - Gives the pupils the exercise below Complete the sentences below with the right words from the box (cough, laughter, photograph, pharmacy, dolphin, graph, nephew, sphere, tough, enough, rough, aphids) 1. The insecticide soon destroyed the _________ on the roses 2. This paper is smooth, but that one is ________ 3. James is my favourite _________ 4. Nnenna drew a ________ in her exercise book 5. She is taking medicine for her _________ 6. There was a lot of ________ from the classroom 7. The ______ was kept in the large aquarium 8. After counting the cars, she made a _______ of the results 9. Don’t give me anymore, because I have _________ 10. The steak I was given was quite _______ to chew 11. I took a _______ of my whole family 12. We bought the tablets at the ________ | The pupils listen, observe and participate |
5 | EVALUATION | - Monitors the pupils as they work and corrects where necessary |
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