Phonemic Awareness – Sounds Pronunciation /a/, /b/, /d/ (Primary 1)
ENGLISH STUDIES
FIRST TERM
WEEK 2
PRIMARY 1
THEME – PHONEMIC AWARENESS
PREVIOUS LESSON –
TOPIC – PHONEMIC AWARENESS
LEARNING AREA
1. /l/
2. /a/
3. /b/
4. /d/
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives –
1. produce and identify basic sounds correctly.
2. distinguish the sounds of the different letters of the alphabet correctly and
3. reproduce the sounds of letters of the alphabet.
4. identify and pronounce words starting with the sounds.
5. pronounce more words containing the sounds.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
The pupils
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Flash cards/Alphabet charts
2. Toys
3. Pictures/Drawing
4. Real objects
5. Tape recording/ sound charts.
METHOD OF TEACHING
Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.
Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
FOCUS SOUNDS OF LETTERS
Pronunciation of basic sounds in given words correctly –
/a/
/b/
/d/
Reference,
WEEKS | TOPICS | CONTENTS | LEARNING MATERIALS |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Welcome Back to School | ||
2 | Self Expression | 1. The teacher makes children introduce themselves (Age and Name). 2. Communicate with children using words and gestures. 3. Children talk about their new class. | Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
3 | Verbal Skills | Simple Communication | Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
4 | Story Telling | Use simple words to narrate short stories, e.g. tortoise. | Rhymes/songbooks, Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
5 | Songs | Speak and play with children/Pupils using songs. For example - Bla Bla black sheep | Rhymes/songbooks, Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
6 | Rhymes | Use simple words to recite rhymes e.g. A lion has a tail... I see the moon... | Rhymes/songbooks, Rhymes/songbooks, Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
7 | MID TERM BREAK | ||
8 | Narrating Events | Talk with children/pupils about events. | Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
9 | Show and Tell | Teachers ask probing questions to make the children talk. | Rhymes/songbooks, Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
10 | Sky writing and sand Tray writing | The teacher makes the children write letters a-z in the air. | Rhymes/songbooks, Chart, Pictures and Flashcards |
11 | Revision | ||
12 | Examination | ||
13 | Examination |
PRESENTATION
To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Presents and pronounce the focus sounds correctly.
Pupil’s Activities – Listen and pronounce focus sounds correctly.
3. Presents and pronounce focus letters of the alphabet correctly.
Pupil’s Activities – Listen to teacher’s pronunciation of focus letters of the alphabet.
4. Guides pupils to distinguish sounds of different alphabets correctly.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify sounds of given alphabets.
5. Guides pupils to pronounce the letters of the alphabet correctly.
Pupil’s Activities – Reproduce sounds of letters.
6. Gets objects or chart showing words starting with the focus letters.
7. Guides pupils in groups or pairs to pronounce the words correctly.
Pupil’s Activities – Pronounce the words starting with the focus words correct.
8. Guides to identify words that contains the focus sounds.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify words that contains the focus sounds.
9. Summarizes the lesson on the board.
Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary and write as instructed.
CONCLUSION
To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
Next Lesson –
LESSON EVALUATION
Asks pupils to:
1. pronounce sounds of the letters of the alphabet correctly and
2. identify letters and sounds in given words.