Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Consonant groups ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ 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;

  1. Recognize, read and spell the consonant groups ‘ph’ and ‘gh’ as an ‘f’ sound

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

 

 

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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